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Biology & Society

Joseph Outa: 'I can teach myself anything I would ever want to know'

Joseph Outa​ Biology & Society Nairobi, Kenya What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Economics, history

Jesus Perez: 'My family's sacrifices motivated every one of my academic and personal accomplishments'

Jesus Perez Economics & History Nacogdoches, TX What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Mathematics, College Scholar

Jack Cook: 'The most important part of learning is being confused and asking questions'

Jack Cook Mathematics & College Scholar Denville, NJ What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education? The confidence to ask questions. The most important part of learning is being confused and asking questions. Sometimes what seems to be a trivial question turns into an entire discussion topic or even a senior thesis.  What was your favorite class and why?

Information Science & Urban and Regional studies

Isaiah Murray: 'I have approached writing as an act of declaration'

Isaiah Murray Information Science & Urban and Regional Studies San Antonio, TX What is your main extracurricular activity and why is it important to you?

Psychology & Biology & Society

Gavin Wong: 'Now I can stand on my own two feet and am confident in my ability to navigate the world'

Gavin Wong Psychology, Biology & Society San Rafael, CA Why did you choose Cornell?

Computer science & Spanish

Emma Clark: 'I didn't want to have to choose between science and humanities'

Emma Clark Computer science & Spanish Spring Lake, NJ Why did you choose Cornell?

Rays of Hope, Music

Access Fund eased pandemic’s burden on students

Cornell Chronicle

Raven Schwam-Curtis ’20 had seen the coronavirus coming: She visited China and South Korea on a research trip over winter break, when the first cases were being reported there. But she was still confronted with financial and emotional disruption when the pandemic forced Cornell to abruptly suspend classes in mid-March and switch to remote learning April 6, following spring break.

German Studies, Jewish Studies, Performing & Media Arts

Professor Emeritus David Bathrick dies in Germany at 84

Cornell Chronicle

Beloved emeritus professor and scholar David Bathrick, who taught theater arts, German studies and Jewish studies at Cornell for 20 years, died April 30 at his home in Bremen, Germany. He was 84. Bathrick taught and inspired countless students and colleagues over a colorful and successful career in his chosen fields.

Economics, Government

Panel: Coordination is key to a world beyond COVID-19

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell thought leaders discussed the balance between public health and economic health, and the role government plays in finding a path forward during this worldwide crisis.

Performing & Media Arts & English

Edy Kennedy: 'Be brave enough to stay exactly as and where you are'

Edy Kennedy Performing & Media Arts Blackwood, NJ What was your favorite class and why? I loved Austin Bunn's Screen and Story: Script Analysis because it was the first class that made me watch movies in a way that I will never be able to unsee the process of production for the film.

Biological Sciences & Computer science

David Zhang: 'Cornell has taught me that anyone can make an impact'

David Zhang Biological Sciences Computer Science

Comparative Literature, French

Juliette Ovadia: 'Cornell is an academic community founded on tolerance and inclusion'

Juliette Ovadia​ Comparative Literature and French Chicago, Ill. Why did you choose Cornell?

Rays of Hope

Senior helps track COVID cases in Florida hometown

A&S Communications

As a college senior stuck home during quarantine with an interest in infectious diseases and past experience with the World Health Organization (WHO), Dalton Price ’20 thought it was completely obvious that he would sign up to help in any way he could during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Science & Technology Studies

Hilgartner to study global COVID-19 policies with NSF grant

Cornell Chronicle

The project aims to shed light on the relationship between expertise, trust and policymaking during the crisis.

Rays of Hope

Student team designs smart mask that monitors vital signs

Cornell Chronicle

In February, Longsha Liu ’21 was well aware that COVID-19 was coursing through China and around the world. His mother had been giving him regular updates about the virus’s spread in China, where most of his immediate family live – including his 77-year old grandmother, who continued to practice as a physician.