Cornell designers win 5K webcontest

Out of about 1,200 international contestants, the Cornell University Web ProductionGroup of Media and Technology Services came in first place in a contest sponsored by Sylloge.com for designing the best "low-fat" web site.

Conference to examine polymer technology

The materials and technology of the 21st century will be under examination when a major industrial research conference, the 11th annual Polymer Outreach Program symposium, is held at Cornell University May 22 and 23.

David W. Butler nominated to serve as dean of Cornell Hotel School

David W. Butler, who has served as associate dean of executive education at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration since 1993, has been nominated by President Hunter Rawlings to become the school's next dean, Rawlings announced on May 4, 2000.

Ornithology Lab 'Sapsuckers' look to May 13 World Series of Birding

New York's other World Series team, the Sapsuckers from the Laboratory of Ornithology, are scanning the skies of the Garden State in hopes that 2000 will be the year they finally take top honors in the World Series of Birding.

Biological terrorism to be discussed by Stanford biophysicist at Cornell May 3

"Living Nightmares: Facing the Growing Threat of Biological Terrorism" will be the subject of a talk to be given on the Cornell campus May 3 by Steven M. Block, professor of biological sciences and of applied physics at Stanford University.

Carnegie Mellon dean is nominated to be dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell

Cornell President Hunter Rawlings announced on April 27 that he will submit to the Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees his nomination of Susan A. Henry, dean of the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University, as the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Cornell's New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

National Endowment for the Humanities awards Cornell's Mann Library $865,845 to preserve record of agricultural and rural life

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Cornell's Albert R. Mann Library $865,845 for the preservation of books, family farm memoirs, land transactions and other published materials that depict the history of American agricultural and rural life.

Cornell trustee committee to meet in New York City

The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees will hold a brief open session when it meets in Manhattan on Thursday, April 20, at 2 p.m. at the Cornell Club of New York, 6 E. 44th St.

Committee makes recommendations for West Campus housing

The West Campus Program Planning Group has recommended that Cornell establish a living-learning council of faculty, students and staff to oversee five self-governed living-learning houses for upperclass students.