Academic

Two on faculty chosen as Woodrow Wilson Fellows in Washington, D.C.
CU institute addresses farm, wild and laboratory animal concerns
Commentary: Association issues statement on the value of diversity in admissions
NY constitutional issues reviewed in new books
Akwe:kon Press and Cayuga Press earn awards for printing

Administration

An open letter to the campus on Slope Day
Rawlings and other college presidents inform U.S. News of survey objections
Alumni elected to trustee board
1996 Annual Report for the Cornell University Water System

Events

Coverage

Strobe Talbott argues for NATO expansion in his campus lecture
Annual Perkins Prize is awarded amid ceremony -- and some protest
Prize-winning author displays the creativity in poetic translation

Upcoming

'Artificial muscle' is topic for Nobelist Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Experts speak to executives in health field
Cornell graduate students to hold conference in political economy
Week's music offerings include a program of arts from Indonesia

Outreach

CU students will donate clothes to community agencies
CU program gives IHS students greater access
Shoals Marine Lab offers adult summer courses
Photo - Students build bridge in Ithaca
Photo - "Take a Child to Work" day
Photo - Tour of the College of Human Ecology

Research

Keynote speakers help set the tone for Undergraduate Research Forum
Study: Chronic noise stunts reading skills
New two-stage screening successfully identifies personality disorders

Departments

Briefs
Soundbites
Obituaries - Reeshon Feuer, Nevart Yaghlian
Photo -- Cornell in times past - 1878 lecture hall
Awards information to be published in Chronicle
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