The Cornell Chronicle

September 30, 1999

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Academic

Ag College completes initial phase of comprehensive academic review
Introducing New Members of the Faculty
Teukolsky is new head of astronomy research arm

Administration

CU Board of Trustees and University Council members gather Oct. 7-9
Lund to step down in August 2000 as dean of ag and life sciences
CIT column: Traveler's Mail remains on campus -- but you need SideCar

Events

Coverage
GTE CEO talks about business in a networked world
Former UN official says sanctions against Iraq amount to 'genocide'
Photo - Big Red fans
Photo - New field of dreams
Photo - Campaign temperature rising
Photo - Healthy self-images promoted

Upcoming
Former Bosnian prime minister and NIH lab chief are A.D. White profs
Boyce Thompson Institute celebrates 75 years of plant research
CCE event set for Oct. 5 on Ag Quad
Cornell Higher Ed Research Institute to hold its first policy conference
Pugwash head to honor late CU professor at symposium
Teleconferenced panel addresses issues of racism, hatred
Mother Mallard celebrates 30th anniversary Oct. 3
CU Cinema features filmmakers from Hungary, Balkans
CTA Black Box Series presents Strindberg's Miss Julie Oct

Outreach

Collegetown cleanup by students and residents is set for this Saturday
CU Taiwanese groups rally to aid homeland devastated by earthquake
New guidebook covers the 'Birds of Cornell Plantations'

Research

CU team gets $1.7 million for research on new materials
CU astronomers help spy a Uranus swarming with moons
Study: Prompts for computer breaks raise productivity
Birds vs. towers: Ornithologists fear growth of communications industry
Biologists: Toxic environment prompts crustaceans to evolve -- very quickly
A.D. 2100: Study predicts miserable life on overcrowded Earth, unless ...

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