At the first annual Technology, Food and Agricultural Career Day on March 22, almost 200 high school students learned about the growing career opportunities in agriculture.
Mark P. Talbert, a senior lecturer in information systems at the School of Hotel Administration, died Oct. 19 at his home in Ithaca. He was 55. The funeral will be Oct. 25-26 in Pennsylvania.
New research will accelerate the process of identifying strains of salmonella bacteria behind food poisonings - and reduce the time it takes to track the culprit from farm to fork. (Aug. 30, 2011)
Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is investigating atherosclerosis from a new perspective - with hopes of finding new ways to treat it.
Robert S. Harrison '76, the newly elected chair of the Cornell Board of Trustees, and current chair Peter C. Meinig '61 share some thoughts on the state of the university. (April 1, 2011)
Events this week include a concert celebrating Joseph Haydn, a free Ellis Paul show, a film on American financial collapse and conferences on autism and networks and mobility.
Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations' Employment and Disability Institute will partner with New York state on a five-year, $5.1 million study to help high school students with disabilities successfully go to college and get good jobs. (May 27, 2007)