Alumni

• Ivy Football Association Dinner honoring Ed Marinaro '72, Jan. 22, 6:15 p.m., Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom. Information: http://www.ivyfootballassociation.org.
• Johnson School Second Annual Alumni Awards Recognition Dinner, Jan. 22, 6 p.m., Grand Hyatt Hotel. Speaker: Hal Bierman, the Nicholas H. Noyes Professor of Business Administration and professor of finance. Contact: Karrie Borgelt, klb83@cornell.edu.

Athletics

• Big Red basketball comes to NYC Jan. 17. Women's tipoff vs. Columbia, 4:30 p.m. Men's tipoff vs. Columbia, 7 p.m. Levien Gymnasium, 3030 Broadway. Post-game, join Cornellians at the Lion's Head Tavern, 995 Amsterdam at 109th Street.

Cornell Club

• Weekend Wine Intensive, Jan. 17-18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hosted by Dilek Caner of Tasting World; $290 per person includes two days of instruction, lunch on Saturday, brunch on Sunday and an English tea.

ILR School

• A discussion about the Employee Free Choice Act; if enacted, it will have a profound effect on labor relations in the U.S., Jan. 16, ILR Conference Center, 16 East 34th St., 6th floor. Information: Lynn Coffey-Edelman, 212-340-2842.

Weill Cornell Medical College

• "Nutrition in Cancer Care and Survival: A Practicing Oncologist's Evolving Perspective," Jan. 20, 4 p.m., 1300 York Ave., Room M-614. Speaker: D. Barry Boyd, M.D., M.S. Information: nyc@cornell.edu.
• Public Health Grand Rounds: Stephen C. Schoenbaum, M.D., MPH, executive vice president, the Commonwealth Fund, Jan. 20, noon, 411 East 69th St. Information: Maritza Montalvo, 212-746-1264.
• Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Health Policy Research-in-Progress Seminars, Jan. 22, 3 p.m., 411 E. 69th St. Heather T. Gold, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health, Weill Cornell Medical College. Information: Maritza Montalvo, 212-746-1264.
• Cornell/Weill Cornell Medical College Joint Board Meeting, Jan. 23-24, Uris Auditorium, 1300 York Ave. Information: Jeanie Faulkner, 212-746-6010, ljf2001@med.cornell.edu.