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Cohen became increasingly uneasy about the methods the school was using to spend his grant money, and was not satisfied by the explanations offered by Dr. Fred Stare, who was then chairman of the Department of Nutrition. Without Stare's knowledge, Cohen went to University officials asking them to conduct an internal audit of the Medical School and School of Public Health grants...
Soon after Stare heard about Cohen's request for an audit, the department chairman withdrew Cohen's name from nomination for re-appointment. Stare said the recommendation was withdrawn on academic grounds...
...Prior to Stare's withdrawal of the recommendation, Cohen was suggested for a 5-year position as an assistant or associate professor by an Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Appointments...
...Queen and Stained Glass is going to Rougemont, Switzerland, and has set aside five weeks to churn out another thriller. Après-ski and pre-harpsichord practice, Buckley, 52, plans to produce 1,500 words a day. Why the regimen? "The 20th century notion that you should stare at the ceiling until the afflatus [inspiration] hits you is self-indulgent," harrumphs Buckley, who does admit to slight concern about having no plot so far. But, he adds brightly, "by January I'm confident that the ideas will come rolling out like toothpaste...
Made-up eyes stare away from each other over superficial sights in the general emptiness. They're wearing lapel pins that say "unique." The starry-eyed press agent is admiring Peter from afar and stalking him with a Nikon. "This is a really big one for him," she said, "he's coming back to his home...