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Georgina Gonzalez ’25: Finding her passion in Bowers

Georgina Gonzalez – a biometry and statistics major – found a challenging, fulfilling academic pursuit and a passion for assisting other students in their career development.
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Bingsong Li ’25: His road to research

“Have you heard of Information Science?” The question from a Cornell friend would ultimately prove instrumental in Bingsong Li’s career trajectory. Initially a government major, Li was impressed with the interdisciplinary nature of information science, so he opted to double major in both. 

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Armita Jamshidi ’25: On founding a start-up

To the computer science and college scholar major, exploring one’s passion and curiosity are foundational to the Cornell and Bowers experience.

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Students help rural Peruvians grow turmeric business
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Doctoral candidate in information science among the nine inducted into Bouchet Honor Society
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Community engagement awards recognize transformative partnerships and projects
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DIY tinkerers tackle defunct tech at Earth Day Repair Fair
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Young attendees try out new video games at BOOM 2024.
Explore new digital tech at BOOM 2025
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Anna Choi, Ph.D. candidate in information science, explains to The Conversation why AI hallucinates
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Anna Choi, Ph.D. candidate in information science, explains to The Conversation why AI hallucinates
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SpellRing featured in Popular Science
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SpellRing featured in Popular Science
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AI ring tracks spelled words in American Sign Language
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DGA’s first game jam gives game developers a chance to level up
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