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CORNELL'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR ALUMNI & FRIENDS SEPTEMBER 2013
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"Cornell Changed My Life": Reflections with Jim Mazza '88 - Oct. 7, San Diego and Oct. 8, Seattle
"Healthy eating for healthy living: A peek into the future" - Oct. 9, Austin, Texas
Fredrik Logevall and David Greenberg: "JFK, Vietnam and what might have been" - Oct. 15, The Cornell Club-New York City
CEN Colorado: Entrepreneurship and innovation - Oct. 15, Denver
Cornell Alumni Association of Westchester: "Embers of War: Reconsidering Vietnam" with Fredrik Logevall - Oct. 16, Eastchester, N.Y.
International Spirit of Zinck's Night - Oct. 17, worldwide
Big Red, Big Impact: Cornell Engages Chicago - Oct. 18, Chicago
CAU: Central American crossing with Cole Gilbert and Linda Rayor - Jan. 6-17, 2014
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Slideshow: Images from Homecoming 2013, including events on Ho Plaza, fireworks and laser light show, the Big Red Fan Festival and football. |
Obituaries |
• Alan K. McAdams
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This year, Cornell Annual Fund student phoners will call more than 50,000 alumni, parents and friends. There will be laughter, reminiscing, the exchange of Cornell information and ideas, and more than 6,000 gifts from generous people who answer the call.
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More than a dozen members of the field hockey team visited preschoolers this month, who then took a field trip to Marsha Dodson Field for a game. |
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Other ongoing measures are expanded anti-hazing efforts and chapter assessments as part of the effort to end pledging. |
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A close look at Cornell's integrated approach to student well-being, more conversations with Cornell's deans, minority student support, economics faculty fellowships and more. |
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Craig Fennie and Sheila Nirenberg have recieved the foundation's "Genius Award." |
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University closed the fiscal year with a record $475 million in cash contributions. |
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Campaign aims at quickly translating breakthroughs to treatments. |
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The world's thinnest sheet of glass was 'accidentally' created in a Cornell lab. |
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Student-led initiative assists minority enrollment goals. |
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Also, Cornell is No. 15 in QS World University rankings. |
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Gift will help undergraduates undertake research projects around the globe. |
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They have developed living/learning programs to boost intellectual engagement. |
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Alumni are being offered a 20 percent discount through Oct. 6. |
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