| Vol XXXIII No. 110 |
Friday, March 31, 2000 |
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Eldred, SMC break ground on Dalloway's
By SARAH RYKOWSKI
Saint Mary's News Editor
 Saint Mary's took the first step toward the completion of its Master Plan with a groundbreaking ceremony for the College's new Welcome Center and Dallo-way's Coffee-house Thursday. Faculty, staff and students from Saint Mary's attended the ceremony, as did members of ... [more]
U.S. News drops ND law to 26, MBA breaks top 50
By BRIGID SWEENEY
News Writer
U.S. News and World Report released its annual graduate school rankings Thursday Notre Dame's law school, ranked 21st last year, dropped to 26th, while the previously unranked business school moved up to 48th. In response to the law school's drop, director ... [more]
Pollard honored for work in oncology
By HELENA RAYAM
News Writer
Morris Pollard, professor emeritus of biology, will receive the Hope Award for his prostate cancer research. "Based on experiments, prostate cancer is preventable," Pollard said. Trisha Taylor, member of the St. Joseph County Board of Directors for the American Cancer Society ... [more]
Noble laureate Rotblat to speak at conference
Special to The Observer
On a campus not known for its student activism, Joseph Rotblat stands out. Rotblat, the 1995 Nobel laureate, will give the keynote address at this weekend's 2000 Roads to Peace conference. "We have selected this gentleman primarily because, while he has ... [more]
Math prof named Sloan fellow
Special to The Observer
Xiaobo Liu, associate professor of mathematics at Notre Dame, has been awarded a two-year research fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundtion. He joins Qing Han, Nancy Stanton, Bill Dwyer, Andrew Sommese and Timothy O'Meara as Sloan winners in the Department ... [more]
Reflecting pool renovated to honor endowed chairs
By KRISTEN FITZPATRICK
News Writer
The area around the reflecting pool in front of the Hesburgh Library is undergoing refurbishing to honor esteemed professors throughout Notre Dame's history. The commemorative site will honor all endowed professorships and will feature a new granite-clad concrete seating wall, on ... [more]
Honor societies induct 8 juniors
By NELLIE WILLIAMS
News Writer
Thursday night eight Saint Mary's juniors were initiated into the Phi Alpha Honor Society for social work and the Lambda Alpha Honor Society for anthropology. The societies are based on outstanding scholarly achievement. Inducted into the anthropology society were Melissa Corcoran ... [more]
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