Professor of food science Joe Regenstein discussed the koshering of Nabisco's famous Oreo cookie and other food adventures, Feb. 20, in a talk given as part of Cornell's Jewish Faculty Lecture Series. (Feb. 26, 2008)
In a talk at Cornell, Feb. 20, Dr. Wan Yanhai, one of the most outspoken Chinese AIDS activists, said the Chinese government has taken more aggressive action to fight HIV/AIDS in China, but it's not enough. (Feb. 25, 2008)
Cornell and the Africana Studies and Research Center are co-sponsoring a major international conference, 'Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan,' at the University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 21-22. (Feb. 19, 2008)
Engineering students on the AguaClara Project Team pitched the idea of a water plant to the town of Ciudad Espana during the students' two-week stay in Honduras, Jan. 4-20. (Feb. 13, 2008)
'Celebrating Black History: Pivotal Moments, Unique Collections,' a Cornell University Library exhibition, honors the history and contributions African-Americans have made to American life. (Feb. 13, 2008)
Kenneth McClane, the W.E.B. DuBois Professor of Literature at Cornell, will offer a reflection on family and a tribute to his parents as part of the 2008 Sage Chapel Vespers Africana Sunday Series Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. (Feb. 12, 2008)
Time management, a healthy diet, exercise and a regular sleep schedule are some of the most effective tools available to students to help combat mental illness, agreed a panel of experts Feb. 8. (Feb. 12, 2008)
Alumni, faculty and members of the incoming Class of 2012 attended the Cornell Mosaic conference, which offers Cornellians, particularly African-American, Latino and Asian alumni, opportunities to network and keep current on Cornell events.
World Food Prize laureate and Cornell professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen's course takes a social entrepreneurial approach to world food policy, and he is training educators worldwide on how to the use materials to run participatory courses. (Feb. 6, 2008)