The Cornell Chronicle
February 20, 2003
Table of Contents
Academic
Greek island's gift to Cornell has romantic roots
Harrison, Lawler elected to named professorships
Fund invites proposals for creative teaching in economics
FarmNet's USDA grant will help growers with business plans
Community-project proposals are being sought for '03 Smith Awards
Senate endorses EMBA program and approves dean of faculty slate
New center studies topics in economic sociology field
Donation allows students to create custom-fit clothing patterns with 3-D body scanner
Administration
CU meets new federal requirement for reporting international students
CU files joint amicus brief supporting Michigan affirmative action case
Cornell People
Events
Coverage
CU men's hockey team, with a win and a tie, stays at No. 2 in the polls
Panelists speak out against war on Iraq and on civil liberties
Photos-campus endures the snow
Reno counsels CU law students to use training, as citizen-advocates
FAS president argues for a renewed academic and U.S. policy alliance
Upcoming
East Hill is alive with the 'Sound of Music' Feb. 22
Kia-Hui Tan plays all-Prokofiev concert Feb. 21
Jewish spiritual, Latino-Jewish hip hop music featured at RPU
CU lunch reading group anticipates April 24 Iscol Lecture
'Alien species' topic of library's 'chat in stacks,' Wednesday, Feb. 26
'Chicanafest' will feature discussions by writers and scholars, Saturday, Feb. 22
Turning genomics discoveries into businesses is symposium topic, Feb. 28
Leading R&D executive from GE presents IEEE distinguished lecture, Feb. 25
Outreach
Cornell Police receive state grant for the purchase of child safety seats
N.Y. farmers brace for an invasion of the crop-damaging swede midge
CU's Stephen Ellner is among signatories to pro-evolution statement
Research
Cornell research efforts represented at 169th AAAS meeting in Denver
Departments
Soundbites
Briefs
Memorials
Calendar