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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS JANUARY 2012
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Events |
"Some Like it Hot" spicy food and wine dinner - Feb. 7, The Cornell Club-New York City
"How Technology Changes the Brain" with Prof. Jeff Hancock - Feb. 12, Bellevue, Wash.
"A New Breed of Entrepreneur in the Business of Hospitality, Food and Drink" - Feb. 15, Washington, D.C.
Cornell Club of Long Island's Evening with Chris Marshall - Feb. 16, Jericho, N.Y.
"Restless Experimentation" with Matt Goldberg '92 - Feb. 16, Melbourne, Australia
Cornell Law School Alumni Association reception and program - Feb. 29, Boston
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Spotlight: AguaClara |
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Soon nearly every home in Atima, Honduras will have safe, clean drinking water, thanks to a water treatment plant principally designed by Cornell engineering students. |
Obituaries |
• Karen Brazell
• William Dress, Ph.D. '53
• Stephen M. Parrish
• Albert Silverman
• Police dog Sabre
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Links |
EZRA MAGAZINE
CHRONICLE ONLINE
CORNELL BIG RED
CORNELL CLUB-NEW YORK
CARING COMMUNITY
THE CORNELL STORE
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ALUMNI HOME
CORNELL ALUMNI MAGAZINE
VOLUNTEERING
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YOUR IMPACT
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From far above Cayuga's waters to Capitol Hill, this year's Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference shined a Big Red spotlight on leadership writ large.
A record-breaking 967 alumni, campus administrators and students attended the conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27-29.
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Itai Dinour '01 leads City Year New York, which attracts Cornellians to work with at-risk public school students and stem the tide of dropouts. |
![Cathy Choi](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Jan12/photos/Choi.thumb.jpg) |
Now a lighting company president, this alumna says she has never forgotten the "gestus" that then-artistic director David Feldshuh often spoke about. |
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Cornell history, from elms to brains: Corey Ryan Earle '07 recalls Cornellians who gave back in unique and nontraditional ways. |
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Weill Cornell to be a global leader in clinical care, biomedical research and education. |
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Annual banquet saw So honored, $40,000 raised and artwork donated to Cornell. |
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Trustees unanimously approved relaunching the design phase of the new building Jan. 19. |
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Cornell now spends some $224 million annually on aid that benefits half of its undergraduates. |
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