Ezra Update - January 2013


	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

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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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.
	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.
	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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	In 33 cities, more than 550 Cornellians volunteer for 'Cornell Cares Day' Alumni, students came together over winter break to volunteer in hometown communities.
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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.
	Cornell welcomes 27 new students from Brazil They arrived on campus for a year of study in engineering, life sciences, film and other fields.