Weed it and reap: Cornell to host Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest

Cornell will host more than 100 competitors for the 2010 Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Contest July 27 at its Homer Thompson Vegetable Research Farm in Freeville, N.Y. (July 12, 2010)

CU climbers scale redwoods in the name of seed science

Instructors for the Cornell Tree Climbing Institute recently climbed several giant sequoias in California to collect seed cones for the University of California-Berkeley's Center for Forestry. (July 8, 2010)

Calling all inland birders: Help monitor nests for signs of oil

As oil washes ashore along the Gulf Coast, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is asking birders to keep an eye on nesting birds - not just near water, but hundreds of miles inland. (July 7, 2010)

60 boxes of surplus office supplies go to local nonprofits

Alumni Affairs and Development has recycled and redistributed office supplies gathered from recent office moves, saving $72,000 in office supply purchases and distributing the surplus to area not-for-profits. (July 7, 2010)

Cornell poll: New Yorkers favor program cuts to balance state's stalled budget

Cornell's Survey Research Institute asked New Yorkers: If the state does not have enough money to balance its budget and pay for existing programs, would you raise taxes, cut state programs or borrow money? (July 6, 2010)

NY teachers learn how to teach global studies through food at Cornell workshop

Some 40 educators from 18 New York counties attended a Cornell Educational Resources for International Studies workshop June 27-29 on teaching world knowledge via food customs and production. (July 1, 2010)

Johnson School has new partnership with Peking University

In a new partnership, students from the Guanghua School of Management of Peking University who enroll in a certificate program will attend a week-long training session at the Johnson School. (June 29, 2010)

Johnson School offers eClips to small businesses via Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative

A firm has licensed Cornell's eClips to deliver these video and audio clips on business and entrepreneurship to small business owners through the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. (June 25, 2010)

Entrepreneurship programs partner with nonprofit to promote upstate startups

Two Cornell entrepreneurship programs have partnered with a nonprofit to support the creation of a social network for advancing high-growth entrepreneurship in upstate New York. (June 25, 2010)