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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & PARENTS
NOVEMBER 2016

Events
Get ready for Cornell Cares Day across the U.S. - early events begin in December

Register now: Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference - Feb. 3-4, Baltimore

CSV17: Impact through Innovation - March 7, 2017, San Francisco

Register now for CAU Travel: "Atlantic Ocean: Bilbao to Paris – European History Cruise" with Barry Strauss - June 5-16, 2017

Cornell Alumni Travel Program: The Majestic Great Lakes - July 15-24, 2017

Spotlight
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Creating and implementing real-world solutions, Cornell is leading the way toward a sustainable future.

Spotlight
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There are just a few hours left in the 30-day "Small Projects, Big Impact" Cornell Crowdfunding Burst – support your fellow Cornellians' efforts!

Obituary

• Franklin Moore '44, Ph.D. '49

• Janet Reno '60

• Daniel G. Sisler, Ph.D. '62

• Donald F. Smith

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Martha Pollack
Martha E. Pollack, provost at Michigan, named 14th president >>

Pollack, the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan, has been elected Cornell's 14th president. She will assume the presidency April 17, 2017. See full Cornell Chronicle coverage.
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Ollie McNamara '50 fashions a legacy >>

The alumna continues to have an enduring presence at the College of Human Ecology and within the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection.
Ross MacDonald
Addressing mass incarceration from a health care angle >>

Ross MacDonald's experiences with Cornell's Prison Education Program inspired his big-picture approach to serving populations.
Maddy Conklin
Maddy Conklin hasn't allowed cystic fibrosis to limit her >>

The freshman midfielder excelled during her first season with the Big Red field hockey team while balancing schoolwork with daily treatments and lung therapy.
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Parade makes its biennial splash

In New York City Nov. 12, a wave of chants, horns, sirens and signs, along with the Big Red Band, marked the 22nd Sy Katz '31 Parade down Fifth Avenue.
 

News from Chronicle Online
Ahmed Ahmed
Ahmed Ahmed '17 named 2017 Rhodes scholar >>

The biological sciences major is one of 32 U.S. students selected for the honor.
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President Rawlings credits students for driving climate action >>

At sustainability summit, Rawlings gave students credit for years of activism.
Big Red STEM Day
NYC high schoolers discover opportunity at Big Red STEM Day >>

New event exposed students to opportunities in STEM fields.
Janet Reno
Janet Reno '60, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78 >>

As a student, she led Cornell's Women's Student Government Association.
 
 

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