January 2010


The Annual Barton Lab  Chili Cook-Off will be held on  Friday, February 12th from 12 to 1 p.m. in the lobby of Barton Lab. Categories include: Best Chili with Meat Best Vegetarian Chili Best Creative Chili Best Chili Compliment (rice, corn bread, dessert, etc.) If you prefer to sample the chilies and not cook, admission [...]

NOTE: seminar starts at 10:30 AM FS6000 Seminar Series FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SEMINAR Wednesday February 3, 2010 10:30 AM Food Research Lab Conference Room 251 Dr. Karl Siebert, Professor Dept. of Food Science & Technology Cornell University Title: “The Science of Beer” Abstract: When barley is malted, carbohydrate hydrolyzing and proteolytic enzymes are induced. [...]

Hauro Tashiro ’46, Ph.D. ‘50, professor emeritus of entomology at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, died Dec. 8 in Golden, Colo. He was 92. Tash, as his friends and colleagues called him, was a world leader in the biology and management of insects and mites on turfgrass and woody ornamentals. Tashiro earned his [...]

ROCHESTER, NY – An extensive program is planned for green industry professionals at the Empire State Green Industry Show, an educational conference and trade show which will be held at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on January 12 – 14, 2010 in Rochester, New York. The show will offer a variety of green industry topics presented [...]

Congratulations go out to Sarah Lincoln (Research Support Aide in IR-4)  and John Davies on the birth of their new baby girl. Baby girl Alana Belle was born at 12:27 pm on December 16th. Weight:  7 lbs. 12 ounces Length: 20.5 inches Congratulations to Sarah, John and big sister Alexis!