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Chemistry

Hendryck Gellineau: ‘Organic Chemistry is essentially abstract art with a side of involved logic’

Hendryck GellineauChemistryLives in Huntsville, ALWhat was your favorite class and why?I loved taking all of the organic chemistry courses here at Cornell. The subject just appeals the most to my visual style of learning. Organic Chemistry is essentially abstract art with a side of involved logic. I also loved hearing about all of its applications, especially in medicine.

Government

Elizabeth De Los Reyes: ‘Only I can define who I am and what I am capable of achieving’

Elizabeth De Los ReyesGovernmentSan Juan, TXWhy did you choose Cornell?

Biological Sciences & Comparative Literature

My most valuable skill learned? Code-switching

Chiara BenitezBiological Sciences & Comparative LiteratureManila, PhilippinesWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Music

Chris Worden: ‘I have discovered what it feels like to appreciate and enjoy learning’

Chris WordenMusicGuilford, CTHow have you changed since you first arrived at Cornell? What have you discovered about yourself?

Biological Sciences

Biology student wins fellowship from National Science Foundation

A&S Communications

… Ecology and Evolutionary Biology … Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) from the National Science Foundation to fund her graduate work. The program … I will always be grateful for this experience.” Evans, a biological sciences major, is currently working on an honors …

Performing & Media Arts

Samantha Sheppard chosen as Woodrow Wilson Fellow

A&S Communications

Samantha N. Sheppard, the Mary Armstrong Meduski ‘80 Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, has been chosen as a Career Enhancement Fellow for 2019-2020 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Student News

Student to discuss antibiotic resistance at TEDxCornell

A&S Communications

… to foster an environment where speakers teach, inspire and entertain the community. The conference will be held in Statler Auditorium on April 28 from 2-4:30 p.m. … Molecular Biology and Genetics … will be held in Statler Auditorium on April 28 from 2-4:30 p.m. This year, Andrew Rosenblatt ‘20 was chosen as one …

Student research

Rawlings scholars exhibit wide-ranging research

Cornell Chronicle

Fresh air, nature and playing outdoors is the perfect prescription for sedentary and sluggish children, Briana Lui ’19 advises. Lui and more than three dozen Cornell seniors presented their undergraduate research at the 17th annual Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Scholars Senior Expo on April 17 in the Physical Sciences Building and the Clark Atrium.

Government

Democracy scholar wins Guggenheim fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

Suzanne Mettler, Ph.D. ’94, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the Department of Government, has been awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

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Africana studies

Africana hosts talk on climate change and its impact in Africa

A&S Communications

While future effects of climate change are often in the news, an April 30 event will discuss how the problem is already affecting communities around the world, particularly in Africa.The Africana Studies and Research Center is hosting, “Disaster: Cyclone Idai, Climate Change & Climate Migration,” a talk that will discuss impacts of climate change, climate migration and food scarcity and takes place at 4:30 pm in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Government, Asian American studies & Latina/o Studies

Barbara Cruz: ‘Fearlessly advocate for yourself’

Barbara CruzGovernmentChicago, ILIf you had a personal motto for your time in Arts & Sciences, in eight words or less, what would that motto be?

Biological Sciences

Calvin Schuster: ‘Cornell has a commitment to creating a community that is diverse in every sense of the word’

Calvin SchusterBiological SciencesSharon, MAWhy did you choose Cornell?

Physics & Computer Science

Chase Goddard: ‘My research experiences at Cornell have driven me to pursue a Ph.D.’

Chase GoddardPhysics & Computer ScienceRye, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?Cornell's legacy as an outstanding research institution was the driving factor behind my choice. The idea that I could get involved in and meaningfully contribute to cutting-edge research as an undergraduate was motivational to me, and my research experiences at Cornell have driven me to pursue a Ph.D. in physics.

Government & Anthropology

Annika Bjerke: ‘Arts & Sciences has given me the ability to pose meaningful questions that advance understanding and knowledge’

Annika BjerkeGovernment & AnthropologyGreenwich, CTWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Asian Studies & Religious Studies

Alex Hutchins: ‘Take upper-level seminars as soon as you can’

Alex HutchinsAsian Studies & Religious StudiesEureka, CAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?