… Park, NJ What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell? It’s not a big deal in the scheme of … things working. How did any of your beliefs or interests change during your time at Cornell? In high school, I … my superficial understanding of computers. Obviously, I’ve changed my mind. Mark Zuckerberg exists but there are …
Emma IanniClassics & Comparative LiteratureRimini, ItalyWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?While I came to school to the U.S. thinking that I would go back to Italy, at some point while at Cornell I realized that I wanted to stay in academia in the United States. I discovered research and I loved it.Who or what influenced your Cornell education the most? How or why?
… traveled abroad by myself, but that year I made the giant decision to jump on a plane to Harbin, China, all alone. … like this. … … Isabel Villanueva: 'I made the giant decision to jump on a plane to China.' …
… met Professor Dong Lai at a dinner and began my research on astrophysics with him soon after. It turned out that … Since then, I have been determined to pursue a career in astrophysical research. Who or what influenced your Cornell …
Noliwe Rooks, associate professor of Africana studies and feminist, gender and sexuality studies, and director of graduate studies at theAfricana Studies and Research Center, and Bryan Duff, senior lecturer in education, received the
Following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed more than 8,000 people, Maya Devi Neupane, president of the United Women’s Savings and Credit Cooperative, said her Kaule community on the Phyukhri Ridge “felt orphaned, abandoned.”She continued, “The earthquake destroyed our homes and our [Women’s Cooperative] building. We had to take shelter in the plastic greenhouse ‘tunnels’ where we had begun a tomato-growing project.”
Being a student here definitely has its perks - one of the reasons that students choose to attend Cornell is the wealth of opportunities available to us during the school year, during school breaks, and even after we graduate! In our last April post here at the blog, junior Julia Montejo discusses the variety of ways in which she was able to give back to Cornell and the surrounding community through her multiple jobs last summer.By: Julia Montejo '17
