What becomes a dragon most ... is teamwork

First-year architecture students carry on more than a century of campus tradition March 27 with Dragon Day, an annual project honing the architects' skills in design, fabrication and teamwork.

Project aims to grow local farms, shrink childhood obesity

A five-year, $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help Cornell researchers plan to test a recipe to lower childhood obesity while boosting the bottom line for farmers.

Swati Sureka is U.S. winner of Keasbey Scholarship

Swati Sureka '15, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won a Keasbey Scholarship to pursue graduate study in the United Kingdom for two years.

Fellowship winners will intern with Silicon Valley startups

Three computer science students will spend this summer as paid interns in small startup companies, helpinmg them with their problems and getting a crash course in entrepreneurship.

Cornell Perspectives: Response and enforcement after a sexual assault

The second in a series of perspectives articles on sexual violence prevention and response, this interview discusses the process of reporting and responding to a report of sexual assault.

Charter Day panelist preview: economist Christopher Barrett

Economist Christopher Barrett will lead the Charter Day panel, "Cornell and Global Poverty Reduction: Philanthropy, Policy and Scholarship," will be held Saturday, April 25.

University renews commitment to local affordable housing

Partnering with Tompkins County and the city of Ithaca, the university has renewed a six-year commitment to community affordable housing programs.

Basil Safi named executive director of Engaged Cornell

Basil Safi, a team leader and program director at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, has been named executive director of Cornell University’s Engaged Cornell initiative.

Students to serve communities on spring break

More than 130 Alternative Breaks participants will heighten social awareness, enhance personal growth and advocate lifelong social action while working for 16 East Coast nonprofit agencies.