And just like that, four weeks have come to an end.

When we published our first edition of the COSMOS Newsletter, our goal was simple: to capture the moments that make this program so special. We wanted to tell the stories happening inside every classroom, lab, and field trip while celebrating the incredible work being done across all 13 clusters. Looking back now, it's amazing to see just how much happened in such a short amount of time.

Over the past month, we've watched students tackle college-level research, present groundbreaking ideas, cheer each other on at the talent show, kayak through the Santa Cruz Wharf, compete on East Field, and somehow still find time to create countless inside jokes along the way. More importantly, we've watched strangers become teammates, classmates become friends, and clusters become families.

None of this newsletter would have been possible without the dedication of our writers, photographers, editors, and production staff, who worked behind the scenes each week to share the COSMOS story. Thank you for the time, creativity, and care you poured into every article and every page.

To every student, professor, teaching assistant, cluster fellow, resident assistant, and staff member: thank you for making this program what it is. Your passion, curiosity, and kindness filled these pages just as much as the words themselves ever could.

As this final edition comes to a close, we hope these newsletters become something you return to years from now—a reminder of the experiments that worked (and the ones that didn't), the late-night conversations, the chants, the laughs, the presentations, and the people who made COSMOS unforgettable.

Thank you for reading, thank you for being part of this journey, and thank you for making COSMOS 2026 a summer worth remembering.