IN THIS ISSUE: Operations Research /2 (George L. Nemhauser, director of the School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering at Cornell, presents a perspective of a field still not well understood by the general public, and discusses the program at Cornell.) ... A War Baby Comes of Age: The Story of Operations Research at Cornell /7 (Andrew Schultz, Jr., a long-time professor of operations research and industrial engineering, surveys the development of the discipline and of the academic program here.) ... Interfacing with Industry /12 (Two faculty members of the Cornell School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering, John A. Muckstadt and Lee W. Schruben, describe a new emphasis on project work for graduate students.) ... Dividing Up the Pie /17 (Professor William F. Lucas, well known for his work in game theory, shows how operations research techniques can be applied in a new problem area.) ... Vantage /22 (A reunion held on campus last spring was attended by almost half the total number of Cornell Ph.D. graduates in operations research.) ... Register /25 ... Faculty Publications /31