Advocate for physics, literacy wins Campus-Community Leadership Award

For her volunteer outreach encouraging local children to learn about physics and reading, Abra Geiger ’26 has won the 2026 University Relations Campus-Community Leadership Award.

Recycling excreta as fertilizer in Kenya transforms ‘disgusting’ to ‘beautiful’

Cornell researchers and Kenyan partners have developed a fertilizer made from human excreta. The product improves soil health and food production, while preventing pollution in informal settlements and the aquatic environment.

Long Island farm leverages Cornell research to adapt, expand

Harbes Farm on Long Island relies on a mutually beneficial collaboration with Cornell researchers, a partnership that has made the family’s three farms key destinations for Long Island agritourism.

AAP students lend their creativity to a new vision for 4-H camp

After Camp Owahta’s arts and crafts building burned down last summer, the Cortland County camp’s leadership turned to second-year architecture students for fresh ideas.

Students show off new machines at Sciencenter demo day

Students in Rapid Prototyping and Physical Computing visited the Ithaca children’s museum to demonstrate a number of projects.

Immersive training to help prepare NYS for natural disaster

A three-day simulation on campus will put students and community members in the role of emergency responders during a humanitarian crisis.

Cornell’s investment in local education anchors a broader economic story

The university's annual snapshot reveals $9.5 million in need-based scholarships and grants to Tompkins County students attending Cornell – and a deepening commitment to the region that goes far beyond the campus boundary. 

Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection

The student installation, “Indonesia Embodied: Performing the Space Between” complements the museum’s "Hum of Life" exhibition. 

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From the Living Lab: Students tackle campus trash and food waste

From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers' leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable.