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Architectural historian Bonnie MacDougall dies

Professor emerita of architecture Bonnie Graham McDougall died Nov. 26 at age 76. She was an expert on South Asian architecture and culture whose research and teaching interests included anthropology and linguistics.

Tech Talk: Social media

The Social Media Basics workshop, Jan. 19, 2018, at 3 p.m. in 120 Maple Ave., will help participants gain skills regarding working with social media networks.

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NYC event connects MFA students to publishing world

Second-year MFA students in Cornell’s creative writing program read their works in front of editors, agents and publicists at a Nov. 12 event in New York City.

Grants fund 22 Cornell teams, community partners

Twenty-two projects have received fall 2017 Engaged Opportunity Grants for projects and programs that advance community engagement at Cornell.

Cornell veterinarian will discuss pet nutrition

Joseph Wakshlag, DVM ’98, Ph.D. ’05, will discuss pet nutrition Dec. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. at Cornell’s Baker Institute for Animal Health, 235 Hungerford Hill Rd., Ithaca, in a talk that is free and open to the public.

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Lance Collins receives inaugural Mosaic Medal of Distinction

Lance R. Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering at Cornell, was presented with the inaugural Mosaic Medal of Distinction in Washington, D.C. for his leadership in creating opportunities for diverse Cornell communities.

David Sloan Wilson to speak at Cooperative Extension breakfast

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County will hold its 2017 annual meeting and local foods breakfast Dec. 5 from 8 to 10 a.m. at The Space @ GreenStar, 700 West Buffalo St. in Ithaca. The public is invited.

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Collaborative theater course focuses on Finger Lakes climate change

Climate science, theater and civic engagement come together in a new Performing and Media Arts course that culminates in student-created multimedia performances Dec 1-4.

Cornell entrepreneurship founding father David J. BenDaniel dies at 86

David J. BenDaniel, a longtime and influential entrepreneurship professor, died Nov. 22 after a brief respiratory illness. BenDaniel was instrumental in the launch of Entrepreneurship at Cornell.

Elementary school students sample ayurvedic cuisine

Students from Ithaca’s Beverly J. Martin Elementary School recently were treated to an unusual culinary experience, thanks to a new program at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.

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Alum’s medical career spans hospitals, Army bases and state institutions

Adadot Hayes ’64 said she will never forget Jeffrey, a baby born with Trisomy 13, a chromosomal condition that left him without eyes, with a cleft palate and a host of other problems.  

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Working toward a fair chance

For Ary Bobrow ’99, director of the United National Office of Project Services in Anglophone West Africa – a portfolio that covers Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone – his motivation has always been giving everyone an equal opportunity.

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