Want trust? Be approachable, accountable, authentic

Aetna CEO Mark T. Bertolini, MBA ’84, spoke about CEOs needing to be visible via social media and the need to reinvent institutions Nov. 14.

CCE Director Helene Dillard named dean at UC Davis

Helene Dillard, director of Cornell Cooperative Extension, will become dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at her graduate alma mater, the University of California, Davis, Jan. 27.

Student films to compete at Centrally Isolated Film Festival

The inaugural Centrally Isolated Film Festival, Nov. 22-23, will feature student films from several colleges.

Cayuga's Watchers aim for friendly intervention

High-risk drinking and other risky party behavior could be reduced by the friendly intervention tactics of a startup student organization called Cayuga's Watchers.

Meet North America's only 'snail wrangler'

Marla Coppolino, a staff member of the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization, also is a snail wrangler, biological illustrator, Nigerian dwarf goat breeder, snail educator and entrepreneur, and a researcher.

Peng Chen receives Coblentz Award

Peng Chen, the Peter J.W. Debye Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is the recipient of the 2014 Coblentz Award, presented annually to an outstanding molecular spectroscopist under the age of 40 by the Coblentz Society.

Speaker: Disrespect affects well-being and work

Columbia Professor Adam Galinsky said disrespect could be a major factor affecting workplace happiness and productivity in a Nov. 7 campus lecture.

Nobel laureate talks life expectancy, antibiotics

Nobel laureate Ada Yonath delivered the 21st Efraim Racker Lecture in Biology and Medicine Nov. 14 on campus.

Execs, union leaders to seek solutions together

Hotel executives and labor union leaders met in New York City to discuss collaboration and the future of their industry, Nov. 11.