Alumni, staff help rebuild town hit by Hurricane Sandy

About 65 Cornellians joined a rebuilding effort in Breezy Point, Queens, N.Y. - a community especially hard hit by Hurricane Sandy - on June 15 in a day of service.

Destito clarifies 'Tax-Free NY' proposal

RoAnn Destito, commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services, presented particulars about New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed "Tax-Free NY" program to the Cornell community June 14.

Matsudaira named to White House Council of Economic Advisers

Jordan Matsudaira, assistant professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, has been appointed a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers.

Researcher to study, develop public ‘healing spaces’

A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $585,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.

Skorton addresses Cuomo's 'Tax-Free NY' summit

President David Skorton addressed Gov. Cuomo's "Tax-Free NY" summit June 3. The proposed program is designed to spur upstate New York business.

Physicist clarifies Higgs boson in human terms

Peter Wittich, associate professor of physics, explained the Higgs boson particle at a community event May 28.

'Big Red Recipes' to help combat hunger in local area

Cornell Students for Hunger Relief have just completed compiling more than 100 recipes from faculty and staff across about 40 departments on campus into a cookbook, Big Red Recipes. The book is on sale at the Cornell Store and Manndible for $15.

Workshops spread the science of selling wine

Cornell enologists are teaching tasting room staff the science behind turning customers' sips into sales.

Recycling farm plastics gains momentum

For agricultural plastic recycling, Cornell's RAPP helps farmers find markets for their plastic waste.