Summer 2002 Table of Contents
Message from the Dean   NYUCD's Commitment to Research Has Never Been Stronger   News from the College   Former Mayor David N. Dinkins Delivers Graduation 2002 Keynote Address   A Harlem State of Mind   New "Ask Your Dentist" Program   Practicing for LifeSM   Recycling and E-ZPASS   DISCOVERY   Building a Research Engine Designed to Go the Distance by Dr. Louis Terracio   Making Hearts Throb   Cracking Cancer's Codes by Dr. Kathleen Walsh Kinnally   Mastering the Mysteries of Taste and Smell Disorders by Dr. Andrew I. Spielman   Finding Clues to Caries and More in DNA: Dr. Page W. Caufield   A Spectacular Research Day   International Partners in Health   The Japanese and Chinese Nexus by Dr. Andrew I. Spielman   A Semester Abroad - From New York to Copenhagen by Dr. Menka Sinha   Recruiting the Best   Dr. Dianne Rekow and Dr. Van P. Thompson   More of the Best   Grants and Philanthropy   NYUCD Receives $1 Million - Plus NIH Grant to Study Why Precancerous Cells Become Cancer   Starr Foundation Renews Support For Smiling Faces, Going Places   NYUCD Receives $150,000 Gift From the Estate of Mrs. Viola Odenheimer   A Gift in Memory of Dr. Leonard J. Zweifler, '53   The Magic of Planned Giving   Dr. Cuchel and Dr. Kane Host Reception Honoring Dean Alfano   Major Donors Honored   Super Center Update   Applause! Applause! Faculty, Student, Alumni, and Staff News   Dr. Anthony T. Vernillo Awarded University's Highest Teaching Honor   Mr. Glenn Marrus Awarded University's Highest Administrative Honor   Ms. Marie Bien-Aimee and Ms. Maria DeAcetis Win Violet Awards   A Thank-You From President Clinton   First Administrators Retreat   Dr. Dong Wong Park Receives Fourth Annual Litvak Fellowship   ASDA Members Lobby Capitol Hill   Emilie Godfrey Is First "RAAHP"er of the Year Awardee   Time Well Spent: A Harvard Student at NYUCD by Susan Han   Celebrating Our Community   Focus on Alumni   The Pride of NYUCD   In Remembrance   Emeril Live!   Got News?