New York student wins High School Fashion Design Award

Sarah Song, a student at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, N.Y., is the winner of the first High School Fashion Design Award from the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design. (March 16, 2010)

New York state funds new battery research at Cornell

Emmanuel Giannelis and others will work with New York-based Primet Precision Materials Inc. to develop a family of novel electrolytes for advanced batteries with improved electrochemical stability. (March 15, 2010)

Law School to help make federal regulations user-friendly and Web accessible

Cornell Law School and the U.S. Government Printing Office have joined forces to make the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations available online in a user-friendly, centrally located format. (March 15, 2010)

Haitian and Caribbean students join in Haiti fundraising

The Haitian Students Association and the Cornell Caribbean Student Association will hold a joint banquet featuring Haitian cuisine, comedy, dance and music to raise relief funds for Haiti, March 12. (March 11, 2010)

Stand up and be counted: Census forms arrive next week

The census will count everyone living in the United States -- including international students and other non-U.S. citizens -- as of April 1. Getting an accurate picture is crucial for receiving funding. (March 11, 2010)

Committee on drilling seeks written comments for meeting

Students, faculty and staff are invited to a committee meeting on natural gas drilling on March 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Kennedy Hall's David L. Call Auditorium.

CU scientists help NYC plant and care for 1 million trees

New York City has a commitment to plant 1 million trees by 2017, and Cornell researchers are helping by aiding in the development of the research agenda for the large-scale urban forestry project. (March 9, 2010)

CU exceeds United Way goal, focuses on Basic Needs Fund

In the next month, Cornell's United Way campaign, which exceeded its 2009-10 goal, will help the Tompkins County United Way raise $100,000 to support food and utilities for people needing help. (March 9, 2010)

Team hikes Nepali trails to help Cornell Outdoor Education go international

A team of students and faculty visited Nepal over winter break as part of a plan to help develop an international component of Cornell Outdoor Education and to promote ecotourism in Nepal. (March 8, 2010)