Volunteers assemble hygiene kits for girls

More than 150 people, including many students, helped make hygiene kits to ship to girls around the world by the organization Day for Girls. Eight students organized the event.

Grants support Great Lakes biology surveys

Cornell received three grants, one for $3.5 million, to collect data on the biology of the Great Lakes, information that continues long-term datasets and provides current measures for researchers, fishery managers and policy makers.

'Big Red, Big Impact' engages Chicago audience

President David Skorton led the event, held at the Art Institute of Chicago, to cap off Cornell’s yearlong celebration of the Morrill Land Grant Act’s 150th anniversary.

Landscape architecture program inspires local teens

DesignTeach is a youth outreach program that introduces teenagers to the concepts and skills of landscape architecture. A first-year student discusses its influence on her.

Record number of student-volunteers go Into the Streets

A record number of Cornell students volunteered to do community service through Into the Streets, a program celebrating its 22nd anniversary.

Indoor cats sought for hyperthyroidism study

Cornell invites cat owners to register their pets in a free hyperthyroidism study at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine as part of a collaborative project that will further the understanding of treatment options.

Women’s hockey raises nearly $2,000 for United Way

The opening game of women's hockey against Northeastern generated excitement with a 6-2 win and raised nearly $2,000 for the 2013-14 Cornell United Way campaign.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

Town-gown relations explored at community meeting

The current and past presidents of the International Town-Gown Association spoke on town-gown relations Oct. 16 at Ithaca High School.