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"I like knowing that my research can make a difference," says Jodi Leverone, who is in the middle of an extensive project to continue the search for an effective way to immunize the body against the Alzheimer's Disease.

Mike Smith, an Arlington, Virginia, native, has been an avid stargazer since he was young, and now, as part of his Senior Project in physics, he is in the middle of an extensive asteroid research project. "In general," explains Peter Millet, professor of physics and Mike's project advisor, "asteroids are interesting to us because they may be comprised of primordial solar system material and can tell us much about how our solar system was formed. Plus, several large ones have actually hit the Earth and the Moon in the past (e.g., the lunar craters and the Meteor Crater in Arizona), so we like to keep an eye on where they're headed. Asteroids' orbits are constantly changing, some more rapidly than others, and exactly how they leave their benign orbits between Mars and Jupiter and enter the inner solar system -- our neighborhood -- is a topic of current research interest. "

Thomas Diggins, visiting assistant professor of biology, published a paper, "Evidence of large change in unionid mussel abundance from selective muskrat predation, as inferred by shell remains left on shore." The paper, co-authored with K.M. Stewart of SUNY Buffalo, appeared in the December 2000 issues of International Review of Hydrobiology.

Summary - Rensselaer scored two-second half goals and improved to 9-0 on the season.

Summary - Rensselaer scored two-second half goals and improved to 9-0 on the season.

Butler University announces the appointment of Dr. Bobby Fong as the 20th president and the first Asian-American leader of the university.

The Hamilton College men and women's swimming and diving teams took first place at the 2000 UCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held at Hamilton’s Bristol Pool.

The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts awards annually to poets, creative writers, visual artists in N.Y.S.

Douglas Raybeck, professor of anthropology and Kirsten Paap, assistant professor of sociology, presented "HTTP://WWW.Search For Love On The Web.Com," at the 99th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association held in San Francisco, November 24-28, 2000.