Archives: Spotlights
Alumna Spotlight: Emily Riddle, Ph.D. ’18

July 5, 2022 Emily Riddle, Ph.D. ’18, is an alumna of the nutrition program at Cornell, from which she earned a Ph.D. She is now an assistant professor of foods…
Student Spotlight: Angela Nankabirwa

June 6, 2022 Angela Nankabirwa is a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology from Kampala, Uganda. She studies harmful algal blooms and their impacts on fisheries. Nankabirwa is a…
Student Spotlight: Rafid Bendimerad

June 6, 2022 Rafid Bendimerad is a doctoral student in aerospace engineering from Algiers, Algeria. He attended the Ecole Nationale Polytechnique in Algiers, Algeria, as an undergraduate and now studies…
Student Spotlight: Vaibhav Sharma

May 16, 2022 (Updated April 22, 2024) Vaibhav Sharma is a doctoral candidate in physics from Delhi, India. He attended Delhi Technological University for his bachelor’s degree and the Indian Institute…
Student Spotlight: Esther Kondo Heller

May 9, 2022 Esther Kondo Heller is a master of fine arts student in creative writing with a concentration in poetry. She attended Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany as an…
Student Spotlight: Germán Reyes

May 9, 2022 Germán Reyes is a doctoral candidate in economics from La Plata, Argentina. He attended the Universidad Nacional de La Plata as an undergraduate and now studies why…
Student Spotlight: Tessy Schlosser

May 9, 2022 Tessy Schlosser is a doctoral candidate in government from Mexico City, Mexico. She earned her bachelor’s degree at CIDE in Mexico City and a master’s degree at…
Student Spotlight: Michael Lee

May 9, 2022 Michael Lee is a master of fine arts student in creative writing with a concentration in poetry from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota as…
Student Spotlight: Sai Pratyush Akula

May 9, 2022 Sai Pratyush Akula is a master’s student in mechanical engineering from Hyderabad, India. He attended Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani in India as an undergraduate…
Student Spotlight: Rhasaan Bovell

April 18, 2022 Rhasaan Bovell is a doctoral student in biomedical and biological sciences from Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Yale University as an undergraduate and now studies reproductive science…