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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS NOVEMBER 2014
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"What Keeps Leaders up at Night" with Nicole Lipkin - Dec. 4, The Cornell Club-New York City
CEN Philadelphia with Cornell Club of Greater Philadelphia, "The Business of Sports" - Dec. 5, Philadelphia
Cornell Club of Los Angeles: Free screening of "Annie" (2014) for members - Dec. 12, Culver City, California
Cornell Club of Maryland: Bagels and holiday walking tour in Annapolis - Dec. 13, Annapolis, Maryland
"The Big Idea: Cornell Celebrates 150" - Dec. 15, Hong Kong
Cornell Alumni Association Travel Program: Hawaii by Small Ship - Feb. 14-21, 2015
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Spotlight |
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The biennial Sy Katz '31 parade, known as the "shortest parade with the longest history," stopped Fifth Avenue traffic in NYC Nov. 15. |
Obituaries |
• Carole Bisogni '70, M.S. '72, Ph.D. '76
• Eugene Dynkin
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Even as a child, Seymour '39 -- who served as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II, flying B-17s on training missions -- liked being high in the air. She has not forgotten the thrill of flying a plane, nor does she want the 1,100 WASPs, or their service to the United States, to be forgotten.
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Joe De Sena's '90 Spartan Race empire aims to redefine tough. But this past weekend, De Sena was just another parent watching his kids compete in a wrestling tournament at Barton Hall. |
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Fanjaniaina Fawbush, Ph.D. '09, uses the knowledge and skills gained at Cornell in her career as a chocolatier. |
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Community service has been a hallmark of the program, which has had a long relationship with the United Way of Tompkins County. |
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More than 800 Cornellians came together Nov. 14 to celebrate the sesquicentennial in the nation's capital, making it one of the largest-ever Cornell gatherings in Washington, D.C. |
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Their research and equations contributed to the visualization of black holes in the movie. |
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