The Morrill Land Grant Act specified more than just agriculture as a discipline to be taught and recognized that other branches of science could be embraced to promote a 'practical education.'
Cornell's Scott Peters, associate professor of education, researches the public mission of American higher education and helped celebrate the sesquicentennial of the Morrill Land Grant Act in June. (June 28, 2012)
A new set of simple Web and iPad applications from Cornell gives New York state school districts access to data to create projects for decision making. (June 27, 2012)
The Cornell Waste Management Institute is educating farmers and others on the value and efficiency of composting animal carcasses rather than burying them.
Cornell, along with the rest of the Ivy League, will collaborate with the Big Ten athletic conference on research into the effects of head injuries in sports.
A memorial fund to benefit minority students interested in geosciences has been established in the name of Cornell undergraduate Michael Augustin, who died June 3.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer visited campus June 18 with some welcome news: Cornell's world-renowned synchrotron X-ray facility will continue being funded.
