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Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, delivers the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service Lecture.
Cornell and SUNY students show $400 is enough to change lives
Fatima Zeshan ’28 saw a need in her community: according to the latest U.S. Census data, 30% of Ithaca residents live below the poverty line, a rate two times higher than the state average. Zeshan and Calyssa Orellana ’27 are co-presidents of the Homelessness Action...
BCTR Poster Symposium highlights student research across disciplines
Student research from across campus was on display during the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR) Poster Symposium on April 28, 2026 in the Physical Sciences Building. The symposium included undergraduate students from Cornell Human Ecology, the...
James Garbarino, former Family Life Development Center director, dies at 78
James Garbarino, MAT ’70, Ph.D. ’73, professor emeritus of human development and a renowned expert on childhood trauma, died March 7 in Ithaca. He was 78. His research focused on the social ecology of child and adolescent development, with a long-standing interest in...





