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In 2020, four of the five most-read stories in the Cornell Chronicle related to the pandemic. This year, as of Dec. 1, there was just one COVID-19 story in the top 20 – a reflection of the “new normal” following a year like no other.Of the top 10 Chr
Of the top 10 Chronicle stories in 2021, five were on research, one reported on a major gift to the university and two profiled Cornellians doing extraordinary things – including a graduate who played a key role in NASA’s landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars.
Credit: AP Photo/John Bazemore Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird (10) passes the ball against the Atlanta Dream during the first half of their WNBA basketball game Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in College Park, Ga. A four-time WNBA champ, Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird looks to be among the first athletes to take home five Olympic gold medals (Olympian Diana Taurasi is also eyeing five golds this year). Bird is one of the most decorated athletes in Seattle sports history. She also made headlines off the field with fiancé and fellow Olympian Megan Rapinoe as the first same-sex couple to appear on the cover...
I have soooo much Jersey pride and I know you do too! So when I found this list of New Jersey athletes and coaches heading to the Olympics by Carly Baldwin from The Patch, I had to highlight it! The fact that that Bruce Springsteen's daughter, Jessica Springsteen, is going to Tokyo has us all wondering what Jersey athletes and towns are representing us in the Olympics. Maybe an athlete from your town is representing us in the Olympics this year! So many talented Jersey peeps! Scroll through to see the list... Track & Field: Sydney McLaughlin, Dunellen: 400-meter dash. ...
Five Cornellians are set to compete in the 2020 Summer Olympics that will take place in Tokyo in July. The athletes will seek to add to Cornell’s total of 61 Olympic medals — including 43 in the summer games and 18 in the winter games. Six Cornellians won medals in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, but no Cornellian has won a medal at the summer games since 1992. Here is a look at the athletes that will compete in Tokyo. Kyle Dake ’13 – Wrestling Four-time Division I national champion Kyle Dake ’13 is set to represent the United States in wrestling. Dake secured his spot on...