Edward James Olmos headlines Cornell Chicano Festival, April 26-28

College students from several East Coast states will visit Cornell the weekend of April 26- 28 for a conference celebrating Mexican-American art and culture.

Any way you slice it, Cornell researchers find way to genetically engineer disease resistance into tomato plants

That savory slice of juicy tomato reserved for the top of a freshly grilled burger or a gently tossed salad has been spared from nature's short list. Cornell plant pathologists have found the gene that resists the Cucumber Mosaic Virus, a plant disease that severely threatens tomatoes.

Biological methods may be more effective than machines at controlling weeds, Cornell scientist says

Scientists and engineers have waged a long war on the Eurasian watermilfoil, a non-indigenous water weed that diminishes swimming, boating and the environment. Using standard mechanical means of harvesting the milfoil, winning the war looked bleak, but environmentally friendly biological control may be the answer.

Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management to award Park Fellowships

Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management will award full-tuition, two-year Park Fellowships to 30 entering MBA students beginning in the fall of 1997.

PeopleSoft CEO named 1996 Entrepreneur of the Year by Cornell

David Duffield, founder, president, chief executive officer and chairman of PeopleSoft, a developer of client/server business software, has been named Cornell's 1996 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Bosnian education official is at Cornell this month

Education officials don't usually have to make life-or-death decisions on the job. But for Enver Halilovic, who was responsible for education in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the war there, moral questions loomed over his every mandate.

March averaged 7 degrees colder than the same month last year

March averaged 7 degrees colder than the same month last year, as the Northeast officially endured the 18th coldest March in 102 years of record, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University.

Cornell Magazine names new editor and publisher

David J. Gibson has been named editor and publisher of Cornell Magazine. Gibson's appointment was made by the Cornell Magazine Committee of the Cornell Alumni Federation, which owns the publication.

College of Arts and Sciences honors outstanding teachers

Outstanding teaching ability was formally recognized at the Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Award Convocation on April 12, led by Acting Dean Philip E. Lewis in Kennedy Hall Auditorium.