Journalist offers master class on op-eds, narrative storytelling

Journalist and biographer Sam Tanenhaus will share his writing expertise with the Cornell community in a master class, “Op-Eds and Narrative Storytelling, on Oct. 8 in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Midwest art installation pushes boundaries of urban space

For Exhibit Columbus - a prominent stage for emerging designers - Michael Jefferson and Suzanne Lettieri used chromakeyed colors to create an "urban cinema screen" at a downtown plaza.

William F. Buckley’s secrets revealed in Oct. 9 talk

Journalist Sam Tanenhaus will share insights gained from 20 years of investigation in “The Man Who Built a Movement: How William F. Buckley Invented Modern Conservatism,” a conversation with A&S Dean Peter John Loewen, on Oct. 9.

Key adaptation helps nomadic people survive in extreme desert

Changes in the genomes of the Turkana of northern Kenya reveal how they have evolved to survive in extreme desert conditions for thousands of years.

Public-private partnership results in new broccoli hybrid, ‘Northstar’

A new broccoli variety, a co-hybrid between parents developed at Cornell and the global seed company Bejo Zaden, can withstand warmer, more unpredictable conditions such as the ones in the Northeastern U.S. 

Teens’ portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder

High schoolers from Ithaca and Brooklyn produced the artworks depicting Morrison and a local student, a collaboration that promises to introduce Morrison's work to new generations of New Yorkers.

CCE summer interns celebrate community connections, collaborations

Summer projects spanned urban gardens in New York City, youth development in Buffalo and using artificial intelligence in health decision making. 

Beloved nutrition programs for low-income NYS residents set to end

Implemented by Cornell Cooperative Extension and partners, SNAP-Ed New York helped hundreds of thousands of low-income New Yorkers improve their diet and overall health every year.

Net gain: Teens revitalize basketball court as gathering place

Upstate youth are learning advocacy and leadership skills with help from faculty and Cornell Cooperative Extension in Jefferson County.