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Articles from Wednesday, April 26, 2000 Vol. 44, No. 28 Campus News Building 18 to get major renovation Dresselhaus is named to DOE post Sophomore places 62nd in Boston Marathon Professor Mahadevan receives Edgerton Award at faculty meeting Faculty members win major research awards Awards and Honors New student science journal lets students converse on paper CWIS changes name to WCS Jonathan Allen, head of Research Lab of Electronics, is dead at 65 Memorial service held for Elizabeth Shin Other obituaries Environment events Lecture on aging examines colon cancer Faulty software fixed; air violations had been overreported Astronaut/alum visits MIT to lecture and chat Museum, Archives staff head oral history group Campus Police releases 1999 crime statistics Students encouraged to return census forms Tech Talk issues awards call Here and There Science and Technology Researcher finds that part of brain used for hearing can learn to 'see' Long-term safety of concrete studied for nuclear waste storage Panelists speculate on 'smart world' of intelligent devices Student teams demonstrate prototypes of devices for elderly Notes from the Lab: Four-dimensional proof Metals found in Boston Harbor Coming Up Campus-wide Johnson Games set for Saturday CSF Road Race fundraiser set for May 6 Whitehead event will explore impact of science on society Panel on MCAS test scheduled ESD hosts tribute to Prof. de Neufville TCF panel to look at Internet security Kodak chairman will talk about leadership In the Arts Institute celebrates jazz legend Pomeroy on his 70th birthday

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