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Articles from Wednesday, January 26, 2000 Vol. 44, No. 18 Campus News MIT, Nanovation to be partners in photonic research Provost names Silbey interim dean of science Millennium Ball to offer glimpses of the past and the future 'Literacy for liberation' concert recounts civil rights events Lemelson-MIT survey finds teens want parents' attention Bacow appoints two committees; search begins for new deans Penfield awarded chair Rich wins $250K Bower Award Academic Council adopts more explicit conflict-of-interest guidelines Three slated to receive Leadership Awards at annual MLK breakfast Alumna Goldenberg to be guest speaker on MacVicar Day Teachers, students urged to discuss education process IAP Notebook: IAP series designed to spark renewed interest in research Baker's yeast extolled as research model Mullainathan mulls psychology, finance Stein traces increasing reach of computers Just a spoonful of sugar… Pet toys? Getting down to brass tacks Shipwrights at work Hows and whys of nuclear reactor Research center focuses on oar, wheel, rod and bat Plasma center tour offers view of experiment 'spaceship' Charm School to make annual appearance AGS members discuss dissemination of global sustainability research Sloan MBA scores high in two publications' ratings Duehay event nets $10,000 for MIT-aided tutoring program NASA sends students to SDM program Sloan Adjunct Professor Richard Beckhard dies at age 81 Other obituaries Awards and Honors Here and There Community Giving campaign still accepting donations Arts News Oil spills at cogen facility Credit Union loan can help members with course tuition payment financing Daffodil Days cancer-fighting campaign starting Science and Technology Protein may play key role for patients with damaged immune systems MIT scientists present plethora of astronomy findings Researchers combat stubborn arthritis with neutrons NCI creates consortium to develop mouse models of human cancers

Rufus the parrot (held by Visiting Associate Professor Irene Pepperberg of media arts and sciences) examines an interactive "pet toy." Professor Pepperberg led "Pet Projects," one of several Independent Activities Period courses rnaging from "Kitchen Chemistry" to building a 17th-century trumpet. Story. Photo by Donna Coveney Current Listings: • Classified Ads • MIT Calendar • Positions Available Other services: • Tech Talk archives • Production schedule • How to subscribe to the print version of Tech Talk • News on MIT's alcohol policy