Ithaca High CubeSat team's concept to get a shot at space

A team from Ithaca High School is among three winners in the recent Cornell CubeSat satellite contest, all of whom will have the chance to send their satellites into space on a NASA rocket.

Cornell partners on 4-H National Youth Science Day

On 4-H National Youth Science Day Oct. 5, young people nationwide will undertake an interactive engineering design challenge created by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the National 4-H Council.

New state pollinator protection plan announced at Cornell

State and Cornell officials announced recommendations of the New York State Pollinator Task Force at a June 24 event in Varna, New York.

Conference to focus on computing for a greener world

Scientists will discuss ways to use computer power to solve problems in ecology and conservation at the Fourth International Conference on Computational Sustainability, July 6-8.

Tokyo's urban cap-and-trade program soars past goals

Cornell and Tokyo governmental researchers have found the city's cap-and-trade program achieved more than a 20 percent reduction in emissions.

Alumni learn about effects of extreme weather on farming

Toby Ault presented a Reunion Weekend lecture on extreme weather and its impacts on agriculture, held in conjunction with a Mann Library exhibit showcasing collaborations between the Cornell Climate Smart Farming Program and New York state farmers.

Service remembers, honors Cornellians who died this year

The University Service of Remembrance and Thanskgiving, an annual service held in Sage Chapel during Reunion Weekend, remembers and honor classmates, colleauges and friends who have died in the past year.

Conference shares latest youth development research

The sixth annual Youth Development Research Update June 1-2 in Ithaca, funded by the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research in the College of Human Ecology, covered a lot of ground.

Cornell joins White House in pledge for post-prison higher ed

Cornell was among 15 institutions of higher education hosted by the White House June 10 as founding partners launching the Obama administration's Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge.