January 13, 2020 Vandana Raghavan is a recent alumna of the biochemistry, molecular and cell biology program at Cornell, from which she holds a Ph.D. Before enrolling in a doctoral program, she earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Delhi, Acharya Narendra Dev College. What is your area of research and why is it…
January 6, 2020 Maya Mundell is a doctoral student in information science from Baltimore, Maryland. After earning her undergraduate degree at Cornell University, she chose to pursue further study here due to the opportunities provided by the field of information science. What is your area of research and why is it important? My area of…
December 20, 2019 Irma Fernandez is a doctoral student in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology from Michoacan, Mexico and Los Angeles, California. After studying pharmaceutical chemistry and English/Spanish literature at UC San Diego, she chose to attend Cornell due to its supportive and highly collaborative environment. What is your area of research and why is…
December 16, 2019 Alicia Cintora is a doctoral student in materials science and engineering from Chicago, Illinois. After completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to her field’s supportive atmosphere. What is your area of research and why is it important? In…
December 9, 2019 Jeff Niederdeppe is an associate professor in the field of communication at Cornell University. His research examines the mechanisms and effects of mass media campaigns, strategic health messages, and news coverage in shaping health behavior, health disparities, and social policy. How did you first become interested in your field, communication? I became…
November 25, 2019 Rachel King is a doctoral student in psychology from Rockford, Illinois. After earning her undergraduate degrees from Rock Valley Community College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she chose to attend Cornell for the intellectual freedom provided by its interdisciplinary nature. What is your area of research and why is it important? I…
November 25, 2019 Felicia New is a doctoral candidate in genetics, genomics and development from Gainesville, Florida. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Florida, she chose to attend Cornell due to the available resources and research opportunities. What is your area of research and why is it important? I am…
November 18, 2019 Candice Limper is a doctoral student in biomedical and biological sciences from Ridgecrest, California. After earning her undergraduate degree at California State University, Chico, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell with a concentration on immunology and infectious disease. What is your area of research, and why is it important? As…
Late one night while on deployment for the Army, William LaRose stumbled across the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs online and knew immediately it was the right fit for him. After serving for four years, LaRose applied with help from Service to School, a veteran-run non-profit that provides application preparation to veterans. He is now…
“I saw that research was a powerful microphone to project voice and knowledge far beyond my reach as a tactics instructor. I began to see research as a means of communicating important ideas,” said Wayne Johnson, a Cornell University doctoral student and Army veteran. His path to graduate school began while by leading a counter-bomb…
