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Lin ’13 and Schoen ’12 Win Udall Scholarships

Cindy Huynh  —  Apr 27, 2011

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation honor Karen C. Lin '13 and Andrew Schoen '12 for their interests in environmental issues.

Major March Madness

Jon Weinberg  —  Mar 11, 2011

Jon Weinberg '13 weighs in on the death of the "scholar athlete" and "amateur" sports in the NCAA.

Students Journey to D.C. to Lobby Congress for Pell Grant Funding

Juan Forrer  —  Mar 7, 2011

Students participated in an annual trip to Washington, D.C., and pressured government officials to support financial aid initiatives.

Student Wins Scholarship for the Hearing-Impaired

Elizabeth Rust  —  Mar 3, 2011

Christopher Boyer '14 won a scholarship for students with cochlear implants.

Obama’s Budget Affects Federal Grant Recipients

Eliza LaJoie  —  Feb 16, 2011

The impact of the reductions on undergraduates will be minor, but the cuts will likely affect 1,500 to 2,000 Cornell students who are pursing advanced degrees. 

Cornell Graduate Wins Gates Scholarship for Computer Science

Peter Jacobs  —  Feb 15, 2011

Ben Cole ’10 now has the option to continue his studies and pursue a masters degree in advanced computer science at the University of Cambridge next year.

Scholarship Opportunities Missed for Disadvantaged Students

Jeff Stein  —  Jan 25, 2011

Following a 41.7 percent drop in enrollment from 2000 to 2010, Cornell’s Higher Education Opportunity Program now has its lowest enrollment since the program’s inception in 1969.

Cornell Student One of 40 to Win Marshall Scholarship

Seth Shapiro  —  Dec 1, 2010

Ali Hussain '11 won the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, and will study for two years at Oxford University.

As America Looks to India, Cornell Bolsters Ties

Max Schindler  —  Nov 11, 2010

With one of the Ivy League’s largest populations of Indian students, Cornell is expanding its scholarships for Indian students, collaboration with peer institutions and student exchange programs in India.

Women in Science

Rachel Rabinowitz  —  Feb 2, 2010

When A.D. White and Ezra Cornell founded Cornell University in 1865, coeducation was practically nonexistent. The university was one of the first in the Northeast to admit women, and later one of the first to have a Women’s Studies Program. Still, women have traditionally been discriminated against in the sciences, which many feel is a “gendered” subject.

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