School cafeterias that accept only electronic payments may be inadvertently promoting junkier food and adding empty calories to student diets, which contribute to obesity, say Cornell behavioral economists.
A record 14,250 pounds of nonperishable food, personal care items, and pet and school supplies were collected for the 11th annual Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring, Sept. 20.
Leila Janah, founder and CEO of Samasource, a company that connects technology firms with an untapped labor market in developing countries, will deliver an Iscol talk Sept. 30.
Associate professor of animal science Dan Brown, Ph.D. ’81, has recommended ways to reduce contamination of peanuts, a staple crop in the developing world.
Mayor Svante Myrick delivered a keynote address at the the annual Student United Way Leadership Retreat in Alexandria, Va., and Cornell Student United Way co-chairs Christine Roberti and Samuel Coleman attended a briefing with White House officials.
The Association of American Universities, led by President Emeritus Hunter R. Rawlings III. released a statement Sept. 17 to member institutions including Cornell on the importance of the federal investment in such research.
Cornell University has joined Say Yes to Education Inc., a national nonprofit organization that helps children from urban school districts attend, and pay for, college.
