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The building that houses Cornell Health (above) will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health in recognition of a $20 million gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale.

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The building that houses Cornell Health (above) will be named The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health in recognition of a $20 million gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale.

Ceriale family foundation $20M gift will support student mental health

Read the full story by Susan Kelley in the Cornell Chronicle. A $20 million gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale will fund the placement of embedded therapists in … Read more

By AAD Staff
Nia Evans ’00 makes a speech among community leaders

Nia Evans ’00 helps make history

ILR School alum Nia Evans ’00 is the executive director of the Boston Ujima Project, a democratically governed investment fund.

By AAD Staff

Alum, professor empowers Indigenous communities

For Michael Charles ’16, citizen of the Navajo Nation, his research and advocacy are inseparable—and his lab is generating data to help Indigenous communities advocate for and govern themselves.

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Nicola Dell, associate professor of information science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech

Information scientist Nicola Dell named MacArthur Fellow

Professor Nicola Dell has been awarded a 2024 MacArthur Foundation fellowship for her work developing technology interventions to address the needs of overlooked populations. Dell is an associate professor of information science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech.

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Members of the Cornell community break ground on the McGraw Hall renovation project on Sept. 19.

Celebration kicks off McGraw Hall renovation project

Read the full story by Kathy Hovis in the Cornell Chronicle. More than 75 people, including university leaders, donors and members of the College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council, … Read more

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Yahlin Chang ’89 speaks at Morgan Stanley Asia Women’s Business Alliance fireside chat event in Shanghai.

Yahlin Chang ’89 is lending a hand to first-gen students

Yahlin Chang ’89 is lending a hand to first-gen students

By Linda Copman
Ratan N. Tata ’59, B. Arch. ’62, one of India’s most influential and respected business leaders and philanthropists and Cornell’s largest international donor, at the Tata Scholars Reception in 2012.

Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan N. Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62 dies at 86

Ratan N. Tata ’59, B. Arch. ’62, one of India’s most influential and respected business leaders and philanthropists, and a former Cornell trustee who became the university’s largest international donor, died Oct. 9. He was 86.

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These new scholarships will not only ensure access for deserving students, but also uphold our commitment to improve human lives, in every context and at every scale.

Dean Dunifon on CHE’s ‘100 at 100’ initiative

An alumnae-led fundraising initiative in Cornell Human Ecology (CHE) has achieved a milestone, increasing the number of endowed undergraduate scholarships from women donors to 100.

By Kaitlyn Danielle Ruhf
Dave Amos ’05 carries his fascination with ideas and an urge to teach to his popular YouTube channel, City Beautiful.

Cultivating better urban citizens, one student at a time

Dave Amos ’05 carries his fascination with ideas and an urge to teach to his popular YouTube channel, City Beautiful.

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Barbara Osgood '56, PhD '80

The good Cornellians can do: Barbara Osgood ’56, PhD ’80

Barbara Osgood ’56, PhD ’80 has been rescuing and adopting senior Labrador Retrievers and Lab mixes for over 30 years. Early on in her rescue experience, she realized older dogs … Read more

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