The North American Maple Syrup Council awarded its inaugural Richard G. Haas Distinguished Service Award to the Maple Program; Peter Smallidge received an award from the Society of America Foresters. (Nov. 7, 2011)
Professor Norman Uphoff received the International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering Review Award for 2011 for his 'significant editorial contributions' to an international journal. (Nov. 7, 2011)
Robert Frank, speaking at Museum of American Finance in New York City Nov. 2, says eliminating income taxes but instituting a steeply progressive consumption tax would free up $3 trillion annually. (Nov. 7, 2011)
The Belleville-Henderson Central School District in northern New York is helping Cornell scientists study grass as a low-tech, local renewable energy system by maintaining switchgrass trial plots. (Nov. 3, 2011)
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies celebrates its 50th anniversary at Cornell with a symposium Nov. 14-15 and reflection on its achievements and future direction. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Cornell Cooperative Extension leaders gathered for 'Bridging the Gap Between Science and Service: the First 100 Years of Cooperative Extension,' at the Cornell Club in Manhattan Nov. 1. (Nov. 3, 2011)
Supporting graduate students' research in renewable energy while allowing those students to hone their communication skills are the goals of a National Science Foundation graduate fellows program. (Nov. 1, 2011)
More than 600 Cornell students hit the streets Oct. 29 to hand out some 12,000 free bags containing a compact fluorescent light bulb and information on inexpensive ways to save money on energy. (Nov. 1, 2011)
The Public Service Center has excelled at embedding service learning and community involvement in the fabric of the Cornell experience, said Robert Harrison, chairman-elect of the board of trustees. (Oct. 31, 2011)
