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“ $* October 28, 1980

JOSHUA LEDERBERG

PRESIDENT

Mr. Byron P. Connell

Chief

Bureau of Postsecondary Planning
The State Education Department
99 Washington Avenue

Albany, New York 12230

Dear Mr. Connell:

I was very happy to see your letter of October 24th
with the information about the proposed program in En-
vironmental Toxicology at Cornell University.

I believe that there is indeed a great unmet need in
this area; and that Cornell may have the opportunity to
assume a leadership position in an area of advanced scien-
tific education which badly requires it. I am delighted
to know of this initiative and would give it my strongest
personal support.

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Yours sincerely,

hua Lederberg

cc: Dr. Frank H. T. Rhodes
President ——————
Cornell University