State supports food processing tech with $600,000 in funding

New York State Sen. Michael Nozzolio, R-54th Dist., announced $600,000 in state funds to bring a new food processing technology to Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station.

BEAR Walk bolsters community ties in Collegetown

The second annual BEAR (Be Engaged and Responsible) Walk Sept. 1 brought students and permanent residents of Collegetown together for snow cones, ice-cream and musical performances.

Engaged Cornell awards its first curriculum grants

Eighteen projects initiated by faculty to support community-engaged learning have received Engaged Cornell's inaugural Engaged Curriculum Grants, totaling more than $930,000.

Garrett savors New York State Fair's Cornell connections

On her first visit to the New York State Fair, Cornell President Elizabeth Garrett walked past the midway games and deep-fried foods to enjoy the fair’s educational aspects.

Three Cornellians honored for their philanthropic work

Three Cornellians are among eight recipients of the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, awarded to families and individuals worldwide who have dedicated their private wealth to the public good.

Civic Leaders Fellows to be honored Sept. 11

The 2014-15 Civic Leader Fellows will present their projects Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:30 p.m. at 102 Mann Library. The fellowship helps community leaders, students and faculty solve community needs.

Style Engineers teach science of fashion to N.Y. girls

Style Engineers, an NSF-funded program to engage girls with STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) topics, is being distributed to educators nationwide following successful testing.

CURIE Academy fuels girls' passion for engineering

Fifty-two high school junior and senior girls spent a week at the CURIE Academy at Cornell to examine engineering as a possible career, and to do some real engineering on their own.

BEAR Walk strides through Collegetown Sept. 1

The second annual BEAR (Being Engaged and Responsible) Walk will be held Sept. 1 in Collegetown to educate students about available resources to create a successful off-campus living experience.