Debate focuses on fracking and future of energy

Tom Wilber and Seamus McGraw offered their perspectives as writers tracking the issue at regional, national, and international levels at an April 4 public forum on campus.

Partnership solicits public input on health records

The Cornell eRulemaking Initiative has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to solicit public input for updating the Federal Health IT strategic plan.

Class teaches science storytelling to scientists

Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell professor of communication, leads an annual weekend workshop to teach science storytelling to scientists.

Social sciences project charts immigration shifts

The Institute for the Social Sciences' theme project Immigration: Settlement, Integration and Membership was the topic of an April 3 capstone lecture.

New partnership supports returning Peace Corps volunteers

A new Peace Corps/Cornell partnership will provide fellowships to returned Peace Corps volunteers seeking a Master of Professional Studies degree in the field of global development.

Students connect Belize classrooms, gardens, communities

Twelve Cornell students went to Belize for spring break for the course Experiential Garden-Based Learning, where they lead classroom activities that integrate gardening into the curriculum.

Help 'Merlin' become a wizard at identifying birds

Soon, when you see a bird you can't identify, Merlin, a new online bird ID tool from Cornell, will be able to help.

Public engagement showcased in San Francisco

Cornell's public engagement mission was showcased March 12 to about 225 Bay-Area alumni, parents and friends. Also in March, Cornellians hosted an event at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.

Cornell sweetens upstate New York's dairy future

The connection between Cornell and the Akron, N.Y.-based ice cream company Perry's goes back generations, to when Marlo Perry '35 took knowledge acquired in his dairy science classes back to the family dairy.