Briefs

Girls science program: March 1 is the deadline for girls in seventh and eighth grades to register for the Expanding Your Horizons in Math, Science and Engineering program, which is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on campus. Students and parents may attend three of 28 hands-on workshops, all hosted by women faculty members and researchers, on topics ranging from forensic science, linguistics and economics to physics, neuroscience and civil engineering. Students without accompanying parents will be matched up with an escort buddy for the day. Parents may attend panel discussions on preparing girls for college and for careers in science and engineering. Applications are available from area schools or by contacting Carol Rundle in the Cornell Public Service Center at 255-1148, e-mail car7@cornell.edu. Volunteers also are needed on the day of the event to assist with registration, to help participants get from one location to another and to distribute T-shirts at the end of the day.

Summer Session catalog: The 1999 Summer Session catalog is now available on campus. Faculty members will receive one at their campus addresses. Students may pick one up in B20 Day Hall or at campus information centers. The catalog is also available at www.summer.cornell.edu. Employees wanting to register for summer session courses should complete the Summer Session Application Form for Non-Professorial Employees (available in B20 Day Hall) and return it to B20 Day Hall by mail before the course-enrollment deadline. A reminder: It is not necessary for employees to attend registration on the first day of classes.

Nursery School open house: The University Cooperative Nursery School will hold its annual Open House, Saturday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to noon. The school is located at 59 Dart Drive, Ithaca, off of Warren Road near the Tompkins County airport. Prospective students and parents are invited to meet teachers and current families. UCNS is a nationally accredited, multicultural family cooperative open to the entire Ithaca community. Flexible morning and afternoon programs are available two, three and five days a week for 3- to 5-year-olds. Tuition is scaled to income. Call 266-9680 for information.

Student research grants: The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is offering the following graduate and undergraduate research opportunities: Arthur Boller Apple Research Grants; CALS Charitable Trust Research Grants; Kieckhefer Adirondack Fellowships; Andrew W. Mellon Student Research Grants; Morley Student Research Grants; and the Ram Sagi Dairy Engineering Award. Information regarding these student grants can be found at the following web addresses: www.cals.cornell.edu/OfficeResearch/OR/grad.html and www.cals.cornell.edu/OfficeResearch/OR/undergrad.html. The deadline for submission is Feb. 26. Awards will be announced March 22.