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Provided Bixby (right) works on the PMA production of Milkshake Kiss in spring 2025.

For Bixby Piccolo Hill ’27, ‘It was always Cornell’

Alumni Affairs & Development

A recipient of the Martin and Bernice Rosenzweig Scholarship, in addition to Cornell grant aid, Bixby is grateful for the generous financial support of his studies in Performing and Media Arts.

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Angel Balashev/Unsplash
Sociology

DIY religion: More Americans finding faith outside church

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell-led research finds that large numbers of Americans are leaving organized religion – not in favor of secular rationality, but to pursue spirituality in ways that better align with their individual values.

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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Cornell outside the classroom

A&S Student Ambassador

Experiences beyond your coursework will help you acquire skills that serve you in college and beyond.

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Provided Inside a Smart Cup
Alumni

‘Smart Cups,’ clever idea: Alum’s company 3D prints ingredients

Cornellians

Founder and CEO Chris Kanik ’05, Arts & Sciences econ major, hopes its technology will revolutionize how we transport beverages, medicines, and more.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Spring reading on the Arts Quad
Alumni authors

Your April 2025 reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include poetry, a Creative Writing Program prof’s neo noir novel, and a memoir about working for two celebrity chefs

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Simon Wheeler Cornell Writing Centers tutor Finley Williams, center, works with student Julianna Cross, right, as new tutor Catherine Seo, left, looks on.
A focus on writing

Knight Institute creates ‘culture of writing’ on campus

A&S Communications

The institute coordinates the Cornell Writing Centers, Graduate Writing Service, writing workshops, first-year writing seminars and other programs.

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Provided Varna Volunteer Fire Company members show the new sensory kits developed in partnership with Michelle Tcherevatenko ’25.
Science and Technology Studies

Robinson-Appel Award recipients create community-engaged solutions to social challenges

Cornell Chronicle

Three Cornell undergraduates, including A&S student Michelle Tcherevatenko ’25, are being recognized for their dedication to tackling social challenges through innovative, community-engaged learning projects.

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Anja Schütz/Provided Roomful of Teeth
Cornell Concert Series

Vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth featured on Cornell Concert Series April 24

A&S Communications

Roomful of Teeth is a Grammy Award-winning vocal band dedicated to re-imagining the expressive potential of the human voice.

Elizabeth Ryan
Provided Elizabeth Ryan
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Graduate student Elizabeth Ryan selected to attend Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting

Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology

A Chemistry and Chemical Biology graduate student in the Weill Institute’s Baskin Lab, Ryan will be among 600 young scientists from around the world to come together in Lindau, Germany.

Bonobos Kanzi and Panbanisha with Sue Savage-Rumbaugh with the outdoor symbols "keyboard."
Cognitive Science

Celebrated bonobo Kanzi honored in workshop

A&S Communications

Kanzi's legacy and the relation between great apes and language will be explored in a Humanities Lab Workshop on April 19.

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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Three bits of advice before coming to college

A&S Student Ambassador

"A positive mindset is key to success."

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Justin Wilson

Adjunct Faculty
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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© Armenian Historical Archives/ARF Archives in Watertown, Massachusetts Armenian Genocide Survivors in the Caucasus during the First World War.
Near Eastern studies

Ethnic cleansing explored in Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Lecture

A&S Communications

Columbia University's Khatchig Mouradian will give a lecture, “Ethnic Cleansing in the Long 19th Century: The Native American, Circassian, and Armenian Cases,” on April 24.

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Provided Doctoral candidate Jonathon Thomalla and Professor Mariana Wolfner
Graduate student research

Mentorship series: Jonathon Thomalla and Mariana Wolfner

Cornell University Graduate School

Jonathon Thomalla, a Ph.D. candidate in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, and Mariana Wolfner, distinguished professor of molecular biology and genetics and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow in Molecular Biology and Genetics, discuss their mentoring relationship in a Q&A.

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Government

Study of democracy’s decline offers roadmap for fighting back

Cornell Chronicle

The study of pathways to democratic backsliding provides clear examples of the risks currently posed to the U.S. system of government.