Extension has disaster resources available for communities and businesses

Cornell Cooperative Extension's New York Extension Disaster Education Network provides information on up-to-date best practices for families, farmers, businesses and communities recovering from disasters. (Oct. 31, 2012)

Disaster education expert offers ways people can help

Keith Tidball, Cornell Cooperative Extension disaster education program director, gives specific tips how members of the public can help people in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (Oct. 31, 2012)

Cornell Hunger Relief raises funds for Thanksgiving

Cornell Hunger Relief, led by Stephanie Lee '14, raised more than $3,000 to benefit local food pantries and the Tompkins County Chapter of the American Red Cross. (Oct. 31, 2012)

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)