Franz Joseph O'Hanna is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) pursuing a BS in agricultural sciences, with minors in nutrition and plant breeding. The Arete Fellowship has given Franz new perspectives on longtermism and existential risk, and reaffirmed his sense of compassion towards humans and other animals alike.

Julianna Lee (she/her) is currently a sophomore in CALS majoring in Agricultural Sciences and a minor in Education. Through the Arete Fellowship, she has gained a better framework when it comes to approaching career goals, college, and generally doing good in the world.

Madeleine is a 2021 graduate from Astronomy and Computer Science (College of Arts & Sciences) and Class of 2022 for the M. Eng. in Engineering Management (College of Engineering). She hopes to maximize her positive impact by working in space governance, such that Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos cannot reign as God-Emperors on Mars (at least, not without being taxed).

Michael Luo is a freshman at the College of Arts and Sciences who has not yet declared a major. He is interested in information science and cognitive science. In the fellowship, he reflected on the best ways of doing good and was especially intrigued by how EA relates to one’s career choices and long-term goals.

Vinayak Ganesan is a Sophomore at Cornell studying Biometry and Statistics and is interested in pursuing a career in Medicine. Through learning about EA Vinayak has developed a better understanding of why to pursue his career of choice as well as a more critical mindset toward philanthropy.