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volume 24, Number 4, October 19, 2000
Faculty& Staff:
New Faculty

Awards

Beryl A. Radin Elected

Dean Hoffman Leaving

Prof. Primm Presents Paul Lemon Lecture

Information Literacy

Plant Scientists to Honor Mascarenhas

Features:
DeabateWatch

PAC Offers Exciting 2000-2001 Season

Campus:
Master Plan

DNA Debate

Debate to Succeed Greenberg Comes to Campus

Events:
Homecoming/
Parents Weekend 2000

 

Senator Bruno Announces Funding for 50% Expansion of East Campus as University Celebrates the Genomics Center
One of the brightest chapters in a series of success stories for the University�s four-year-old East Campus in Rensselaer County - its year-old Center for Comparative Functional Genomics (CCFG) - had its official grand opening celebration last Thursday, accompanied by a major announcement from the man who did the most to give the East Cam-pus and CCFG their starts, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno. Full Story

IBM�s New $2.5 Billion Computer Chip Plant to Enhance UAlbany-Industry Relationship
When Governor George Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver jointly announced plans last February for the University�s construction of phase II of the CESTM complex - one fully dedicated to the creation of a $55 million, 300-millimeter wafer prototyping and workforce training facility - top officials from International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation were on hand, applauding the project. Full Story

Genomics Instruments Now Top-Notch
The proverbial �quantum leap� forward in research capability is what the acquisition of more than 50 pieces of the absolute standard in biotechnological equipment means to the Center for Comparative Functional Genomics� (CCFG�s) efforts. Full Story

Towers Perrin Gift Benefits Business Students, Faculty
A gift from a leading consulting firm will benefit the Human Resources Program at the University at Albany�s School of Business. Full Story

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