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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & PARENTS
AUGUST 2016
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Events |
"New to New York" cocktail party and open house - Sept. 9, The Cornell Club-New York
Homecoming 2016 - Sept. 23-24, Ithaca
Register now for the A.D. White Annual Summit for Greeks - Oct. 14-16, Ithaca
The Frozen Apple, Cornell vs. New Hampshire - Nov. 26, New York City
CAU Travel: "Baja: An Ecologist's Exploration" with Eliot Miller and Sarah Wagner - Feb. 12-26, 2017
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After a successful 10-year capital campaign, Cornell in fiscal year 2016 gathered strong philanthropic support and set a new record of $601.8 million in cash gifts to the university. |
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Kenyan economist and alum Andrew Mude, Ph.D. '06, has won The World Food Prize's 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. |
Obituaries |
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• Rodney Gould '44, J.D. '48
• Ralph W.F. Hardy
• Richard P. Korf '46, Ph.D. '50
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CORNELLCAST
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THE CORNELL STORE
ALUMNI HOME
DECADE OF DIFFERENCE
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The national governing body of men's and women's lacrosse will open a new facility, including a gallery named in honor of the former Big Red men's lacrosse coach, Sept. 10-11 in Sparks, Maryland. The U.S. men's senior team, featuring Rob Pannell '13, will play an exhibition game as part of a tripleheader, and a 9/11 memorial, honoring 60 people connected to the sport, including Eamon McEneaney '77, will be dedicated.
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When Hillary Clinton announced she was running for president, Cristina Lara '14 knew she wanted to be part of the campaign. |
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Alumni club leaders and volunteers threw send-off parties around the globe this summer, bidding first-year students joyful hometown farewells. |
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A company created by Sheila DeWitt '81 has perfected a process that could bring new drugs to market to treat fatty liver disease and other ailments. |
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President told students in the Class of 2020 to venture outside their comfort zones. |
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Students in Weill Cornell Medicine's Class of 2020 received their white coats Aug. 16. |
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Researchers will seek to uncover fundamental processes, cancer links. |
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Big Red contingent of athletes, coaches concluded its participation Aug. 18. |
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