Dana Bottazzo '03 left a career as a corporate lawyer to start a new company, Route Atlas, which provides travelers reliable and up-to-date information on the best ways to get from city to city in South America. Photo by John Gutierrez.

Alumna maps how to navigate South America

Dana Bottazzo '03 has done her share of traveling. Raised in London and Kuwait, she attended school in Ithaca, worked for a law firm in Paris and Milan, and then fell in love with South America.

Esther Hwang: 'Going to such a large school with students of diverse backgrounds ...has resulted in a transformation of my worldview'

Esther Hwang

Economics

Acton, MA

What was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?My most profound turning point occurred second semester junior year when I became more interested in research. Prior, my career interests leaned more towards Wall Street, but after realizing that finance was a poor fit for me, I started talking to students and professors and became more interested in pursuing graduate studies in economics.

"I have become a more caring and aware citizen."

Gabriela Walters '15 

Majors: Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies & EconomicsHometown: Acton, MA

Why did you choose Cornell?As a high school senior I knew I needed to be in large and diverse school with a lot of different opportunities, academic and extra-curricular. Cornell University, with its many, many departments and student groups, was the place to find that.

Computational social science conference set for Sept. 11-12

As a leader in research at the intersection of computer/information science and the social sciences, Cornell has helped to define and create the field of computational social science.On Sept. 11-12, Cornell will host a conference showcasing cutting-edge research in the field and featuring alumni and other noted scholars in the discipline.

Linyihui Xu '15

"The CAPS program expanded my vision in every perspective."

Linyihui Xu '15

Major: Economics & China & Asia-Pacific Studies

Hometown: Shanghai, China

Why did you choose Cornell?Cornell's motto, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study," impressed me the most among all the universities I applied.What is your main Cornell extracurricular activity -- why is it important to you?

Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu's immersion in Indian politics

At the jam-packed first installment of Cornell University Library’s Chats in the Stacks series for the spring semester Feb. 4 in Mann Library, World Bank chief economist and Cornell professor Kaushik Basu spoke about his new book, “An Economist in the Real World: The Art of Policymaking in India.”

A&S Merrill scholars honor teachers

Jason Lefkovitz invited his high school history teacher, David Miles, to join him at the 28th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars Convocation luncheon.He also invited Ronald Ehrenberg, the Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, as each of the 33 Merrill scholars was asked to bring to the event two teachers who have made a great impact on their lives, academic and otherwise. Nine of the scholars are Arts & Sciences students.

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