The Cornell Chronicle
January 17, 2002
Table of Contents
Academic
Two classes join to create a model suite for students with disabilities
Planning students help neighbors develop a vision for the Northside
Survey team members ask important questions for campus researchers
Students present first NASA course designs to a tough, critical audience
Venture fund invests in student-founded biotech company
Wide-ranging course in global conflict and terrorism offered
Administration
CU sues Hewlett-Packard for patent infringement of processing technique
Nominations are being sought for annual Perkins Prize
Cornell People
Jeffrey Doyle named chair of CU's Health Careers Program Advisory Board
Center for the Environment was a haven for ecologist-author Steingraber
Weill Cornell scientist is awarded for research in biological clock genes
Events
Coverage
Sanford Weill and Maurice Greenberg give $150 million to the medical college
CU's Lake Source Cooling project wins prestigious Governor's Award
Area philanthropist leaves record-setting $20 million to CU architecture
USDA establishes Honeybee Genetics and IPM Center at Cornell
Faculty grants support innovative teaching with instructional technology
Academic department chairs attend an orientation on conflict resolution
CPB awards grants for service-learning projects
Tufts prof wins CU-based award for drama critics
Photo - Hope and faith
Photos - Congressional interest
Upcoming
Mind and Memory talks begin Jan. 21
MLK Day event at GIAC, Jan. 21
Conference/workshop and web site address participatory feminism in academia
Cornell Glee Club ends January tour with concerts in Elmira and on campus
Outreach
Campus United Way campaign exceeds goal
Lesson plans for traveling exhibit give insight on migrant farmworkers' role
Research
Archaeologists' research tools rewrite timeline of Bronze and Iron ages
CU astronomer finds star Canis Majoris has sand and whiskers in its eyes
Arecibo evidence of galactic turbulence may yield star-formation clues
Med College scientists discover new paradigm for cell survival, death
Departments
Briefs
Notables
Obituary - Richard J. "Dick" Schaap '55
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