Cornell's CERIS program provides language and culture outreach to area schools. This year, some 20 languages have been taught in 14 locations, from Mandarin and Macedonian to Kannada and Karen. (April 12, 2011)
Cornell University Cooperative Extension in New York City will co-lead a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch 70 school garden programs, including 23 in New York state. (April 8, 2011)
At an event to celebrate Cesar Chavez, Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, discussed the program with the U.S. secretaries of labor and agriculture at the White House March 30. (April 8, 2011)
A high-tech, high-altitude balloon launched by Cornell systems engineering graduate students has nabbed world records for size and altitude among amateur ballooners. (April 5, 2011)
The Produce Safety Alliance at Cornell calls on farmers, researchers, state officials, produce industry experts and others interested in produce safety to join one of 10 alliance working committees. (April 4, 2011)