The Cornell Chronicle

December 16, 1999

Table of Contents

Academic

Undergrads design play zones for Ithaca area day-care centers
ILR student interns brief Pataki's office on work and family issues
Class project urges grade schoolers to read more
Activism has benefits for class of undergrad 'environmental stewards'
Textiles and apparel students give the women's hockey team a new look

Administration

CU's colleges and units have made preparations for the Y2K transition
CIT and CU Library improve remote access to networked resources
CIT column: 'Tis the season to be frugal -- with e-mail files you're thinking of sending

Cornell People

CU Provost Randel is named president of University of Chicago
Senior Alexander Rau earns Marshall Scholarship to study at Oxford
Four grad students win Ford Foundation Fellowships for minority scholars
Kahn on air traffic congestion: A problem of simple economics

Events

Coverage
University honors Dale Corson with two days of tributes and erudition
President Emeritus Rhodes: 'Thoughts on the university at the millennium'
U.S. Rep. Walsh avows support for research; is science 'champion'
Photo - Icing on the cake
Photo - A royal escort
Photo - Lawful conduct

Outreach

Tiny replicas from library collection are White House 'Holiday Treasures'
CU research backs fortified drink for the developing world's children
CU is first in county to top campaign goal for the United Way

Research

Researchers: Butter enhanced with natural fatty acid drops breast cancer risk
Study: Couples scale back work to care for families, make time for themselves
Are you dreaming of a white New Year's? You just might be in the right place

Departments

Briefs
Notables
Soundbites
Obituaries - Rollin Harrison "Stork" Sanford, Kermit C. Parsons, Elsie Ruth McMillan
Correction
Calendar