Style Engineers teach science of fashion to N.Y. girls

Style Engineers, an NSF-funded program to engage girls with STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics, is being distributed to educators nationwide following successful testing.

Garden offers living library of weeds, poisonous plants

The Cornell Weed Science Teaching Garden gives students and the public a chance to recognize species that might harm people or animals, and reduce crop yields.

Affinito-Stewart grants support 12 women faculty

Twelve Cornell women assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grants Program to advance research necessary to obtain tenure.

Refurbished Warren Hall certified LEED Platinum

Steeped in economic and social science history, Cornell University's Warren Hall has become LEED Platinum certified.

Hidden Cornell treasures to be digitized

The Grants Program for Digital Collections has made four grants to digitize the Cornell Costume and Textile Collection, Sterrett Photographs collection, the Lindsay Cooper Archive and "On Our Backs."

Child care grant application period begins Sept. 1

The application period for the 2016 Child Care Grant begins Sept. 1 and ends Sept. 30. Cornell’s Child Care Grant Program helps faculty and staff pay for child care expenses by granting tax-free rewards.

Beyond pay: Family farm managers earn 'emotional' wealth

Family members who work on the family dairy farm make $22,000 less annually than comparable hired managers, says new Cornell agricultural economic research.

Beyond blue ribbons, cheese buoys New York economy

For three days in Ithaca in August, 10 cheese judges gathered at Cornell’s Stocking Hall to discern, savor and taste 230 cheeses to determine – for 2015 – New York’s best.

'Embark on an adventure of the mind,' Garrett urges

The academic expedition begins: On a crisp, autumnal morning, Cornell's Class of 2019 and transfer students gathered at the President’s Convocation for New Students and Families on Aug. 22 at Schoellkopf Stadium.