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Hiring people with disabilities benefits 'green' industries

New research from the ILR School's Employment and Disability Institute finds that "green" industries benefit by hiring people with disabilities.

Big Apple's only hydroponic student lab showcased

National 4-H Council president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo was hosted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City Jan. 27 in a tour of the Food and Finance High School's Hydroponics, Aquaculture, Aquaponics Learning Labs.

Freshman 'hacker' earns honors from Google, Facebook

Physics major Eyvind Niklasson '17 has made both Google and Facebook’s lists of helpful “pentesters,” kinder, gentler hackers who have reported vulnerabilities in their systems.

Hip-hop engineer talks tech careers at STEM event

Sound engineer for highly successful recording artists Gimel “Young Guru” Keaton spoke Feb. 1 at the STEM Men of Color “Access to Knowledge and Empowerment” Symposium.

Two studies look to improve hurricane warnings

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Sea Grant has funded two Cornell projects to help officials improve coastal hazard warnings for residents in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Tax code details 'not visible' to working poor

America's working poor would get more from the federal Earned Income Tax Credit program if they knew how the tax code works.

New vet college grants fund cancer research

The College of Veterinary Medicine's Comparative Cancer Biology Training Program will offer competitive grants to cancer researchers across the university.

Parenting educators, researchers share wisdom

Cornell Cooperative Extension parent educators from 11 New York counties met on campus 28-29 to hear Cornell experts discuss their latest findings on raising children.

Assemblies Update, Week of Jan. 27

An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.

Cornell recognized for faculty work-life balance

Calling the work-life balance one of its core values, the law firm Constangy, Brooks & Smith LLP recognized Cornell with its Excellence in Work-Life Balance Award, Jan. 28.

Ravi Kanbur's new book tackles India's 'challenges'

The Dyson School’s Ravi Kanbur is a co-editor and author of the newly published “Urbanization in India: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward.”

Gary Stewart receives Chamber of Commerce award

Gary Stewart, deputy director of government relations and director of community relations at Cornell, received the 2013 Key Member of the Year Award from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Jan. 30.