POST celebrates 20 years of community service

Cornell’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips (POST) program celebrates two decades of bringing first-year and transfer students into the Ithaca community to do serve at nonprofit organizations.

Hardware demo day includes visit from Rep. Tom Reed

Brew beer better. Clean hotel rooms better. Monitor the health of your horse better. These were a few of the pitches at the Southern Tier Hardware Accelerator’s first Demo Day, Aug. 13.

Sept. 10 summit takes on severe-weather planning

A summit meeting to identify resources and opportunities to improve agricultural resiliency to severe weather across New York state will explore current initiatives and link researchers and extension members.

Dean Dutta promotes women in business at White House

At an Aug. 5 White House event, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Dean Soumitra Dutta joined leaders of elite business schools in committing to producing more women executives.

Cornell students to showcase their volunteerism Aug. 7

Students from Cornell’s Community Based Leadership Development Program who have volunteered with the Cayuga Medical Center Emergency Department will showcase their experiences Aug. 7.

Grad student explores 'math culture' in Turkey

Ellen Abrams, a doctoral student in science and technology studies, did an ethnographic study of a class at Nesin Mathematics Village in Turkey as part of her thesis work.

Warrior-scholars gain skills, bring insights to summer course

In July, 14 students visited Cornell for an intensive one-week course, the Warrior-Scholar Project, designed to facilitate their transition from combat life to institutions of higher education.

At Ithaca roundtable, Gillibrand champions economic growth

During an Aug. 3 visit to downtown Ithaca, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand brought a message of both congratulations and continued commitment to Ithaca and the Southern Tier's economic development efforts.

Sedimental journey: Davis leads 'Port Futures' workshop

Cornell’s Brian Davis will co-lead the "Port Futures" workshop at the upcoming, weeklong DredgeFest Great Lakes 2015, Aug. 14-22 in Minneapolis.