Donations of leftovers by restaurants to food pantries and other human service agencies are declining markedly as restaurants become better managed, according to a study by Cornell's School of Hotel Administration.
Looking to keep your best employees? Pay them what they're worth. A team of Cornell University researchers found that high salary growth proved critical in retaining high-performing employees. Promotions, on the other hand, had no effect on the turnover of similarly paid high performers and did little to reduce their desire to accept other employment offers.
Lana Preszler's beetle created quite a buzz. The Sacramento, Calif., area first-grader collected all the usual insects California kids can find in their backyards, but no other 7-year-old at Natoma Station Elementary School in Folsom, Calif., had Rosalia funebris.
Detailed radar images of the north and south poles of the moon show no evidence of ice in areas of permanent shadow that are observable with earth-based radars, researchers said today (June 6).
An antibiotic-resistant bacterium, isolated from sewer sludge by Cornell University scientists, is pointing the way to better water-pollution cleanup strategies.
A portion of Cornell's Tower Road -- from Judd Falls Road to Campus Road in the vicinity of Boyce Thompson Institute and the College of Veterinary Medicine -- is scheduled to be rebuilt beginning the week of June 9.
Four of Cornell's faculty have been named 1997 Weiss Presidential Fellows for distinguished teaching of undergraduates. The honorees were announced at a dinner on May 24.
This summer Cornell will host the Linguistic Society of America Linguistic Institute, a major event held every other year that draws hundreds of scholars from several disciplines and countries. Although Cornell has a long history in linguistics, this is the first time that Ithaca has been home to the Institute.
"Many teenage pregnancies aren't accidental but intentional because of girls who see no life goals other than being a mother as realistically within their reach," says Andrea Parrot, Ph.D., a Cornell University women's health and human sexuality expert.
Cornell has received a $310,815 grant from the Exxon Education Foundation, which donates $3 for every $1 Exxon employees, retirees and surviving spouses contribute to colleges and universities.
The President's Council of Cornell Women at Cornell has awarded 17 grants to help advance the careers of women in academia through support of the completion of dissertations and research leading to tenure and promotion.
Motorists on the Cornell campus should expect some delays when traveling on Campus Road between Stewart and Central avenues due to road construction from June 9 to July 14. James Finnigan of the Department of Planning, Design and Construction said Campus Road will be milled and resurfaced during that time.
