Disaster education expert offers ways people can help

Keith Tidball, Cornell Cooperative Extension disaster education program director, gives specific tips how members of the public can help people in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (Oct. 31, 2012)

Engaged Cornell discussion uses Auburn prison program as example

A panel discussion on Cornell's Engaged Learning and Research Oct. 27 focused on the collaboration with a theater group at the Auburn Correctional Facility. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Skorton: Progress ongoing for strategic plan initiatives

President Skorton outlined the progress made on strategic plan initiatives and the work that yet remains, while looking toward the sesquicentennial, in his State of the University Address, Oct. 26. (Oct. 26, 2012)

Task force offers its plan for internationalization at Cornell

Building on its existing strengths, coordinating resources and making additional investments will help Cornell enhance and solidify its status as a top school for international studies and engagement, says a new report.

Study: Occupant comfort is critical to green building design

Green design does not necessarily mean comfortable design, reports a study by Cornell and Ithaca College ergonomists. (Oct. 22, 2012)

From babies' spatial skills to collective bargaining, social science research gets funding

From studies on the vocal organs to how foreclosures have impacted racial integration, social science research at Cornell just got a boost from the university's Institute for the Social Sciences. (Oct. 22, 2012)

Dean, Santorum clash in debate on role of government

Former presidential candidates Howard Dean and Rick Santorum debated a range of issues in their program, 'The Role of Government in a Free Society,' Oct. 18 in Bailey Hall. (Oct. 19, 2012)

Poor kids twice as likely to suffer from arthritis, hypertension in adulthood

Children who are poor from the time they are born through age two are twice as likely to suffer from arthritis and high blood pressure when they grow up, according to a new Cornell study. (Oct. 17, 2012)

Researchers test how school gardens foster healthful habits

At 15 low-income schools spread across six New York state counties, elementary students are growing fruits and vegetables - and their minds, with Cornell's help. (Oct. 17, 2012)