Cornell First-Yr Pupil Dies

Matthew Friedman ’26, a first-year scholar within the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was discovered unresponsive in his residence in Court docket-Kay-Bauer Corridor on Wednesday, April 12 and was later pronounced lifeless, Dean of CALS Ben Houlton and Dean of College students Marla Love wrote in a Thursday afternoon electronic mail obtained by The Solar.

A biology scholar, Friedman had a deep curiosity in neurobiology and habits and deliberate to develop into a physician after graduating from Cornell. He lately grew to become a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. His sister can be a Cornell scholar.

Initially from Marlboro, New Jersey, Friedman volunteered in his hometown Emergency Medical Service earlier than coming to Ithaca this fall and was exploring methods to make use of his EMT expertise on the Cornell Campus.