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The Cornell Chronicle

October 31, 2002

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Academic

EMC Corp. gift allows Internet access to Lab of Ornithology materials
Cancer research company, started and financed by students, gets $2M
Large freshman class probes nanotech world of the very, very small
Course gives students at 2 campuses a look at universities' inner workings
Library receives grants to develop preservation training programs
New CU alliance will produce studies for improving hotels' bottom lines

Administration

CU graduate assistants reject union representation by large margin
CU trustees and University Council members arrive for the weekend
CIT will block e-mail viruses and flag e-mail spam, starting in spring

Cornell People

Seven on CU's faculty are awarded the honor of AAAS fellowships
Rawlings is Association of American Universities chair
Frank Rhodes wins geological institute's most prestigious award
CU's Tyler McQuade wins a state early career award for his research
Introducing New Members of the Faculty

Events

Coverage
Justice tells law students the story behind South Africa's constitution
NASA awards N.Y. Space Grant $99,000 to train aerospace workforce
Revised 'Cornell Plantations Path Guide' is the key to walking on the campus's wild side
Photo - Up at the station
Photo - Hitting their notes
Photo - The power of coal
Photo - Gauging the winds of war
Photos - Candidates have their say

Upcoming
Frankenstein and AI are focus of Nov. 7 forum at TC Library
Frankenstein-related events this week
Jihad vs. McWorld author lectures on globalization, terrorism, democracy
Lecturer will discuss the ongoing debate over digital copyright
Noted Nigerian art critic and curator speaks at Johnson Museum, Nov. 4
Linda Tarr-Whelan to discuss international women's rights treaty, Nov. 4
CU Cinema kicks off IthaKid Film Fest; shows films from Soviet Union and Iran
Kroch exhibit tracing the evolution of the medieval book opens today
Don your Halloween costume tonight for an organ concert in Sage Chapel

Outreach

Cornellians help books from CU find new homes in Afghanistan
CU's United Way campaign cabinet leads fund-raising drive on campus
Human Ecology students take donut orders for Loaves & Fishes fund-raiser

Research

Fortified drink, a success with Third World children, also eases 'hidden hunger'
Photonics holds key to Rochester's economic future, CU researchers report

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