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The Cornell Chronicle

December 11, 2003

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Academic

CU law professor Stewart Schwab named dean of the Law School
CU planning students devise Olympic village concepts for New York City
Lovin' spoonful: Rolling Stones team makes the tastiest ice cream in class
Upstate/Downstate: Chemical biologists train in 'crown jewel' program of two-city collaboration
Johnson MBA students learn critical-thinking skills for a fast-paced world

Administration

Building a home for CU's West Campus residential house plan
Alice Cook House will launch new West Campus community
Diversity Digest: Diversity management and change
CIT bolsters university e-mail services through a series of improvements
Procurement-operations review targets quality, while delivering savings
After failed negotiations, CU Library cancels Elsevier journal package

Events

Coverage
Biomaterials inventions bring in $1.75 million in licensing payments
Renewed NSF funding provides fellowships for nonlinear-systems grads
Mars ho! Rover Spirit heads for a Jan. 3 landing on the red planet
Mars missions leader has found the secret of the 25-hour day
Sociologist looks at how interest and social relations impact the economy
CU landscape architecture senior awarded Edward Murray Scholarship
Photo - Bringing down Knight Lab
Photo - An early time sheet

Outreach

United Way helps crucial local agencies, like Family and Children's Service
New intercampus center focuses on making research benefit older adults
CU group to assess 'ecoagriculture' practices for U.S. development agency
Cornell's IRIS photo collection keeps an aerial eye on land-use changes

Research

CU researchers: Timing of an IQ test can have life or death consequences
Entomologists show evidence of better insect control with 'gene pyramiding'

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Obituary - John Philip Windmuller
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