The Cornell Chronicle
April 22, 2004
Table of Contents
Academic
136th Commencement is May 30, featuring address by President Lehman
Administration
Slope Day '04 plans will have more input from concerned students
Cornell People
Three are awarded 2004 Guggenheim Fellowships
Funa Maduka wins the 2004 Perkins Prize
Endowed Chairs and Named Professorships
18 new faculty grants support innovative teaching with technology
Events
Coverage
Gov. Pataki speaks at ceremony for Cornell Ag & Food Tech Park
Alumni panelists present views of Willard Straight takeover of 1969
CU business summit: Economy on rebound, but world is coming apart
GE's CEO Jeff Immelt says ideas are key to success in slow-growth world
Conference honoring Haitian bicentennial draws a diverse, engaged crowd
Oil exec says energy use by 2020 will equal 2,000 daily trips to sun
Photo - Celebrating American culture
Photo - One hump or two?
Photo - Certificate of appreciation from military
Photo - Leads on labor
Upcoming
Cornell conference looks at affirmative action in higher education in wake of recent court rulings
CU undergrad brings concept of beneficial labyrinths to campus
Excellence in the Arts Awards to be presented at Johnson Museum, April 28
Lead counsel who argued death by stoning case in Nigeria speaks at the Law School on April 27
Noted physicist-priest to lecture on interaction of science and theology
Chronicler of the black church in the United States lectures here April 29
Concert Series offers a chance to see Yo-Yo Ma, Amsterdam orchestra
Johnson Museum presents 'Girls' Night In,' May 1
Boston Symphony musicians visit; Cornell unveils World Music Choir
Grapes of Wrath opens at Schwartz Center April 29
Six films make Ithaca premiere this month at CU Cinema
Research
Economists coin term, 'presenteeism,' for on-the-job health slowdowns
Sequencing of parasite genome could lead to life-saving treatments
Departments
Briefs
Notable
Call for Awards
Calendar