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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & FRIENDS
JANUARY 2013

Events

"Love Them, Hate Them, Eat Them - Weeds" with Professor Antonio DiTommaso - Feb. 3, Baltimore

Gerry Crispin and the corporate recruiting revolution - Feb. 12, The Cornell Club-New York City

"Latin America's Rise and Its Impact on Tourism and Travel" - Feb. 13, Miami Beach, Fla.

Cornell reception at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference - Feb. 19, San Francisco

"Healthcare Innovation Through Startups" - Feb. 20, Philadelphia

Register now: Inaugural Alumni Duff Ball for young alumni (2003-2012) - March 2, New York City

CAU: "Alaska: Grizzlies, Glaciers and Godwits" (for adults and teens) - June 29-July 6, Alaska

Spotlight

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This Cornell Alumni Association video, "Rude Awakening: Winter Walk Up the Slope," interviews students trekking up Libe Slope on a frigid morning in January.

Obituaries

• Jerome "Jerry" Hass

• Dyer Brainerd Holmes '43

• Rev. Dr. L. Paul Jaquith

• Irving Lazar

• Steven Muller, Ph.D. '58

• Royse Peak Murphy

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David Archer collage
An exclusive Q&A with Cornell's new head football coach >>

Alumnus David Archer '05 is the new Roger J. Weiss '61 Head Coach of Football. Archer, a former football captain as a player, was the architect of the Big Red's recent recruiting success.

Movers and shakers program during Move-In Day
Leadership conference to bring Greek alumni, leaders together >>

Alumni: Register for and attend the A.D. White Greek Leadership Annual Summit Feb. 15-17 with student leaders from Cornell's 64 fraternities and sororities.


Marisa Boston
Can natural language be taught to IBM's Watson computer? >>

In 2001, Marisa Boston, Ph.D. '12, was a college graduate teaching English, but she really wanted to go deeper -- to know the science behind language.

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Help shape Cornell: Vote today!

Vote now for your Cornell alumni-elected trustees! Voting runs Feb. 1 - April 1. Four candidates are running for two available seats. No ballot? Email ejh4@cornell.edu.

 

More from Chronicle Online

David Skorton
Health care panel highlights alumni leadership conference in Boston >>

Nearly 800 Cornellians attended the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference Jan. 18-20.

Academy Award
Cornell graphics researchers win tech achievement Academy Awards >>

Also, Tim Squyres '81 has been nominated for a best film editing award for "Life of Pi."

student in classroom
Cornell Tech welcomes its first 'beta' class of eight full-time students >>

Cornell Tech began instruction Jan. 21; also, the campus received borough president's approval.

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World's largest natural sound archive is now online >>

Macaulay Library's sound archive at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has been fully digitized.

reading project book
Julie Otsuka's 2003 internment novel chosen for reading project >>

"When the Emperor Was Divine" will be read by the Cornell community this summer.

urban landscape
$1.4 million Mellon grant will support urbanism seminars >>

A pilot program of six terms of seminars will begin in spring 2014.

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In 33 cities, more than 550 Cornellians volunteer for 'Cornell Cares Day' >>

Alumni, students came together over winter break to volunteer in hometown communities.

White House
Cornellians help stage Obama inauguration >>

Students, alumni helped prepare a whirlwind of inauguration celebrations and parades.

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Action taken on Greek chapters following review >>

Recognition status of four fraternity chapters changed following a review of incidents at each.

Julie Simmons-Lynch and Timothy DeVoogd
Cornell welcomes 27 new students from Brazil >>

They arrived on campus for a year of study in engineering, life sciences, film and other fields.

 
 

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