To start their year, 65 freshman and transfer students, led by 15 leaders, volunteered in the community to get to know their new town and each other. (Aug. 15, 2012)
A block of about 500 grapevines at Cornell Orchards - a little more than half an acre - is now certified organic by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. (Aug. 14, 2012)
The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative is teaming with a federal bureau to give mortgage consumers input into new rules that will effect their borrowing. (Aug. 13, 2012)
Students in Cornell's Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service and the Urban Semester Summer Program co-hosted a free health fair July 28 in Brooklyn. (Aug. 9, 2012)
Cornell has received $1.37 million to study the genetics of superior growth in hybrids of shrub willow, a fast-growing, perennial cool-climate woody plant.
The public is invited to watch history as the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, Curiosity, attempts to land on Mars during the early morning of Aug. 6.
Chris VanDruff, control technician and plumber for the Refrigeration Shop in Facilities Services, will bike a 100-mile ride to benefit Tour de Cure, a nationwide fundraiser for diabetes.
