Some councils are found at universities, such as the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.

Then he startled and glowed, and his fellow priests nodded to him in congratulation, as the bishop read out "Rudd Center, Elmer Gantry."

A year he spent in Rudd Center, three years in Vulcan, and two years in Sparta.

The Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies offers classes on wine instruction and also features a certification program for wine professionals.

The Rudd Center pursues these bold goals through: strategic science, interaction with key players in media, industry and government; and mobilization of grassroots efforts.

"The Center's work will by necessity involve both domestic and global initiatives," said Brownell at the launch of the Rudd Center in 2005.

The Rudd Center contains a pantry, a 4,000-bottle wine cave and private dining room, and a hospitality terrace overlooking heritage oaks and vineyards.

Brownell is a Yale professor and director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.

A year ago, in an effort to do something more than simply agitate, Mr. Brownell founded the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale.

And here's something else the Rudd Center is doing.