Archives: Spotlights
Student Spotlight: Felicia New
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…
Student Spotlight: Candice Limper
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…
Student Spotlight: William LaRose
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.…
Student Spotlight: Wayne Johnson
“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…
Student Spotlight: Taylor Brown
November 5, 2019 Taylor Brown is a M.S./Ph.D. student in natural resources from Napoleon, Ohio. After earning her undergraduate degrees at Northwest State Community College and The Ohio State University,…
Alumna Spotlight: Nizeet Aguilar, Ph.D. ’16
November 4, 2019 Nizeet Aguilar, Ph.D. ’16, is an alumna of the biomedical engineering program at Cornell from which she holds a Ph.D. Prior to attending Cornell, she earned her…
Student Spotlight: Breanne Kisselstein
October 28, 2019 Breanne Kisselstein is a doctoral student in plant pathology from Syracuse, New York. After studying molecular bioscience and biotechnology as an undergraduate at Rochester Institute of Technology,…
Student Spotlight: Liang Cheng
October 21, 2019 Liang Cheng is a doctoral student in horticulture from Henan, China. After earning his undergraduate degree from Sichuan Agricultural University, he chose to attend Cornell due to…
Student Spotlight: Tibra Wheeler
October 11, 2019 – Updated April 12, 2021 Tibra Wheeler is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering from Bluffton, South Carolina. After earning her undergraduate degree from the University of South…
Student Spotlight: Michael Dunaway
October 7, 2019 Michael Dunaway is a doctoral student in natural resources. After earning his undergraduate degree at Haskell Indian Nations University, he chose to attend Cornell due to the…