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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR
ALUMNI & PARENTS
NOVEMBER 2017

Events
Leadership Lunch and Learn: Growing and Building Teams for Success - Dec. 5, online

Cornell Cares: Volunteering at St. Mary's Food Bank - Dec. 30, Phoenix, Arizona

CAU Travel: Israel and the Palestinian Territory with Ross Brann - May 22-31

Cornell Alumni Association Travel Program: Basque Country, Spain and France - May 26-June 3

Spotlight
Krysten Mayers

Krysten Mayers '18 has stood out throughout her Big Red field hockey career by playing the game she loves while rewriting the Cornell record books.

Spotlight
Josh Lafazan

Josh Lafazan '16, who credits his political career to his ILR School education, will become the youngest legislator in Nassau County following his Election Day victory, unseating an incumbent by a 55-to-44 margin.

Obituaries

• David J. BenDaniel

• Olaf Larson

• Bonnie Graham MacDougall '62, M.A. '65, Ph.D. '73

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President Martha E. Pollack, Katrina James, Laura Wilkinson and Terry Horner visit the Cornell banner at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
Cornellians gather at African-American history museum in D.C. >>

President Martha E. Pollack and more than 1,000 alumni gathered Nov. 18 at the National Museum of African American History and Culture to celebrate Cornell's founding principles of inclusion and diversity.
Lance Collins
Lance Collins receives inaugural Mosaic Medal of Distinction >>

Lance R. Collins, dean of the College of Engineering, was presented with the Mosaic Medal of Distinction for creating opportunities for diverse communities.
Adadot Hayes
Alumna's career spans hospitals, Army bases and state institutions >>

Adadot Hayes '64, who majored in zoology and chemistry at Cornell, recently spoke with students on campus about her varied career in health care.
  Vijay Pendakur
Chemical engineer turned CEO

Robert F. Smith '85, Cornell's Entrepreneur of the Year for 2017, spoke with Lance Collins, dean of the College of Engineering, Nov. 3 in NYC.
 

News from Cornell Chronicle
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul
Lt. Gov. announces $15M from state for CHESS upgrade >>

Upstate Revitalization Initiative funding will go to the Cornell facility.
David BenDaniel
Entrepreneurship professor David BenDaniel dies at 86 >>

BenDaniel was instrumental in the launch of Entrepreneurship at Cornell.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Scholar: Campuses must uphold, protect free speech >>

Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky spoke Nov. 20.
U.S. Supreme Court
Law students translate SCOTUS for the global public >>

Online previews explain legal, policy issues in upcoming court cases.
Denise Young Smith
Cornell Tech names its next executive-in-residence >>

Denise Young Smith is vice president of inclusion and diversity at Apple.
Dr. Anthony Hollenberg
Hollenberg appointed chairman of medicine at WCM >>

Dr. Anthony Hollenberg will begin the post at Weill Cornell Medicine Feb. 1.
Seal of Universidad de Puerto Rico
Reducing global health care disparities through technology >>

Professors Saurabh Mehta and David Erickson discuss their collaboration.
 
 

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