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SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT TO TAKE PLACE MAY 19
Bronxville, May 5-- Sarah Lawrence College's 71st commencement will take place Friday, May 19, 2000 at 10 a.m. The Bachelor of Arts degree will be awarded to 274 undergraduate students and 132 graduate students will receive the master's degree.
W. Ian Lipkin, a 1974 graduate of the college, a physician and molecular neurobiologist will address the graduating class.
Dr. Lipkin is an international scholar in molecular microbiology and neurobiology. An expert in pathogen discovery, he led the team that used unique molecular methods to identify the West Nile virus as the cause of the encephalitis outbreak in New York State in the fall of 1999.
It was announced today that Lipkin has led his lab to a new discovery -- a test that can diagnose the West Nile virus days sooner than the standard test. He is Director of the University of California at Irvine's Emerging Diseases Laboratory and Professor in the Departments of Neurology; Anatomy and Neurobiology; and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics.
Sarah Lawrence College is a coeducational liberal arts college, founded in 1926, with a singular system of education and one of the lowest student/faculty ratios in the country. At the core of the system are small classes, regular one-on-one student-faculty conferences, cross-disciplinary approaches and the integration of the creative arts within the curriculum. All undergraduate degrees are awarded in the liberal arts.
The College's graduate programs, including theatre, dance, child development and the art of teaching, have a history of innovation. Programs in human genetics, health advocacy and women's history were the first in the country. The program in writing is widely recognized as one of the best graduate programs in creative writing.
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