The Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity, which offers selected undergraduates in the College of Arts and Sciences a specialized curriculum to prepare them as leaders in an increasingly digital world, was celebrated April 12 at a ribbon-cutting at Cornell Tech. The event marked the realization of a distinctive vision: to combine Cornell’s renowned undergraduate…
Read More...On Thursday, March 7, 2019, Howard P. Milstein was recognized by the Foreign Policy Association with its prestigious Foreign Policy Association Medal. The organization is one of the foremost institutions on foreign policy and global affairs. Howard addressed attendees at the organization’s annual gala with remarks about the relationship between the United States and China.…
Read More...On March 4, 2019, Howard and Abby Milstein hosted an evening with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to launch his new PBS series entitled, “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War.” This is a four hour series that explores the United States’ emergence from the Civil War and Slavery and the road to a vision of interracial…
Read More...On December 6, 2018, Howard Milstein shared, in an extended interview, how he responded to events of 9/11 and personally marshaled resources to help. This interview was part of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum Program, “New York Stories” Event: “Lifelong New Yorker and real estate owner and builder Howard Milstein watched the destruction of the…
Read More...Hadassah Ein Kerem doubles ability to treat heart patients with new state of the art Irma and Paul Milstein Heart Center in Jerusalem. In the presence of Deputy Minister of Health Yaakov Litzman, National President of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America Ellen Hershkin, Director General of Hadassah Hospital Prof Zeev Rotstein, Howard Milstein…
Read More...On April 27, 2018, the Regional Plan Association (RPA) honored Tony Coscia with the John Zuccotti Award, the organization’s highest award for leadership in the metropolitan region. The award is named after John E. Zuccotti, a long-serving member of the RPA Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The annual award recognizes a leader who has…
Read More...On May 1, 2018, Howard and Abby Milstein hosted the UJA-Federation of New York’s Prime Minister’s Council, featuring “An Intimate Conversation with Henry Kissinger.
Read More...“Think differently” – it’s been a central theme at Cornell for more than 150 years and a driving force behind numerous educational initiatives including the new Cornell Tech campus, which opened this fall on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. While Cornell Tech is separated from Cornell’s Ithaca home by four hours…
Read More...Just weeks after the official opening of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, Cornell announced a new initiative to promote technology in the humanities as a result of a $20 million donation from the Milstein family. This donation, announced Wednesday night, will establish the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity, a collaboration between the College of…
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