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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & FRIENDS
JANUARY 2012

Events

"Some Like it Hot" spicy food and wine dinner - Feb. 7, The Cornell Club-New York City

"How Technology Changes the Brain" with Prof. Jeff Hancock - Feb. 12, Bellevue, Wash.

"A New Breed of Entrepreneur in the Business of Hospitality, Food and Drink" - Feb. 15, Washington, D.C.

Cornell Club of Long Island's Evening with Chris Marshall - Feb. 16, Jericho, N.Y.

"Restless Experimentation" with Matt Goldberg '92 - Feb. 16, Melbourne, Australia

Cornell Law School Alumni Association reception and program - Feb. 29, Boston

Spotlight: AguaClara

AguaClara in Honduras

Soon nearly every home in Atima, Honduras will have safe, clean drinking water, thanks to a water treatment plant principally designed by Cornell engineering students.

Obituaries

• Karen Brazell

• William Dress, Ph.D. '53

• Stephen M. Parrish

• Albert Silverman

• Police dog Sabre

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Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference collage
Nearly 1,000 Cornellians converge in D.C. for annual leadership conference >>

From far above Cayuga's waters to Capitol Hill, this year's Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference shined a Big Red spotlight on leadership writ large. A record-breaking 967 alumni, campus administrators and students attended the conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27-29.

Itai Dinour
Alumnus leads effort to keep New York City kids in school >>

Itai Dinour '01 leads City Year New York, which attracts Cornellians to work with at-risk public school students and stem the tide of dropouts.

Cathy Choi
Cathy Choi '93: From stage lights to light bulbs >>

Now a lighting company president, this alumna says she has never forgotten the "gestus" that then-artistic director David Feldshuh often spoke about.

  Ezra winter 2012 issue cover
In the current issue of Ezra

Cornell history, from elms to brains: Corey Ryan Earle '07 recalls Cornellians who gave back in unique and nontraditional ways.

 

More from Chronicle Online

Peter and Nancy Meinig
Outgoing board chair Peter Meinig '61 honored as he steps down

Leaders gathered in NYC to pay tribute; in a Q&A, Meinig looks back at a decade of service.

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Frequently asked questions about CornellNYC Tech >>

Tech campus leaders will participate in a Feb 3 public forum.

Soumitra Dutta
New dean is 'natural fit' with Johnson's global outlook >>

Soumitra Dutta is the founder of new-media and technology innovation at INSEAD in France.

Laurie Glimcher
Dean Laurie Glimcher outlines bold 10‑year plan at inaugural address >>

Weill Cornell to be a global leader in clinical care, biomedical research and education.

STARS logo
University scores a gold STARS sustainability rating >>

Self-reporting sustainability assessment group notes Cornell's work as a 'green' leader.

Irene H.S. So
CAAA honors Irene H.S. So '61 and awards scholarships at NYC gala >>

Annual banquet saw So honored, $40,000 raised and artwork donated to Cornell.

humanities building rendering
New humanities building, fully funded, moves forward >>

Trustees unanimously approved relaunching the design phase of the new building Jan. 19.

piggy bank
Enhanced financial aid broadens diversity, changes 'many more lives' >>

Cornell now spends some $224 million annually on aid that benefits half of its undergraduates.

 
 

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