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The Cornell Chronicle

December 5, 2002

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Academic

CU moves toward digital academic publishing with online 'superarchive'
Faculty Forum discusses superarchive
Craighead awarded $750,000 by state to further research
Ice cream face-off: Lynah Swirl shoots, scores
A student-led course looks at reality of poverty and housing
Johnson Museum is awarded two prestigious grants from federal agencies

Administration

New Online Add/Drop service for students debuts in the spring semester

Cornell People

CU senior music major wins annual Edward M. Murray arts scholarship
CU's Schneider is named the chief scientist for New York state's new cybersecurity institute
Z. Jane Wang awarded a Packard Foundation fellowship
Sparrow named CU Career Services director
Lakso to chair the horticultural sciences department at Geneva
Daniel C. Peck is chosen to lead the soil insect ecology group at Geneva
Named Positions
Introducing New Members of the Faculty
Larry Palmer to leave for bioethics position at the U. of Louisville

Events

Coverage
U.S. Congress moves on Boehlert-led effort to double NSF funding
Weill-Cornell: Computer simulation model could fill preparedness gap
Photo - Extension discussion
Photo - Education by design
Photo - Breaking the fast
Photo - Getting up for it
Photo - Distance learning, up close
Photo - On display
Photo - Artist's view

Upcoming
Cornell Dance Program presents 'Scaling the Walls,' starting tonight
It's a great week of free music, from trombones to gamelan

Outreach

Landscape company reaps benefits, IPM award, for its green practices
United Way: Doing the most good

Research

CU biologists devise engineering method to fortify rice plants
Tests for disease in deer and elk begin at Animal Health Diagnostic Lab
Researchers find hiring internally has the edge over hiring externally

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Soundbites
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