CBSU summer internships: Nominations are being accepted for the 2003 summer undergraduate internship with the Cornell Theory Center's Computational Biology Service Unit (CBSU). CTC encourages faculty to nominate undergraduates who are working on interesting biological projects that can benefit from high-performance computing. The intent of the internship is to encourage talented undergraduates to pursue a career in computational biology. The internship runs from June 9 through Aug. 15. The successful candidates (up to two) will have office space in Rhodes Hall close to the CBSU and will receive allocations on CTC's high-performance computing resources. At the conclusion of the internship, interns will present their results in a seminar and a final paper. Faculty nominating the students will serve as subject matter research advisers to the interns. Successful candidates for the CTC Summer Undergraduate Computational Biology Internship will receive a stipend of $3,500. Review the CBSU's Web pages at http://cbsu.tc.cornell.edu to learn more about the unit, areas of expertise and collaborations. A nomination form can be found at http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Research/CBSU/2003.internship.asp. The deadline for the nominations, which will be reviewed by a faculty committee and the CBSU, is March 31. This internship is open to Cornell undergraduates only. Submit completed forms online or return to:Kay Ford, Cornell Theory Center, 521A Rhodes Hall.
Graduate student prize: The Messenger-Chalmers Prize, of $1,500, will be awarded to the best dissertation by a graduate student in any field "giving evidence of the best research and most fruitful thought in the field of human progress and the evolution of civilization during some period in human history or during human history as whole," the prize committee has announced. Entries are to be submitted under an assumed name (with the real name of the competitor enclosed in a sealed envelope, superscribed with the assumed name. This envelope should be submitted together with the essay submission). Entries must be: double-spaced in 12-point font, single-sided, clearly legible, on 8.5-by-11 inch paper, and dissertations should be submitted unbound in a box. Submit all entries on or before Tuesday, April 15, at noon to Jennifer Evangelista, Department of History office, 450 McGraw Hall; phone: 255-4367.
Summer Session catalog: The 2003 Summer Session catalog is now available. All faculty members have or will receive one at their campus addresses. Students may pick one up in B20 Day Hall or at campus information centers. Courses and enrollment are also available online at http://www.summer.cornell.edu. Session dates for this summer are May 28-June 20 for the three-week session, June 9-Aug. 5 for the eight-week session and June 23-Aug. 5 for the six-week session. Employees wanting to register for summer session courses should complete the Cornell Employee Course Registration Form (available online or in B20 Day Hall) and return it to B20 Day Hall before the course-enrollment deadline. A reminder:It is not necessary for employees to attend registration on the first day of classes.
Public speaking contest: The Rice Public Speaking Contest honors Elsie Van Buren Rice. Participants give a 10-minute speech related to any area of human ecology and are eligible to win a $500 prize. The deadline to register for the contest is March 7. Registration forms:are available in Rooms 160 or 172 of Martha Van Rensselaer Hall.
Hatfield Fund proposals: The Committee for the Hatfield Fund to Enhance Undergraduate Economics Education is seeking proposals in support of faculty members who offer innovative ways of strengthening the teaching of economics and its applications to undergraduate students. The committee is particularly interested in proposals that stretch across the university, creating connections among the many avenues through which economics education is offered. The deadline for proposals is April 11. The guidelines for the project are intentionally broad and solicit proposals that will:
Typical proposals in the past have been funded at the $5,000 to $10,000 level for one year. The committee is prepared to consider, and wishes to encourage, larger innovative projects that might include multiyear funding requests. Proposals should not be longer than four pages and should include a detailed projection of expenses. Those who have questions about a potential project can call one of the committee members listed below. Proposals should be submitted to Anna Sims Bartel, 440B Day Hall, 254-7251, or aws4@cornell.edu, no later than April 11. The committee will award grants by early May. Committee members are:Steven Carvell, hotel administration, 255-8369, sac20@cornell.edu; David Easley, economics, 255-6283, dae3@cornell.edu; Sharon Tennyson, policy analysis and management, 255-2619, st96@cornell.edu; Nick Komanecky, university corporate relations, 254-7174, ank1@cornell.edu; and Greg Poe, applied economics and management, 255-4707, lp2@cornell.edu.
Scrabble fund-raiser: Scrabble for Literacy, sponsored by CFCU, a fund-raising event supporting the work of Literacy Volunteers of Tompkins County, will be held March 29 in the Ithaca Holiday Inn ballroom, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Scrabble for Literacy is open to anyone who enjoys the game of Scrabble and wants to support the cause of adult literacy in Tompkins County. The rules of the event allow everyone to participate and have a good time, no matter what their skill level in the game of Scrabble. Participants will be seated at tables of eight, and when the Scrabble play begins, each table will be a team, playing together against all other tables. Individual Scrabble players, or small groups, can sign up for seats at one of the tables. Or people can gather their own team of eight and fill an entire table. For more information about the event, contact Literacy Volunteers of Tompkins County at 277-6442; send e-mail to literacy@TLPartners.org; or stop by the Literacy Volunteers office at 124 W. Buffalo St., in Ithaca.
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