April 12, 2002

Student Peter Knudson stands on a six-pack of empty soda cans during a materials-strength demonstration in “Science in the News,” as senior lecturer Richard Cowen helps steady him. Neil Michel/Axiom photo

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS: Class makes complex concepts more palatable Recruitment efforts bridge north, south Aid helps expand summer sessions Hotel, conference center to add to campus’s new ‘front door’ Campus LRDP land-use workshops resume in April Ideas for collaborations with east Asia sought Rice genome sequencing offers tool for feeding world