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Explore our updates on ground-breaking research, student experiences, alumni accomplishments, and other stories from around the AgQuad and beyond.

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Reaching out of your comfort zone with electives

It’s important to reach beyond Dyson and find specific interests, so AEM students often take electives outside of CALS to flesh out their interests.

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Reflect at Cornell: Making caring about your mental health “cool”

Reflect is a national nonprofit that aims to improve students’ mental health. With Reflect at Cornell, we bring students together for honest conversations.

Photo of Dejah Powell ’18 (left) and Nancy Chau, Dyson professor (right); Powell launched Greening Chicago with the help of the S2 Scholars Program
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Societal Solutions Scholars are bettering the world, one grant at a time

Dyson’s Societal Solutions (S2) Scholars Program allows students to follow their passions, refine their career goals, and help create a better world.

Photo of Eli Shanks ’18 in his renovated home. Image credit: Cameron Pollack, Cornell Daily Sun
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Noteworthy: Eli Shanks ’18 converts school bus into solar-powered home

In a recent article, Cornell Daily Sun talked to Shanks about his unusual home and the work it took to turn the bus into an inhabitable living space.

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Start building your academic success network with Student Services

It is my hope that our new Student Services team at Dyson will become an integral part of our students’ academic success network.

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Quick Q & A: Cindy van Es

Statistics expert, social justice advocate, and Jazzercise pro—learn a little more about Cindy van Es, professor of practice at the Dyson School.

Dyson Dean Lynn Wooten takes a photo with students
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Connecting with your professors beyond the classroom

Throughout my training to become a professor, and during the course of my life, I have been inspired by those who dedicate their lives to teaching others.

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The ultimate guide to getting more involved on campus

If you are a new Dyson freshman, sophomore transfer, or anyone in between wondering where you’ll fit in, don’t fret! I found my path here and so will you.

Me speaking to high school students during my book tour stop in South Africa last year.
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The power of doing things differently and standing out at the Dyson School

Having really taken my own path at Cornell and beyond, here is my advice for Dyson students who seek to do things differently and stand out in the crowd.