N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Dec. 8 that he will award $49.4 million to implement the plan proposed by the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council to stimulate local economic growth. (Dec. 8, 2011)
Rebecca Stoltzfus, M.S. '88, Ph.D. '92, professor of nutritional science and director of the Global Health Program minor, has been named the Provost's Fellow for Public Engagement.
Students have launched Practice Makes Perfect, a nonprofit student organization that pairs high school students with fifth-graders for summer mentoring. (Dec. 7, 2011)
Campus and community leaders recognized notable Cornell-community partnerships at the inaugural Cornell University Town-Gown Awards and Recognition Ceremony, Dec. 3.
The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research has joined other large plant institutions to form the Association of Independent Plant Research Institutes to coordinate research to benefit society. (Dec. 5, 2011)
The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Cornell $7.07 million to focus on developing the resistance of the East African Highland banana in Uganda to pests and major diseases. (Dec. 1, 2011)
Food scientist Martin Wiedmann is collaborating with 3M to test a new molecular diagnostic system that could cut pathogen detection times from 72 hours to just 18 hours.
For the past decade, high school physics teachers from New York state and beyond have been the eager consumers of a Cornell-based outreach program designed to make physics engaging and accessible. (Nov. 29, 2011)
