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6-August-2001
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College news

by Evan Silverstein

TULSA, OK - Peter J. Michael, professor of geosciences at the University of
Tulsa (UT), will lead a 65-day scientific expedition to the Arctic, coming
within about 150 miles of the North Pole. Two UT undergraduate students will
also be a part of the July 31-Oct. 3 expedition. Michael will be the chief
scientist on the U.S. Coast Guard's largest ship, The Healy, a 420-foot-long
icebreaker. A German ship, the Polarstern, a partner in the expedition, will
carry other scientists. The U.S. program is funded with a grant of $1.1
million from the National Science Foundation, including about $300,000 to
UT. The project is known as the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Expedition.

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DANVILLE, KY - Some Centre College students and recent graduates are
sporting shorter hairdos this summer after donating their hair to Locks of
Love, a non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to poor children
who suffer from medical hair loss. The prostheses are used to help restore
self-esteem and confidence; the children receive them at no cost. Wigs made
of human hair usually cost thousands of dollars. To learn more about Locks
of Love, visit www.locksoflove.org.

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DECATUR, GA - Agnes Scott College's choral group, Sotto Voce, recently
concluded a 10-day invitational tour of Bulgaria and Romania. The 13-member
group performed six concerts, including performances in the House of
Parliament in Bulgaria and the Palace of Culture in Romania. The latter
performance will be broadcast nationally on Romanian television. The group
of 12 vocalists and a cellist is directed by Lyn Schenbeck.

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HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA - Steven D. Bloom, an assistant professor of physics and
astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College, has been awarded a Small Research Grant
by the American Astronomical Society. The money will be used to conduct a
study of unidentified gamma-ray objects discovered by the space-based
Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, whose mission ended about one year ago. The
study, in which students may participate, will use Hampden-Sydney's 16-inch
Meade telescope and a 24-inch University of Wyoming telescope. The objects
in question are believed to be either very distant ultra-luminous galaxies
or products of black holes within our Milky Way Galaxy.

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CLINTON, SC - Presbyterian College is among 22 private U.S. colleges and
universities cited as a "Best Buy" in the 2002 edition of The Fiske Guide to
Colleges. Those schools and 21 public colleges and universities were chosen
for quality of academic offerings and relative cost of attendance.
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