Students embrace Ithaca during Welcome Students Weekend

New and returning Cornellians gathered on Sept. 14 for Welcome Students Weekend, an event bringing students from Cornell, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) together to explore downtown Ithaca.

The price is right: Market reports help NYS farmers set optimal prices

For the first time, New York state farmers can see prices and sales for meat and produce at farmers markets around the state, thanks to weekly price reports from a Dyson team.

How universities can help strengthen democracy

Universities must do more to prepare students to participate in democracy, Johns Hopkins University President Ronald Daniels said at a Sept. 13 event launching the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s Center on Global Democracy.

NYS kids find community, confidence in 4-H shooting sports

The statewide program, offered in 38 counties through Cornell Cooperative Extension, teaches the responsible use of firearms, while also supporting youth development. 

Crisis communication course provides new tools to state health officials

A two-day training program for the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services helps local health officials and first responders convey key messages in a crisis.

Tavares to lead Cornell’s Office of Community Relations

Jennifer Tavares, president and CEO of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, has been hired as the director of Cornell’s Office of Community Relations, in the Division of University Relations. Tavares will start in her new role on Oct. 16.

Lab of Ornithology visitor center celebration set for Sept. 14

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is celebrating the reopening of its newly redesigned Visitor Center with a free event, including a special edition of its annual Migration Celebration. The event is Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

With shimmer, 1920s fashion exhibit displays influencers’ power

Items from the Cornell Fashion and Textile Collection make up over 75% of the exhibit “Influencers: 1920s fashion and the New Woman” at Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, New York.

An udder throwback: Milk Bar at State Fair still pours milk for a quarter

As part of a workforce development project, state teens served up ice-cold cups of milk at the New York State Fair.