A recent food industry conference hosted by the Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship covered topics including the effect of technology on restaurants, trends in food retailing and the movement to end tipping.
Dr. Richard Coico has been named vice provost for inter-campus affairs, Cornell Provost Biddy Martin has announced. This is a joint appointment with the university's Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. His term began April 15, 2005, and will continue through June 30, 2010. Coico also will have a faculty appointment at the medical college as professor of microbiology and immunology education.
Tom Ruttledge, senior lecturer of chemistry and chemical biology, talked about his career April 25 as part of the Mortar Board Senior Honor Society's Last Lecture series. (April 30, 2012)
Professor Emeritus Walter LaFeber pondered the true role of professors while reflecting on the late Carl Becker's (1873-1945) writings on the same topic at an Oct. 13 talk to students. (Oct. 18, 2010)
A new course for Johnson School and Cornell Law School students explores how corporate culture can induce even the best-intentioned employee to do wrong. (March 11, 2009)
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Teaching Winery opened April 1. The winery, attached to the Cornell Orchards store, will act as the Ithaca hub for CALS' new viticulture and enology undergraduate major. (April 2, 2009)
At an April 6 panel discussion, Native American and Filipino artists said that hip-hop provides an outlet for advocacy and an effective way to keep indigenous culture and values alive.