The Cornell Food Industry Management Distance Education Program is offering food-safety certification programs for food retailers at both the state and national levels. The Food Protection Certification Program was developed in cooperation with the Food Marketing Institute.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said defense, economics and power drive scientific discovery, in his Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture, Oct. 1, on campus. (Oct. 3, 2007)
Barbara Krause, Cornell's campus judicial administrator, has been named assistant secretary of the corporation and associate university counsel. Krause, a 1986 Cornell Law School graduate.
Fans and bloggers are planning a worldwide blog-a-thon to commemorate the life and legacy of Carl Sagan -- consummate scientist, communicator and educator -- on Dec. 20, the 10th anniversary of his death.
From disappearing frogs and Alaskan fisheries to Gypsy herbs and West African deforestation, filmmakers will talk about their artistic visions at the third annual Environmental Film Festival Oct. 22-28.
To help Northeast consumers choose foods that are not only healthful but also regional and seasonal, Cornell Cooperative Extension offers the new Northeast Regional Food Guide. Eating locally supports farmers and the local economy, protects natural resources and preserves regional farmland, said Jennifer Wilkins, Ph.D., R.D., senior extension associate in Cornel's Division of Nutritional Sciences and author of the materials with Jennifer Bokaer-Smith, nutrition graduate student.
Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, was the keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Global Land Grabbing at Cornell Oct. 17-19.
By unplugging equipment, turning off lights and shutting down computers before leaving for winter break in December, the campus community saved 3,200 kilowatts over the 10-day break.
Students enrolled in Professional Practice in Mechanical Engineering have spent the semester working with the Child Development Council to find a cost-effective solution for soundproofing. (Dec. 7, 2010)
ITHACA, N.Y. -- An all-family adventure -- orienteering with map and compass through Cornell Plantations' F.R. Newman Arboretum -- is planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 30, at Cornell University. Admission to the "Explore the Arboretum" event is free to all who register a week in advance. Admission the day of the event is $5 per family. Families may begin the course anytime between 1 and 4 p.m. The orienteering course starts at a tent at the arboretum ponds. The event is sponsored by the Class of 1940 gift to Plantations and the Central New York Orienteering Chapter.