Upcoming events
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CCMD Virtual "Password" Family Game Night
April 17 @ 7:00 pm
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Alumni supporting next-generation Cornellians: Introduction to TeenSHARP
April 20 @ 7:00 pm
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PCCW: Making Meaning of Religion, Spirituality, and Worldviews
April 21 @ 7:00 pm
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Virtual Fireside chat with Cornell Trustee and Bostonian Peggy Koenig '78
April 22 @ 7:15 pm
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XR is the future
Extended Reality, or XR, uses a variety of computer technologies to immerse the viewer in a virtual experience. These technologies provide viewers with more information—to enhance their senses and transport them more fully into the virtual environment. Viewers may employ special eyewear, headsets, or handheld devices, or simply view the XR-enhanced content on their phone … Read more
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Hatfield Lecture 2021: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Over 1,000 alumni, students, and Cornell community members tuned in to hear from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack on March 24, for the 2021 Hatfield Lecture. Pollack and Nadella discussed how organizations can move forward beyond the pandemic, the future of work, and how technology can help solve some … Read more
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Kapil Longani ’97: shaping NYC’s COVID-19 response
Since 2018, Kapil Longani ’97 has served as chief counsel to New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio. Since the start of the pandemic, Longani has helped shape the city’s plans for reopening schools, creating outdoor dining protocols, and thinking through legal issues around COVID testing and vaccine distribution. “Every significant or sensitive legal issue … Read more
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Nature Rx: the many benefits of time outdoors
Donald A. Rakow has good news to share: “Spending time in nature benefits us no matter our age.” Rakow, associate professor of plant science at Cornell and director of the NatureRx@Cornell program, also served as director of Cornell Botanic Gardens from 1996 to 2013. In 2019, Rakow and his colleague, the late Gregory T. Eels, … Read more
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Red Bear Angels: investing in innovation
Sam Sezak ’98 remembers the moment when he first conceived of Red Bear Angels (RBA). He was invited to serve as a judge at an Entrepreneurship at Cornell (eShip) event in 2012. “I gladly accepted, as I love to return to Cornell and stay connected to a place that is very near and dear to … Read more