Celebrating a promotion, corporate takeover or stock split? What about toasting a 50th anniversary? Or planning a casual get-together to relive your college days with former classmates? A Cornell wine education and management professor says each occasion calls for a different wine, whether it be a Merlot, a Reisling or a Cabernet Sauvignon.
William Julius Wilson was the opening speaker Oct. 19 at a symposium titled "American Society: Diversity and Consensus," honoring another heavyweight sociologist, Cornell's Robin M. Williams Jr., the Henry Scarborough Professor of Social Sciences Emeritus.
Executives from Toys "R" Us, Paine Webber, Garrick-Aug and Price Costco will discuss new directions in retail real estate at the 14th annual Cornell Real Estate Conference, Friday, Oct. 18, at Cornell. "
Four Cornell University faculty members are among this year's recipients of National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Awards. The Faculty Early Career Development Program is NSF's most prestigious awars for new faculty members.
Cornell materials scientists have come up with a novel technique that could vastly improve the performance and yield of silicon microelectronic and optical devices, which are used in semiconductor integrated circuits that power everything from computers to telephones.
Does exposure to certain pesticides increase the risk of breast cancer? Is there a link between childhood obesity and adult breast cancer? If human estrogen promotes some kinds of breast cancer, can phytoestrogens from plants possibly offer protection?
Naked, immobile and conspicuously colored, the squash beetle pupae would be easy picking for insect predators if they hadn't long ago perfected a science called combinatorial chemistry.
It may not be a household concept, but integrated pest management is the talk of the farm. About 90 percent of the state's growers or producers use at least one form of of it.
Three Cornell undergraduates win Goldwater Scholarships for science and math. The national Goldwater Scholarship program was established in 1986’ in the name of former Arizona Sen. Barry M. Goldwater.
How do the people who run the world's best hotels and restaurants scout out new talent? They come to Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC) at Cornell's School of Hotel Administration and take careful notes.