The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled that public primary schools must stop charging tuition. The decision follows litigation coordinated by Cornell Law School's International Human Rights Clinic. (June 1, 2010)
Cornell's Computational Synthesis Lab has been awarded a share of $185,000 from the MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition to bring Fab@Home printers to public elementary schools. (June 1, 2010)
More Cornellians live in the Northeast corridor than anywhere else in the world. The Division of Alumni Affairs and Development is expanding its New York City focus to better reach them. (May 26, 2010)
Jesse Horn, J.D. '10, always loved being an advocate for others, and he had a particularly compelling reason for recognizing the work of advocates before him. (May 26, 2010)
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers. (May 25, 2010)
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded Cornell $800,000 to ensure that the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers continues offering summer workshops for public school teachers. (May 25, 2010)
Kathryn J. Boor, professor and chair of the Department of Food Science at Cornell, has been named the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Provost Kent Fuchs announced May 20.
Already this year, several coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan, said Paul Curtis, a Cornell urban wildlife expert speaking to reporters on New York City's urban wildlife boom in Manhattan May 18.