Chocolate: Savoring a deeply personal affair

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, Cornell's Jordan Le Bel says all kinds of chocolatey things are available. But the best chocolate is 'the one that gives you the most pleasure at the moment you're eating it.' (Feb. 6, 2008)

Likable Super Bowl ads can boost stock prices, <br /> Cornell and Buffalo researchers find

Super Bowl commercials that TV viewers like can lead to increases in stock purchases and stock prices, according to a study by Cornell and University of Buffalo researchers. (Feb. 1, 2008)

Team Cuisine welomes new transfer students into the kitchen

New transfer students at the Hotel School participated in meal preparation as a team-building exercise Jan. 17 in the food labs at the school. (Jan. 23, 2008)

Merrill Scholars honor influential high school and Cornell teachers

Cornell's Merrill Presidential Scholars Program will honor this week 36 seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives. (May 21, 2007)

Comfort foods help women when they're blue, but increase male highs, food study finds

A study co-authored by Jordan LeBel, associate professor at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, and two colleagues shows that women seek comfort food when they're blue, while men indulge when they're happy. The findings may lead to a better understanding about food choices that lead to weight gain or, conversely, promote a healthy lifestyle. (November 15, 2005)

Giant appetizer will serve as 'springboard' for Guinness world record

What do you get when you combine a bunch of crazy college kids and a giant spring roll? A possible Guinness world record, all in the name of charity.

Cornell Hotel School's Beck Center teaching facility formally opens Oct. 28

About 500 people – alumni, friends, students and faculty at the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell are taking part in the official grand opening of the Robert A. and Jan M. Beck Center addition to Statler Hall.

eCornell implements new strategic plan

eCornell has decided that its future success requires a smaller, focused organization to specialize in sales and service to corporations and individuals seeking online professional training from Cornell.

Students take over Cornell's Statler for three days, April 20-22 Hotel administration students run the show during annual Hotel Ezra Cornell event

It's a student takeover of the most welcome variety -- the annual fete called Hotel Ezra Cornell on the Cornell campus. On Friday, April 20, Statler Hotel managers will hand over the ceremonial key to the on-campus facility to directors, and for the rest of the weekend all hotel services and events will be handled by more than 400 student.