Cornell
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Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.
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Katharine, 1898–1974, U.S. actress.
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a male given name.
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Michael Clarkson, a computer-science professor at Cornell University, said that the Ivy League university in Ithaca, N.Y., experienced a roughly 15% decline in students declaring the major in the last year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The question parents are asking after Cornell is really how to raise a boy who will take the risk and leave the room.”
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Vanessa Bohns is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal and a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Lead author Dr. Lili Alderson, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University, began the research while studying at the University of Bristol, where she earned her doctorate in physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
By this point he had almost finished his doctorate at Cornell and had been selected for Holmberg’s project.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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