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Volume 36, Number 41, July 28, 2005

Discovery

College Discovery Program open house
Chris Hallman/University Photography
From left, Deborah and Jean Philippe Kaya explain what's happening in a "virtual world" displayed on a Cornell Theory Center computer as their mother, Cornell graduate student Marie Kaya, right, looks on during an open house held July 21 in Rhodes Hall. The open house was the culmination of the three-week College Discovery Program, which encourages fifth-graders and their families to plan for college. Read about the program.


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Complete Table of Contents

Academic

Weill Cornell-Qatar premed students discover research in Ithaca

Arecibo undergraduates study astronomy, atmospheric science

Cornell MBA students invest in biomedical start-up offering a way to sterilize human tissue

Cornell books: New book examines European-American relations in wake of Iraq War

FOCUS on Weill Cornell Medical College:

Administration

Rawlings joins Indian prime minister in education agreement

Work begins on West Campus parking lot after protesters leave

Text of July 18 agreement reached with students and other protesters

Statement issued July 18 by Redbud Woods Faculty Working Group

Cornell People

Kelvin Lee named director of biotechnology institute

Funk is new leader of CU's Program in Real Estate

Kornegay and Staiano-Coico named Science Spectrum Trailblazers

Notables: Carol Anderson, Cornell Higher Education Research Institute, Sean Huber, Patrick Meade, page 10

Obituary: Roger H. Laue, page 2

Events

Coverage

Cornell takes second place in RoboCup '05

Panelists: New materials make for a 'green' future

Upcoming

Future of Minority Studies Research Project presents four powerhouse symposia

Experts gather at Cornell for chronic wasting disease symposium

Nanobiotechnology symposium to focus on nano-level applications

'Mondovino,' plus outdoor terrace screening of 'Amelie,' page 12

CCE to celebrate Local Food Week, page 12

Outreach

Cornell guides fifth-graders toward college with virtual reality and Silly Putty

Free Web-based tool helps hotels, restaurants weigh turnover cost

Innovative U.S. union strategies help European labor unions

Cornell has major stops on 33-mile Discovery Trail coalition

Research

Climatologists blame dew point for Northeast swelter

North Atlantic right whales headed toward extinction

Researchers explore multiple ecological issues at annual meeting

NEAR mission images give clues to composition of asteroid Eros

New technique found for detecting illness-causing bacteria in food

Departments

Briefs: Volunteers needed for Cornell opening day, SCOLA streaming service trial, page 2

Cornell Chronicle schedule, locations, page 2

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