Conference celebrates free Web access to the law

Academics and users from around the world came to Cornell to discuss free access to laws via the Internet and celebrate the Legal Information Institute's 20th anniversary. (Oct. 24, 2012)

Research team tackles top pests that scourge organic crops

Cornell researchers have received $2 million to tackle the top pests that devastate organic crops. (Oct. 23, 2012)

U.N. food expert: Big land grabs need regulation

Jose Graziano da Silva, director-general of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, was the keynote speaker at the Second International Conference on Global Land Grabbing at Cornell Oct. 17-19.

Journalist warns that Greece is on brink of bankruptcy

In a campus lecture, John Psaropoulos, an independent journalist for NPR, PBS and Al-Jazeera, explained how and why Greece is on the brink of bankruptcy. (Oct. 23, 2012)

More than 1,000 students volunteer for annual service days

More than 1,000 students participated in this year's Into the Streets days of community service, Oct. 19-20. (Oct. 22, 2012)

Dean, Santorum clash in debate on role of government

Former presidential candidates Howard Dean and Rick Santorum debated a range of issues in their program, 'The Role of Government in a Free Society,' Oct. 18 in Bailey Hall. (Oct. 19, 2012)

Pollster: Election hinges on Colorado, Ohio, Virginia

Alumnus Doug Usher, a professional pollster, discussed the upcoming election and noted that the eventual victor will have to win Colorado, Ohio and Virginia. (Oct. 19, 2012)

National security advisers to discuss foreign policy Oct. 25

Former national security advisers Samuel Berger '67 and Stephen Hadley '69 will share their insights into the realities confronting a new president the day after election on Oct. 25 in Bailey Hall. (Oct. 18, 2012)

God and country: Polarization rising in presidential politics

Religious identity motivates presidential voter choice among upper-class white Protestants and Catholics, a new study finds. (Oct. 17, 2012)