Day of Caring, food drive launch United Way campaign

The 12th annual Stephen E. Garner Day of Caring and food drive kicked off the county's 2014-15 United Way Campaign Sept. 30 at Stewart Park. The county campaign goal is $2,150,000.

A crash course in business for veterans

The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities is bringing veterans interested in the hospitality industry to campus to learn how to start and run their own businesses.

Garrett: Founders' vision 'resonates with my life'

Elizabeth Garrett, the university’s newly named 13th president and the first woman to hold the post, discussed a wide range of issues at a press conference Sept. 30.

Into the Streets Oct. 24-25 promises to be biggest ever

Into the Streets, Cornell’s largest philanthropic effort, hopes to send more than 1,200 students into the community Oct. 24-25 to help local nonprofit agencies and public organizations through volunteer projects.

JumpStart grants awarded to three New York state companies

Three New York companies are the latest recipients of Cornell Center for Materials Research JumpStart grants.

New Wansink book turns back on mindless eating

The take away for Brian Wansink's latest book, "Thin by Design": Mindful eating, whatever that is, is next to impossible. Don’t strain your brain.

Solo hybrid drivers in carpool lanes amplify gridlock

Cornell economic research shows that lawfully solo-driver hybrids cars are clogging California's carpool lanes on Interstate highways, which defeats the purpose of those lanes.

Big Red Pumpkin Regatta Oct. 4 buoys attention

Relay teams hope to squash their competition at the first Big Red Pumpkin Regatta on Beebe Lake Saturday, Oct. 4. It is hosted by a graduate student group Cornell Flotilla.

Cornellians march in NYC to fight climate change

More than 100 Cornellians boarded buses early Sept. 21 to travel to the People's Climate March in New York City.