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The Cornell Chronicle

April 8, 2004

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Academic

Hotel Ezra Cornell '04 features discussion on hot industry challenges
May 12 parade kicks off College of Agriculture and Life Sciences centennial
Hotel School center has online discussion board for industry

Administration

Business service centers address shrinking resources; aim for excellence

Cornell People

CU's Per Pinstrup-Andersen named top science adviser to CGIAR
Junior Lauren Jacobs is recipient of a national Truman Scholarship
Cornell students take top two prizes in Intel Student Research Contest
Engineering junior Mark Polking receives Goldwater Scholarship
ILR School alumni awards go to state senator, NHL commissioner
Martha Van Rensselaer inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame

Events

Coverage
Shibley Telhami sees a long U.S. occupation of Iraq, to protect oil reserves
CU graduate students partner with area high schoolers to push science inquiry
Laser inventor Townes ponders faith that drives both religion and science
Why Mars mission scientists will have breakfast at 10 p.m.

Upcoming
Bethe lecturer to discuss big bang, universe evolution
ILR's Union Days to focus on labor, the election year
Expert on black identity to give Flemmie Kittrell lecture
GE's Jeffrey Immelt will deliver Hatfield lecture on April 15
Business summit marks 20th anniversary of Sam Johnson's gift
Industry leaders gather April 15-17 at CU to discuss U.S. energy demand
Campus conference, April 16-17, marks Haitian Revolution's bicentennial
38th Veterinary Open House at CU, April 17, is still a student-run event
Expert on Australian aboriginal art to give University Lecture, April 16
Ensemble X presents 'American Masters' April 10
Cinema presents silent films, some with live musical accompaniment
Contemporary Taiwanese art symposium is at the Johnson

Research

NYC firefighters study shows effective teamwork; scars of 9/11 linger
CU study: Hotels not ready for another blackout, despite lessons from 2003
Weill Cornell researchers solve a 30-year puzzle of nerve cell function

Departments

Briefs
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