Cover Story
Spiders to genes to frogs: Undergrads seek to change the world through research
Undergraduate students at Cornell are seeking to change the world through research. Their research is ubiquitous. "It's in every department, in every college," says Lesley Yorke, projects coordinator in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
In fact, Cornell has long been a leader in combining undergraduate education with discovery in all disciplines. Who can doubt that this is an integral part of campus intellectual life?
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VIEWPOINT
Blurring the lines between work and play
How "an academic lab is a perfect environment for undergraduates, because professors, graduate students and postdocs provide varied examples of how people approach their work." Read more
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Remembering "Hot Truck Bob" ... Campaign update ... Big Red athletics ... 105 years of creative writing ... and much more about undergraduate research ... Read more
In our next issue:
Global Cornell
Cornell may seem to be "centrally isolated" in upstate New York, but its view is global, with students and researchers traveling far afield to help the developing world. In the next issue of Ezra, find out how Cornellians are tackling some of the world's most pressing problems in agriculture, health and population growth. At the same time, students are being trained as global citizens, benefiting from early engagement with other countries and cultures.