Contents for Aug. 29-Sept. 5, 1997

• The College Curriculum Council approves a new undergraduate concentration in cognitive neuroscience, the study of higher cognitive functions in humans

• Brown has honored kings and queens, Nobel Laureates, heads of industry and state, and generous benefactors and alumni. But last week Brown honored a longtime neighbor

• At the museums: The eccentric multimedia works of Czech-Canadian artist Jana Sterbak are on display at the David Winton Bell Gallery through Oct. 5; `Tourist Art,' new collections add up to exciting year for the Haffenreffer

• E. Gordon Gee, president-elect of Brown and currently president of The Ohio State University, will be the guest speaker at Opening Convocation Tuesday, Sept. 2. His talk is titled "Boundless Expectations."

• Undergraduate research: Senior's research project links weight loss by obese women to their improved sex lives; honors thesis leads to first-ever study of effects of maternal depression on fetus

• Here's what you can do about unsolicited e-mail schemes

• LAST WORD: From Leon Cooper: Investing in our future: the importance of science and technology research