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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS JANUARY 2016
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Events |
First-time NYC homebuyers: Panel discussion - Feb. 9, The Cornell Club-New York
Upcoming events featuring President Elizabeth Garrett - Feb. 13, Boca Raton, Florida, and additional future dates and cities
Register now for CSV16: Expanding Horizons Through Innovation - March 8, Mountain View, California
Register now for CAU Travel: "Grand Transatlantic Passage: In the Wake of Columbus from the Caribbean to Spain," with Mary Beth Norton - April 1-15
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Spotlight |
![Laura Harrington video](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Jan16/photos/Jan16.spotlight.jpg) |
Cornell vector biologist Laura Harrington answers frequently asked questions about the transmission, epidemiology and control of the Zika virus. |
Obituaries |
• Ben Gavitt '79
• Stephanie Czech Rader '37
• Edgar Rosenberg '49, M.A. '50
• Jack Squier, MFA '52
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Links |
CORNELLCAST
BIG RED ATHLETICS
CORNELL IN NYC
THE CORNELL STORE
ALUMNI HOME
CORNELL NOW
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Connect with Cornell |
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It was a celebration more than a decade in the making. Led by President Elizabeth Garrett, a crowd of 500 gathered Jan. 29 at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, in New York City to mark the triumphant completion of Cornell University's multibillion-dollar capital campaign.
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The gift will support chemical and biomolecular engineering and African-American and female students in Engineering. |
![Stephanie Czech Rader](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Jan16/photos/Rader.TN.jpg) |
Stephanie Czech Rader '37, a chemistry graduate who became a U.S. spy in Europe at the end of World War II, died Jan. 21 in Alexandria, Virginia. |
![Tony Brown](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/Jan16/photos/Brown.TN.jpg) |
Executive chef Tony Brown '86 uses the scientific method in everything from recipe creation to parenting. |
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The president and provost have outlined a process of engagement aimed to garner input from faculty, students, staff and alumni in shaping the ambitious and innovative integrated college. See how you can be involved. |
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News from ![Chronicle Online](https://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/Update/graphics/chron_logo2.gif) |
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Tsai Ing-wen, LL.M. '80, will be the first woman to hold Taiwan's highest office. |
![Klarman Hall exterior](http://www.news.cornell.edu/sites/chronicle.cornell/files/klarmanTND_0.jpg) |
The new building includes a 330-seat auditorium and a large glass atrium. |
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Program will expand to recognize junior and non-tenure-track faculty. |
![Cornell Cares Day volunteers](http://www.news.cornell.edu/sites/chronicle.cornell/files/caresTND.jpg) |
Service project events were held in more than 30 cities between Jan. 2 and 22. |
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