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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

Building with light
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

Klarman Hall
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

Klarman Hall
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

END NOTE

Cornell Continues its transformational journey

Elizabeth Garrett was the quintessential Cornellian – for devoting her life both to the pursuit of knowledge and to public service. When she accepted my offer to become Cornell's 13th president. Read more



FROM THE PUBLISHER

Joel Malina

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