Table of Contents Vol. VIII, Issue 2, Spring 2016
CORNELL UNIVERSE
Cornell Universe
Gift to engineering, Cornell Tech product showcase, summer wine courses, health services facility expansion, and more. Read more
COVER STORY
Every part of Cornell transformed for the future
Cornell's comprehensive campaign, launched in 2006, soared toward its finish in late 2015 to a record $6,360,756,152 in gifts contributed by record numbers of alumni, parents, friends and organizations. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Campaign gifts strengthen the heart of the university
Malte Jung, assistant professor in information science at Cornell, studies the intersection of technology and emotion, a pairing his students – and most people – don't yet understand. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Financial aid's big impact on students – and Cornell
The achievements of young alumni who benefited from scholarships and fellowships spotlight the impact of Cornell's robust financial aid policies as well as the power of philanthropy in helping to increase student access to a Cornell education. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Toward a more connected Cornell
Cornell University has more than 150 centers, institutes and programs that cut across disciplines and benefit communities across the country and overseas. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
China program as path to professional success
Cornell's China and Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) program, established in 2005, helped me fulfill what had become my undergraduate academic goals of learning about China and studying Mandarin. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Alumni service on the rise
Cornell's recently completed capital campaign has generated a boom in philanthropy – and just as Cornellians have reached deep into their pockets, they also have raised their hands high for the university. Read more
COVER STORY SIDEBAR
Weill Cornell Medicine thrives in decade of growth
The Belfer Research Building in NYC is an architectural reflection of Weill Cornell Medicine's vision and the embodiment of a strategic expansion that has transformed the institution into a global health care enterprise. Read more
Campaign Celebration
Campaign celebration
A crowd 500 strong gathered Jan. 29 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, in New York City to mark the triumphant completion of Cornell University's multibillion-dollar capital campaign. Read more
FEATURE
Building with light
The magic of glass, says former Cornell University Architect Gilbert Delgado, is that it connects us to our surroundings and to each other. Read more
FEATURE
Klarman Hall showcases humanities for a new century
That the humanities are thriving at Cornell is evident in every square foot of the new Klarman Hall, the first building on campus dedicated to the humanities in more than 100 years. Read more
FROM THE COLLECTIONS
Campaign sparks gifts to collections
Curators are building the library's collections not only of traditional materials but multimedia artifacts of the diverse, countercultural and popular phenomena that shape our world. Read more
MAKE IT HAPPEN
You can make it happen: Spring 2016
Global health travel, Rembrandt's etchings, career closet, rapid prototyping, Global Gender Justice Clinic and more. Read more
FROM THE PUBLISHER
We were well into the process of producing this issue of Ezra when we learned the tragic news that President Elizabeth Garrett had died of colon cancer March 6. Read more