Graduate School

A tradition is born: the Big Red Pumpkin Regatta

The Big Red Pumpkin Regatta brought out eight four-person teams and about 100 spectators Oct. 4 for a 100-meter relay race on Beebe Lake.

Dream big, start small, Wakami founder says

María Pacheco, M.P.S. ’90, a Fulbright scholar, consultant to the United Nations Foundation, founded Wakami, a company changing the way craftspeople enter the international market.

Financial Literacy Festival will school students on money

The Graduate School will host a Financial Literacy Festival for all students Oct. 7 to teach students to become savvy with their money.

Ithaca Physics Bus and local teens take physics to NYC

Cornell graduate students and local teens affiliated with the outreach program Xraise Cornell showcased their JunkGenie projects and the Ithaca Physics Bus at the World Maker Faire in New York City.

Art student stages Ithaca Falls installation Sept. 26

Artist Jenn Houle, MFA '15, has created a large-scale light installation with environmental and local elements to be shown at the Ithaca Falls Natural Area Sept. 26.

Big Red Barn celebrates renovation and reopening

A complete renovation of the Big Red Barn over the summer included several structural improvements, from new roofing to concrete beneath the floor.

Big Red Pumpkin Regatta Oct. 4 buoys attention

Relay teams hope to squash their competition at the first Big Red Pumpkin Regatta on Beebe Lake Saturday, Oct. 4. It is hosted by a graduate student group Cornell Flotilla.

Aerospace engineering professor Ephrahim Garcia dies

Ephrahim Garcia, Cornell professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, died Sept. 10 at the age of 51. A celebration of his life will be held Nov. 7.

Alumnae to receive Groat and Alpern awards

Sara J. Horowitz ’84 will receive the 2015 Judge William B. Groat Alumni Award, and Beth Florin, M.S. '85, will receive the 2015 Jerome Alpern Award at ILR’s Groat and Alpern Celebration April 9 in New York City.