The Cornell Chronicle

October 16, 1997

Table of Contents

Academic

Task force makes recommendations on research goals and priorities
Breast cancer meeting produces recommendations
Conference celebrates creation of Department of Statistical Science
ILR-led group is awarded $400,000 grant
Linked technologies allow conference to go global
Art and film company reps offer insights on academic digital arts program
Dozens of conferences generated activity on and off campus this summer
New book on choosing quality child care is co-authored by child-care experts

Cornell People

Senior's company helps to produce Web pages for college courses
Bilson and former students put the sound of period Beethoven on CD

Events

Coverage
Astronaut and '75 alum talks about space and education
Photo - Macedonian ambassador visits

Upcoming
European economist Pierre Pestieau will deliver Einaudi Lecture Oct. 23
Author, psychologist Rosalind Barnett will lecture Oct. 16
Historian is Kittrell lecturer this Tuesday
Free dramatic reading on Oct. 18 captures an immigrant experience
Music Library will have exhibition of its holdings beginning Oct. 18
Public programs at museum focus on photography
Campus breast cancer awareness exhibits on view
Crimes of the Heart opens Oct. 22 at CU's Center for Theatre

Outreach

Cornell helps provide documents online to flooded Colorado library
Rawlings presents award to members of corporate and labor alliance
Mini-grants help fight substance abuse/violence
Cornell sponsors Sunday hours at public library
First prize-winners chosen in United Way pledge drawing

Research

CU researchers share in NSF earthquake engineering research grant
CU's 'Connection Machine' could help chip makers meet their goals for 2009
New forms of old disease threaten U.S. dogs, CU veterinarians warn

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Soundbites
Obituary - Carol Clark Tatkon
Correction - Employee Assembly omitted from CCWMAC story
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