academics
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Two seniors accepted to prestigious U.K. institutions
Léonie De Jonge and Jennifer Knox, two Cornell College seniors, have been accepted to graduate programs in international relations at Cambridge and Oxford universities, respectively.
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Ngirbabul is Rangel Scholar
Michelle Ngirbabul, a sophomore planning to to major in International Relations and Public Health, will take part in the Rangel Summer Enrichment Program at Howard University this summer.
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Condon publishes new research in Science
Marty Condon, professor of biology at Cornell College, has studied flies in the tropics for years. In a paper published in Science this week, she reports evidence that there is more to a fly’s ecological niche than where it lives and what it eats—you have to look at what eats the fly, as well.
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Cornell College gets $250,000 grant for first-generation college students
Cornell College has received a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to help ensure first-generation college students succeed. The money will be used to create a professional orientation and development program for first-generation college students.
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Cornell College hosting Black Iowa Youth Conference
Students involved with The Black Awareness Cultural Organization/Umoja Living and Learning Community have organized the second annual Black Iowa Youth Conference, which runs March 7 through 9 at Cornell College.
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Boren Scholarship helps Voas study Arabic abroad
Thanks in part to a $20,000 Boren Scholarship, Erinn Voas is spending her junior year studying Arabic at the University of Jordan.
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Professor publishes on Boehner’s popularity
Politics professor Hans Hassell has written an article about Rep. John Boehner, speaker of the House, and his popularity among fellow members of the House Republican Caucus.
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Visiting scholar to talk about Supreme Court
Lee Epstein, a professor at the University of Southern California School of Law will give a public talk at Cornell College about the past, present, and future of the Supreme Court at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Hedges Conference Room in the Thomas Commons as part of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar series.
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Geology course attends national conference
Emily Walsh’s igneous petrology course traveled to Denver at the beginning of Block 3 for the 125th Geological Society of America annual conference. The 10-student class networked with graduate school representatives and professionals in the field during presentations and career lunches.
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Student receives research grant
Jarod Armenta ’15 has been awarded a research grant from the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation and will present his findings at a future TriBeta convention.
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Off-Campus photo contest winners announced
The Cornell College Office of Off-Campus Study has announced the winners of its fourth off-campus study photo contest. Photos submitted were taken at places ranging from Guatemala to Turkey and from Belize to Italy.
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Alumna’s Cornell Fellowship leads to publication
Abby Schultz ’11, a former Cornell Fellow at the Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colo., was recently published as a contributor to the scholarly article, “Radiographic parameters improve lower extremity prosthetic alignment,” in the peer reviewed Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics.
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Student Publication
A paper Inga Jaeger ’13 wrote for an advanced critical writing course has been accepted for publication by The Dialectics: Journal of Leadership, Politics, and Society, a journal dedicated to publishing high-quality undergraduate work.
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Cornell College student and professor take part in UI research program
Cornell College is one of six schools partnering with the University of Iowa to give undergraduates a chance to do biomedical research.
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Geology majors doing summer research
Several Cornell College geology majors will be doing research over the summer, both on campus and off, including some who have won fellowships from National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates summer program.
Two seniors accepted to prestigious U.K. institutions 
Condon publishes new research in Science 
Boren Scholarship helps Voas study Arabic abroad 
Professor publishes on Boehner’s popularity 
Visiting scholar to talk about Supreme Court 
Geology course attends national conference 
Student receives research grant 
Off-Campus photo contest winners announced 
Alumna’s Cornell Fellowship leads to publication 
Cornell College student and professor take part in UI research program