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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS APRIL 2012
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CEN Cleveland: Celebration of entrepreneurship with John Alexander '74, MBA '76 - May 2, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Cornell Black Alumni Association's Chicago pre-Reunion mixer - May 4, Chicago
Tel Aviv event with Soumitra Dutta, Johnson dean designate - May 6, Tel Aviv, Israel
Franco-Swiss-German Cornell weekend in Strasbourg - May 18, Strasbourg, France
"Why Public Gardens Matter" with Don Rakow of Cornell Plantations - May 20, Portland, Ore.
"Bullies and Their Bullying" with Professor Ritch Savin-Williams - May 22, Boston
The Cornell Club welcomes Katie Couric in conversation with David Westin - May 23, The Cornell Club-New York City
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Dale Corson, Cornell's eighth president, died March 31 at age 97. Watch a video tribute and read his obituary at the Cornell Chronicle. Corson will be included in the Reunion memorial service, 1:30 p.m. June 8 in Sage Chapel, and a celebration of his life will be held Sept. 8 on campus. |
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The professor of acting and directing and the 2011-12 Menschel Distinguished Teaching Fellow is developing a workshop for faculty that draws on techniques from the theater world to boost teaching innovation and audience connection.
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Lisa and Richard Baker '88 triple real estate program's endowment; John A. Swanson '61, M.Eng. '63, invests in experiential learning. |
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At Cornell's Tree-Ring Laboratory, Carol Griggs uses the remains of ancient trees to solve puzzles in archaeology and to shed light on climate change. |
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From the hockey and track teams to wrestling, polo, gymnastics and fencing, Big Red athletics saw success in postseason play. |
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Effort will merge Cornell's research with CARE's experience fighting poverty. |
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Student engineers will host 22 university teams at Intel-sponsored event May 4-5. |
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Meeting held for Roosevelt Island residents; Andrew Winters to lead campus development. |
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Yearly awards event will honor the Tisch family and Kathleen Taylor, CEO of Four Seasons. |
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John Alexander '74, MBA '76, spoke as the 2012 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. |
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The New York Times' East Africa bureau chief was cited for vivid reporting at personal peril. |
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The Cornell Wall Street event presented the discussion in Washington, D.C. |
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John J. Barceló was given the medal by French Ambassador François Delattre April 2. |
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