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Gift names the Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health

A gift totaling $25 million from Irwin M. Jacobs ’54, BEE ’56 and the Jacobs family includes a new $15 million commitment, adding to a $10 million commitment in 2023 that helped establish the center.

October 21, 2024
Ceriale family foundation $20M gift will support student mental health

The Ceriale Center for Cornell Health will be named in recognition of the major gift from Cornellian parents John and Melissa Ceriale.

October 17, 2024
First-generation alumna extends a helping hand to first-gen students

Yahlin Chang ’89 was born in Taipei. When she was a young child, her father moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to join his extended family. He was a chef and worked in a Chinese restaurant owned by a family friend. Once their father was financially secure, Yahlin and her sister joined their father in Williamsport. It … Read the full story

October 9, 2024
Afghan scholar says her Cornell education is a dream come true

Mursal Rahim MPA ’25 is an Afghan scholar in the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy

October 1, 2024
One hundred scholarships to celebrate CHE’s 100th year

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.

September 4, 2024

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