Cornell receives more than $5.5 million from USDA for Bangladesh project

Cornell has been selected to lead a $5.5 million-plus project in Bangladesh as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress program to provide international assistance in 2009. (July 13, 2009)

Cornell group tours sites in Turkey on interfaith trip

An interfaith delegation from Cornell explored religious and cultural sites in Turkey on a 10-day trip in May, gaining insight from interaction with Turkish people of various faiths. (July 13, 2009)

From teacher training to cultural exchange, students get to know Rwanda

The trip was organized by the Cornell Public Service Center and conceived by Stephen Paletta '87, whose nonprofit organization, the International Education Exchange, hosted the students. (July 9, 2009)

Cornell Cooperative Extension to hold public sessions on Marcellus Shale exploration

Cornell Cooperative Extension will host public meetings across New York's Southern Tier in July and August to educate residents about the development of natural gas production in the Marcellus Shale. (July 9, 2009)

CU to celebrate 40th anniversary of Apollo moon landing

Free and open to the public, the July 18 event will commemorate the July 1969 landing of NASA's Apollo 11 and man's first steps on the moon. (July 8, 2009)

Disease that caused Irish potato famine is devastating tomatoes, potatoes this year

Gardeners beware: This year in the eastern U.S., late blight is killing tomato and potato plants earlier than ever before, and basil downy mildew is affecting plants in gardens and on commercial farms. (July 1, 2009)

Cornell celebrates long-standing collaboration with India-based management company

Cornell honored its 15-year collaboration with India-based Sathguru Management Consultants and the 10th anniversary of the Cornell-Sathguru Agribusiness Management Program June 25. (June 30, 2009)

With ERL prototype on display, Wilson Lab teems with children and adults at open house

The hallways of Wilson Lab, home to Cornell's synchrotron radiation facility and electron storage ring, were open to all ages during the public event on June 27. (June 29, 2009)

The right people, the right place: Networking site for alumni to phase in this fall

CornellConnect, an online collection of communications and networking tools for alumni, will be available by the end of 2009. (June 25, 2009)