Professor emeritus Richard Durst will be inducted into the National Institute of Standards and Technology Portrait Gallery for his 'outstanding career contributions.' (April 13, 2009)
In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. (April 8, 2009)
Two professors addressed agriculture and climate change in Washington, D.C., March 27, to launch a new College of Agriculture and Life Sciences series of educational briefings for policymakers.
As part of National Public Health Week, New York Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., visited Cornell April 6 to open a statewide campaign to promote healthy living. (April 8, 2009)
The university unveiled its official tartan plaid print at the Cornell Design League Fashion Show on April 4, making Cornell the only Ivy League school to have its own tartan registered in Scotland. (April 7, 2009)
This semester a horticulture class prepared for a spring break trip to Belize -- not to hit the beach but to show how school gardens can enrich curricula and serve as a foundation for community education programs. (April 3, 2009)
Juniors Eowyn Connolly-Brown, Michael Grundler, Stephen Linderman and Aman Prasad have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2009. They are among 278 scholars chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide. (April 2, 2009)
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Teaching Winery opened April 1. The winery, attached to the Cornell Orchards store, will act as the Ithaca hub for CALS' new viticulture and enology undergraduate major. (April 2, 2009)
Cornell and extension are helping upstate municipalities engage in a dialogue about merging or sharing services to be more sustainable. (April 2, 2009)
