
Burak Öney Wins Sadov Graduate Student Fellowship
Congratulations to graduate student Burak Öney, who was awarded the Arts & Sciences Sadov Graduate Student Fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year. This award allows recipients to focus on research during the year of the award without the responsibilities of a teaching assistantship and is made possible through the generous philanthropy of the Sadov family.

John Starr Wins Russell Family Teaching Award
Congratulations to graduate student John Starr, who was awarded the Arts & Sciences Russell Family Teaching Award. Recipients of this award have demonstrated their devotion to teaching, including classroom presence, course preparation and administration, student counseling, development of new courses, and new methods of student instruction.

Charlotte Logan wins Provost Diversity Fellowship
Congratulations to graduate student Charlotte Logan, who was awarded a Provost Diversity Fellowship for Advanced Doctoral Students from the Cornell Graduate School. This fellowship is a competitive one‐term dissertation completion fellowship awarded to advanced Ph.D. students who have made significant contributions to Cornell’s core value to provide a community of inclusion, belonging, and respect.
Youngdong Cho, Yao Zhang, and Fengyue Lisa Zhao win East Asia Program fellowships
Congratulations to graduate students Youngdong Cho, Yao Zhang, and Fengyue Lisa Zhao, who were awarded C.V. Starr Fellowships from the Cornell University East Asia Program. These fellowships are awarded to Cornell graduate students whose work has an East Asia focus.