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Alumni involvement in startup incubators sparks growth

When Frank DeCosta, Ph.D. ’85, thinks back to when he was a student, he reflects on how ignorant he was about intellectual property law. Now a lawyer with more than … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost October 27, 2020
Beth Anderson and Doug Mitarotonda

Anderson and Mitarotonda begin terms as alumni-elected trustees

In spring 2020, Cornell alumni voted to elect Beth Anderson ’80 and Doug Mitarotonda ’02, MEng ’03, MA ’07, PhD ’09 to serve four-year terms as members of the Cornell … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost August 12, 2020
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Livestream: Black community in crisis

According to the CDC, about 33% of people who’ve been hospitalized with COVID-19 are Black, yet only 13% of the U.S. population is Black. In a White House Coronavirus Task … Read more

By Linda Copman May 7, 2020
Cornell Club of Mid-America volunteers packaged diapers for hospitals and neighbors in need.

Coming together on Cornell Cares Day

Cornell University is deeply committed to enhancing the lives of people in communities around the world. In the spirit of public service, Cornellians have set aside a day dedicated to … Read more

By Linda Copman January 24, 2020
FHTR Exemplary7 Alumni Service Award

Exemplary alumni honored by 2019 Frank H. T. Rhodes awards

For 25 years, the Cornell alumni community has honored exceptional service to the university by bestowing the Frank H. T. Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award upon dedicated, generous, and passionate … Read more

By Kate Blackwood October 11, 2019
Cynthia Cuffie and Lorette Simon Gross

Cuffie and Simon Gross begin new term as alumni-elected trustees

Cynthia Cuffie ’74 and Lorette Simon Gross ’89, MBA ’90 were chosen by alumni in spring 2019 to serve four-year terms as members of the Cornell University Board of Trustees … Read more

By Kate Blackwood September 30, 2019
Terri Port at the Class of 1984 35th Reunion in 2019.

Terri Port ’84 helps first-generation students succeed

Terri Port was the first person in her family to leave home to attend college. Her hometown of Hanover, Massachusetts had only 8,000 people, so the size of Cornell was … Read more

By Linda Copman July 11, 2019
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Meet your new trustees, elected in 2019

By Kate Blackwood June 19, 2019
Lorette Simon Gross '89, MBA '90 and Cynthia Cuffie '74

Alumni choose Cuffie and Simon Gross in 2019 election

Cornell alumni voted during the month of February to elect two new alumni representatives to the Cornell University Board of Trustees. Four candidates appeared on the ballot. The new alumni-elected … Read more

By Kate Blackwood April 3, 2019
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CALC 2019 wrap up

By Kate Blackwood February 11, 2019
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