September 8, 2020 Ella Taagen is a doctoral student in plant breeding with a focus on plant genetics from Seattle, Washington. As a 2020 Borlaug Scholar, she is connecting with other scientists in her field and studying genetic recombination in plants to work toward global food security. What is your area of research and why…
September 8, 2020 Jenna Hershberger is a doctoral candidate in plant breeding from Madison, Wisconsin. As a 2020 Borlaug Scholar, she is connecting with other scientists in her field and working to improve food security through enhanced nutrition and resilience in crops. What is your area of research and why is it important? Cassava, a…
July 17, 2020 Lara Fresko Madra is a doctoral candidate in history of art, archaeology, and visual studies from Istanbul, Turkey. After earning a bachelor’s degree in cultural studies and a master’s in comparative literature, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the ability to use her professional experience as a writer and…
July 17, 2020 Jason Chang is a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering from Plano, Texas. After earning his B.S. in biomedical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the research opportunities, support, and sense of community. What is your area of research and why is…
July 17, 2020 Emily Donald is a doctoral student in history from Brisbane, Australia studying modern southeast Asian history; feminist, gender, and sexuality studies; and queer history. After attending the University of Queensland as an undergraduate, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to its scholars, library collections, and commitment to graduate student…
July 17, 2020 Patrick Cummins is a doctoral student in Asian literature, religion, and culture from the Credit River area, Mississauga, Canada. After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Toronto, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell for his advisor and the doctoral program in his field. What is your…
July 13, 2020 Yagna Nag Chowdhuri, Ph.D. ’20, is a recent alumna of the Asian literature, religion, and culture program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Now, she will be starting a new position as Manager of Strategic Research at Asian Cultural Council in New York as a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow. What is…
July 13, 2020 Valeria Dani, Ph.D. ’19, is an alumna of the romance studies program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Now, she will be starting a new position as community engagement director at the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison as a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow. What is your area of research and…
July 6, 2020 Victoria Ortega is a doctoral student in biomedical and biological sciences with a concentration in immunology and infectious disease from Thornton, California. After attending California State University, East Bay as an undergraduate and beginning her graduate studies at Washington State University, she transferred to Cornell to continue research with her advisor and…
July 6, 2020 Drea Darby is a doctoral student in entomology from Las Vegas, Nevada. After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and attending the 2018 Diversity Preview Weekend, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to an alignment of research interests and a feeling of support. What…
