The Cornell Piano Society includes Cornellians and local residents who either take or give lessons - or both - for a nominal fee. Members also have access to master classes and grand pianos. (Feb. 4, 2011)
The FDA has funded the National Good Agricultural Practices Program at Cornell's New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva to help farmers navigate new food safety regulations. (Feb. 3, 2011)
A new initiative on Sustainability Via the Humanities and Arts will foster new collaborations between scientists and humanists, working on climate change, energy and other research areas. (Feb. 3, 2011)
On Jan. 23, a dozen Hotel School students heard ideas about the changing hospitality industry from more than 70 of its top executives at an event in San Diego hosted by the school's Innovation Network. (Feb. 3, 2011)
President David Skorton will discuss challenges, game-changing strategies and new innovations and discoveries at a Cornell event March 14 in Los Angeles. (Feb. 3, 2011)
Ian Balfour, the M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor at Cornell, will present the lecture 'Romanticism and the Forms of Freedom: On the First Person Among Others,' Feb. 10.
Events on campus this week include Ithaca Darwin Days, events at the Johnson Museum, lectures on religion and democracy, Africa and China, and the gender pay gap, and Greenberg's 'The Author's Voice.' (Feb. 3, 2011)
Two hundred randomly chosen Cornell undergraduate volunteers lined up in Kennedy Hall Feb. 1 to provide a cheek swab for DNA to test their deep ancestries for the new Cornell Genetic Ancestry Project. (Feb. 2, 2011)
Cornell studies show that strong community ties can protect teens from smoking and becoming obese, but that low-income environments put children at higher risk of becoming obese. (Feb. 2, 2011)
The second episode of 'CU in the Kitchen,' called 'Nutrition Made Delicious' and hosted by the Dan Gaibel, shows how Cornell Dining is adjusting food preparation to help students eat well. (Feb. 2, 2011)
A Cornell study finds that in New York state, experienced fruit pickers are paid an average $10.65 per hour, and inexperienced dairy hands make $8.39 per hour, compared with the $7.25 minimum wage. (Feb. 2, 2011)
Hansen Clarke overcame the odds to earn his degree in art and discovered an interest in politics that led to a career in public service and his recent election to the U.S. House of Representatives. (Feb. 2, 2011)
