Manuel Berduc is a doctoral student in history from Buenos Aires, Argentina and Upstate New York. After pursuing interests of theater, psychology, and philosophy while studying at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, he chose to attend Cornell to study Latin American and European intellectual labor history. What is your area…

Azul Pinochet-Barros is a doctoral student in microbiology from Madrid, Spain. After double majoring in biology and philosophy at Suffolk University in Boston, Mass., she chose to pursue a degree at Cornell due to the microbiology program’s interdisciplinary approach. What is your area of research and why is it important? Too much of a good…

Benjamin Marcy-Quay is a doctoral student in natural resources from Ann Arbor, Michigan. After earning his undergraduate degree at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania and working for the Department of Environmental Conservation, a masters opportunity in fisheries brought him to Cornell. What is your area of research and why is it important? I study populations…

Sheren Winarto is a professional student in food science and technology from Surabaya, Indonesia. After earning her bachelor’s degree at University of California, Davis, she chose to pursue an M.P.S. at Cornell where she could concentrate on food chemistry and product development. What is your area of research and why is it important? My area…

Hazel Rivera is a doctoral student in aerospace engineering from Manatí, Puerto Rico. After studying mechanical engineering at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez and learning of the quality of research at Cornell, she came to Ithaca to pursue further studies.  What is your area of emphasis? Why is this work important? My interests…

Brooke Zanetell is an alumna of the natural resources program at Cornell from which she holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. Prior to attending Cornell, she earned her B.S. in biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since leaving Cornell, she worked in the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., and has become an…

Casey Cazer is a doctoral student in biomedical and biological sciences from Canandaigua, New York. After earning her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, she chose to pursue research in population medicine and epidemiology at Cornell. What is your area of research and why is it important? I research antibiotic resistant bacteria in humans and animals…

Menansili Mejooli is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering from Arusha, Tanzania. After earning his undergraduate degree in Shanghai, China, he decided to pursue further education at Cornell after a chance encounter with former Cornell graduate students while working at the Arusha Technical College in Tanzania. What is your area of research and why is it…

Tiffany St. Bernard is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering from East Granby, Connecticut. After earning a bachelor’s in biology from the University of Connecticut, she chose to pursue a degree at Cornell due to its network of support. What is your area of research and why is it important? My research falls under the…

Laura Simmons-Stern is a professional student in global development from Needham, Massachusetts. Having earned her bachelor’s degree at Connecticut College and volunteered in the Peace Corps, she chose to pursue a Cornell MPS degree to learn valuable skills for her career in a condensed amount of time, allowing her to continue making a difference. While…