Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 18-25, 1999

Volume 28, Number 9

Meeting to focus on libraries' future renovations

The Phase 2 Library Planning Committee is inviting students and faculty to attend one of the public meetings at which conceptual designs for the renovation of Cross Campus Library and the Sterling Memorial Library (SML) entry floor will be presented.

The meetings will include a presentation by the architectural team, followed by an open discussion of any aspect of the plan that interests attendees. Documents pertinent to the discussion may be consulted at the committees' website, www.library.yale.edu/Administration/phasetwo.html.

The times and locations of the meetings are as follows:

* Graduate students: 1:45-3:15 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 and Wednesday, Oct. 27 in the SML lecture hall

* Faculty members: 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 in Rm. 101, Linsly-Chittenden and 4-5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 in the SML lecture hall.

* Undergraduate students: 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 and Wednesday, Oct. 27, in the SML lecture hall.

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University Library begins major expansion of its Orbis database

'Communications mogul John Malone offers advice to students: 'Be willing to take risks'

Nursing School venture will help elderly residents to stay healthy

Shalala stresses importance of keeping Medicare healthy

Pataki applauds virtues of 'compassionate conservatism'

Serving society must be a central goal for universities, says Rodin

Edelman recalls mentors at Yale and elsewhere in new book

Student seeks to raise awareness about scoliosis through book

City and Yale managers learn new leadership skills in joint program

'Mesmerizing' drama about marital infidelity opens at the Rep

Drama School stages German play that has been likened to 'Hamlet'

Scientists' test screens for a newly discovered tick-borne disease

The 'amazing' human eye is the focus of the 'VISION' exhibit

Yale center testing drug to prevent cancer-causing infection

New test offered at Yale identifies women at risk for cervical cancer

Enhancements to Orbis-on-the-Web make it faster, more detailed

Exhibit traces the history and evolution of Yale library catalogs

Health students will describe their research overseas

Divinity School fellowships honor individuals' work for social justice

Campaign aims to reduce bike thefts

Engineering program honors John Malone and Robert Grober

Meeting to focus on libraries' future renovations

Union meetings for United Way

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