Indian PhD Student Naman Agrawal Wins Cornell Teaching Award

Naman Agrawal, a doctoral candidate in neurobiology and behavior, has received Cornell University's 2025-26 Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The award is presented by Cornell's Center for Teaching Innovation and recognizes exceptional international graduate teaching assistants.

Agrawal is an Indian PhD student at Cornell. The award honors his contributions as a teaching assistant in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior.

The Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award is named after a former Cornell international student and teaching assistant. It aims to highlight the important role international graduate students play in undergraduate education at Cornell.