Cornell's Department of Mathematics will explore the opportunities and risks of data collection, and will host public school classroom activities during its observance of National Math Awareness Month. (April 6, 2012)
The Cornell DREAM (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act) Team are this year's winners of the James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial Understanding and Harmony.
The research uses new methods to make a stronger case for government intervention to prevent obesity, says lead author John Cawley, professor of policy analysis and management and of economics. (April 4, 2012)
A grant is funding experiments on using sugar to kill aphids and other agriculturally important pests delivered by genetically engineered plants. (April 2, 2012)
Jonathan Kirshner, professor of government, will spend the 2012-13 academic year at Princeton as the first World Politics visiting fellow. (March 30, 2012)
Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program, was honored by the White House as a Cesar Chavez 'Champion of Change' March 29. (March 30, 2012)
The American Red Cross is holding eight blood drives during April, beginning April 6, in the third annual blood drive competition between Cornell University and Dartmouth College.
About 50 middle and high school teachers attended the Cornell Science Sampler Series, a free workshop to give teachers ideas for hands-on activities to inspire their students in science. (March 28, 2012)
