United Way of Tompkins County needs you

Pledge cards for the 2012-13 United Way of Tompkins County campaign have been distributed, and various events lined up to help reach this year's Cornell campaign goal of $815,000.

Business students build leadership skills on trip to Haiti

Stephanie Ball '13 used to think that sending clothing to Haitians would help them weather their economic difficulties. A service-learning trip to Haiti changed her mind. (Oct. 30, 2012)

Federal grants will fund study of food system, environment

Cornell's agricultural experiment stations and cooperative extension will allocate annual federal grants to land-grant universities of $9 million to study food systems, environmental problems. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Barton Hall banquet celebrates public engagement mission

In an event that honored Cornell's long tradition of public engagement, a dinner banquet at Barton Hall was held Oct. 26. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Engaged Cornell discussion uses Auburn prison program as example

A panel discussion on Cornell's Engaged Learning and Research Oct. 27 focused on the collaboration with a theater group at the Auburn Correctional Facility. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Economists discuss policies, recession on eve of election

Three Cornell economists discussed economic policy in the context of the current recession and the upcoming election at an Oct. 26 panel in Ives Hall. (Oct. 29, 2012)

Iran, Syria will take center stage, advisers say

On Oct. 25, former national security advisers Samuel Berger '67 and Stephen Hadley '69 discussed the challenges the next U.S. president will face in trying to reassert America's leadership in the world.

Cornellians plan historic gardens for Harriet Tubman home

Cornell students, staff and faculty are working on designs for historic gardens at the Harriet Tubman home in Auburn, N.Y. (Oct. 26, 2012)

Experts discuss election and foreign policy in NYC

Fredrik Logevall and Jonathan Kirshner discussed foreign policy before an audience Oct. 22 at the Cornell Club in New York City, just before the televised debate on the topic.