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Victor LaValle ’94, BA ’95
Teddy Wolff Victor LaValle ’94, BA ’95
Alumni

Acclaimed Horror Writer Forges Bright Paths Through Dark Worlds

Cornellians

Novelist Victor LaValle ’94, BA ’95, has recently expanded his eerie narrative voice into Marvel Comics—and Apple TV.

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Research collaborations

Seed grants foster collaboration across Cornell campuses

Cornell Chronicle

… CALS). KNITDEMA: The Development of a Personalized Rehabilitation Device for Improving Quality of Life for … Hsin-Liu Kao (Human Centered Design, CHE); Joan Stilling (Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine); Joel Stein (Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine). SARS-CoV-2 …

An auditorium with a large crowd celebrating a graduation
Lindsay France/Cornell University In Barton Hall on Dec. 18, the university’s 20th recognition ceremony for December graduates honored more than 700 recipients of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees.
December graduates

December graduation celebrates unique paths to Cornell education

Cornell Chronicle

More than 700 students were awarded degrees at the university’s 20th recognition ceremony Dec. 18.

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Provided Ariel Cooper '15 at Buttermilk Falls in summer 2022
Alumni

At a Personal Crossroads, a Visit to Ithaca Focused My Mind

Cornellians

Alumna perspective: "As a student, I never spent much time downtown—but in my 20s, vacationing in the Finger Lakes proved unexpectedly meaningful."

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Rare and Manuscript Collections The typical LaFeber lecture: a brief outline and no notes.
History

‘LaFeber Posse’ Gears up to Honor Legendary Professor

Cornellians

A posthumous festschrift and 2023 conference in New York City will celebrate the eminent historian’s impact—on former students and worldwide.

four students on stairs
Patrick Shanahan First-year students, from left, Nic Oke, Richlove Nkansah, Kira Pawletko and Hamid Rezaee.
Student stories

First-years share their transformational journeys ... so far

A&S Communications

… "Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy." … pandemic.” ‘Adjusting was a bit of a journey’ Hamid Rezaee ’26 was excited to start applying to U.S. colleges in 2021 … Pakistan, where he was able to secure the papers needed to get to the U.S. Understandably, Rezaee was thrilled to …

Person working in a lab, wearing safety goggles and purple gloves
Patrick Shanahan Richard Kong in the lab
Klarman Fellows

Causing reactions: Klarman Fellow develops new catalysts

A&S Communications

Richard Kong is working to develop catalysts to guide chemical reactions, including some that could have a positive effect on the environment.

Riccardo Giovanelli
Astronomy

Eminent astronomer Riccardo Giovanelli dies at 76

Cornell Chronicle

An observational cosmologist studying the structure, evolution and environments of galaxies, Giovanelli had broad research interests.

Several people wearing outdoor clothing walk in a line through sandy scrub land
Katie Holmes Doctoral candidates and instructors participating in Cornell’s Florida Field Course hike through the Everglades Headwaters landscape near Archbold Field Station, south-central Florida.
Life Sciences

Florida Field Course benefits biology students, study finds

Cornell Chronicle

A longitudinal study of course participants connects participation with higher rates of publications and faculty positions.

Mouse outdoors
Joshua J. Cotten/ Unsplash Mouse outdoors
Psychology

Mouse pups cry for help most urgently while active

Cornell Chronicle

The connection is important for understanding mouse neural circuitry and for research into human communication disorders.

Colorful drawing of a stone academic building with pillars
painting by Grace Elmore '25 Goldwin Smith Hall
Student feature

Student’s playful paintings showcase the Hill as you’ve never seen it

… “really inaccurately.” When Elmore shared her work on Instagram, it garnered an overwhelming positive …

man laughing
Chris Kitchen Dave Taylor at his retirement party Dec. 14
Staff retirements

Taylor retires from role leading A&S administration

A&S Communications

“He is really a man of character and someone I’ve come to admire greatly over the years."

Person speaks with a microphone in front of a screen
Alumni

Wisner '16 shares expertise with entrepreneurial community

Cornell Chronicle

Originally planning to attend medical school, the chemistry alumna is co-founder of biotech startup Centivax.

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Kristin Marconi and Christine Snivley A Freedom on the Move-inspired image Project by an eighth grade student at Olentangy Orange Middle School in Lewis Center, Ohio
History

Freedom on the Move project inspires music performances

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-based database of “runaway ads” placed by enslavers in 18th- and 19th-century U.S. newspapers was the starting point for a new song cycle, “Songs in Flight,” that will premiere Jan. 12 in New York City.

Paul Hyams
History

Paul Hyams, expert on medieval law, dies at 82

Cornell Chronicle

… scholar who reached from history into literature, law, medieval studies and beyond through a pedagogical approach … scholar who reached from history into literature, law, medieval studies and beyond through a pedagogical approach … Paul Hyams, expert on medieval law, dies at 82 …