United Way benefits local, Cornell communities

Cornell United Way co-chairs KyuJung Whang and Anne Kenney focus on the benefits that United Way-supported programs bring to the lives of local and Cornell community members.

Dump & Run yields $55,000 for charity

The Dump & Run sale held last weekend raised close to $55,000 to benefit local charities. A remaining amount of excess furniture from Balch Hall will go on sale Aug. 31, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at a warehouse on Warren Drive.

Training identifies 'red flags' of human trafficking

Community advocates and professionals received training at the ILR School July 29 in recognizing and fighting human trafficking in western New York, and related issues affecting immigrants and undocumented workers.

Cornell Perspectives: A high schooler’s taste of an Ivy lab

Ithaca High School senior Deanna Deyhim writes about her summer research work in the lab of William J. Brown, professor of cell biology, and the opportunity to be mentored and use high-end lab equipment.

Young hawks found dead, injured on campus

Over the last few weeks, two juvenile hawks have died on Cornell’s campus, leading to an outpouring of public interest.

Students help their new community before Orientation

This year, more than 50 incoming freshman and transfer students are spending Aug. 18-23 volunteering with the Cornell Public Service Center’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST).

VP Stephen Johnson honored by land-grant association

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities awarded Stephen Philip Johnson, Cornell vice president for government and community relations, with its Betty Colden Memorial Awards Aug. 9 in Charleston, S.C.

AguaClara expands water efforts to India

Two AguaClara facilities, under construction in the state of Jharkhand, India, are expected to be completed this fall.

Take arboretum's self-guided smartphone tour

Cornell Plantations offers a self-guided, mobile phone audio-visual tour and four new interpretive and orientation signs to help visitors learn more about the collections F.R. Newman Arboretum.