Briefs

Forum on Bt: A forum titled "100 Years of Bacillus thuringiensis: a Paradigm for Transgenic Organisms" to discuss the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, will be hosted by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the American Academy of Microbiology Nov. 28, 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the large conference room of the Biotechnology Building. The forum is open to the public. Panelists include: Eugene Nester, Milton Gordon and Matthew Metz, all from the University of Washington; Linda Thomashow, Washington State University; Sheikh Riazzudin, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan; and David Ellar, University of Cambridge, England

Cornell Tradition award: The 2001-2002 Cornell Tradition Student Advisory Council has announced the creation of a new Cornell Tradition Community Recognition Award, to be offered this year for the first time to honor and recognize a community member who embodies the ideals of the Cornell Tradition: commitment to community service, strong work ethic and scholarship. The Cornell Tradition is an alumni-endowed student recognition program. The selection for the Community Recognition Award will be based on demonstrated commitment to community service and/or leadership in a community service setting. The award of $1,000 will be donated to the nonprofit agency of the recipient's choosing. The recipient of the award will be honored at the 2002 Annual Cornell Tradition Convocation, and nominations will be received until Nov. 26 of this year. Applications for the award can be obtained on campus at 107 Day Hall, or online at www.commitment.cornell.edu. For further information, call the Cornell Tradition office at 255-8595 or send e-mail to cornelltradition@cornell.edu.

A.D. White and Rhodes professorships: Pre-proposal letters are due Dec. 5 for nominations for the Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large Program and for the Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professorship. Faculty sponsors should make the case for the nomination in a one- to two-page letter to the selection committee and send it with a copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae. The letter should note the salient features of the nominee's qualifications and achievements. The 18 current Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large include: John Cleese, Andy Goldsworthy, Jane Goodall, William McDonough, Toni Morrison and Oliver Sacks. Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 University Professors are: Richard Meier, Bill Nye, Janet Reno, and Edward J. Scolnick. Further information is available at the program office, 255-0832, or at: http://www.cornell.edu/Academic/Professors-at-Large/ and http://www.cornell.edu/Academic/Rhodes56/.