Briefs

Fulbright grants meeting: Fulbright grants for study or research abroad for the 1999-2000 academic year are awarded on a nationally competitive basis to U.S. citizens who are graduate students or will have earned their bachelor's degrees prior to September 1999. Most foreign countries participate in the Fulbright program. The grants cover travel, living costs for the academic year and necessary tuition at overseas universities. Though competition is keen for a limited number of openings, this is a very attractive opportunity for students with a serious interest in advanced study or research overseas. An informational meeting to explore the Fulbright program will be held Monday, April 27, at 4:30 p.m. in G08 Uris Hall. Professor Milton Esman, Cornell's Fulbright adviser, will outline eligibility criteria, explain procedures for application and answer questions. Students interested in learning more about Fulbright opportunities are urged to attend. The Fulbright program is managed by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, 170 Uris Hall; 255-6370; http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu.

March for Parks: An Earth Day "March for Parks"-- a walk event to raise money for the purchase of the Linsday-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve -- will be held Saturday, April 25. The march begins at 1 p.m. with a short speech by Ithaca Mayor Alan Cohen, followed by a three-mile walk through Cornell Plantations. The event will conclude with free refreshments and tree planting for those interested. The march is being organized by the Earthrise group from Cornell and the National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA). Earthrise hopes to raise over $500 for the Finger Lakes Land Trust to go toward the purchase of the biodiversity preserve. The preserve, located south of Ithaca, off Route 96B in West Danby, is the world's first temperate zone preserve for research in chemical ecology. March for Parks is a nationwide walk event for parks and open spaces. The Ithaca March for Parks is one of hundreds of marches in all 50 states that will take place in conjunction with Earth Day. All the money raised from the Ithaca event will be donated directly to the Finger Lakes Land Trust. Food and refreshments is being donated by GreenStar Cooperative Market and TOPS supermarket, and the tree and equipment for planting are being provided by Cornell Plantations.

McHugh at Law School: Matthew F. McHugh, counselor to the president of the World Bank, will speak on "Economic Development Abroad: Its Relevance to U.S. Interests and the Role of the World Bank" April 30 at 12:45 p.m. in the atrium of Myron Taylor Hall. The lecture is free and open to members of the Cornell community. Reservations are required as seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact Emilie Stiegerwald at 255-7044. McHugh, who served briefly as Cornell University Counsel in 1993, represented the Ithaca area in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1992. He has served as the chief legal counsel of the World Bank since May 1993. McHugh also is a former Tompkins County District Attorney and Ithaca City prosecutor and was president-elect of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce.

April 23, 1998