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The Cornell Chronicle

February 28, 2002

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Academic

Three CU faculty members are winners of 2002 'Early Career' awards from the NSF
Jemison and Goodall are among spring's professors-at-large
Junior Ashleigh Nankivell wins Cornell playwriting competition

Administration

Plans for new West Campus house system are under way
Finance and alumni affairs are added to workforce planning project
CU strikes a good deal for use of Oracle products

Cornell People

Poet Alice Fulton assumes the office of mentor A.R. Ammons
Math department honors CU pioneer Elbert Cox, first black math Ph.D.

Events

Coverage
Canadian ambassador argues that having the U.N. makes a safer world
S. African research official says nation's scientists uniting for common goals
All that glisters is indeed gold, as a rare nugget returns to Snee museum
Hotel School's Quarterly earns major U.K. award
Photo - Golden with CU lineage
Photo - Farm bill discussion

Upcoming
Renowned architect Richard Meier will lecture on campus March 6
Amnesty International USA director to speak at annual Cornell Tradition Convocation, March 1
Forum examines effect of victim impact statements on death penalty verdicts
Indonesia's ambassador to U.N. will lecture on campus March 4
Former astronaut speaks in Rockefeller, March 8
Annual BOOM event showcases CU computing research projects
Dancers are in their element at Schwartz Center
Comedy by Becky Mode is next Black Box Series production
Songs of Silverstolpe, Mendelssohn and Schumann are featured March 2
Cinema presents 'The Veil and the Screen: Iranian Women on Film' in March
CU Library plans several events to celebrate Women's History Month

Outreach

CU experts: Web-based tool helps composters meet pollution rules

Research

Researchers use optical tweezers to uncoil DNA strands in nucleosomes
CU study finds open-style offices foster team spirit and innovation
CU veterinarians look to test scrappy cats to see if they're overly anxious

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