First Iscol interns work with Environmental Defense Fund

With new Iscol Internships for a Sustainable Future, three rising seniors spent the summer working with the Environmental Defense Fund on projects concerning the ocean, pollution and chemical testing. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Law professor's talk on the Tea Party triggers heated debate

Cornell clinical law professor William A. Jacobson's talk on the Tea Party generated a heated discussion at the Cornell Club in Manhattan Sept. 19. (Sept. 21, 2011)

Appreciation of students volunteering after the Owego flood

A resident of Rochester, N.Y., writes how much he appreciated that Cornell student volunteers helped out in Owego after the recently flooding there. (Sept. 20, 2011)

Plop, plop, fizz, fizz: Alka-Seltzer found to help wine industry, with potential for construction industry, too

Cornell researchers have discovered that Alka-Seltzer tablets are perfect for keeping a disease at bay in vineyards and for protecting fermentations by monitoring residues. (Sept. 19, 2011)

Happiness is important to public policy, says expert

Carol Graham of the Brookings Institution said that happiness and well-being are important factors to public policy, in speaking on campus Sept. 15. (Sept. 19, 2011)

Organic farm coordinator offers support from the ground up

Betsy Leonard '81 is the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station's new organic farm coordinator - doing everything from plowing to mentoring. (Sept. 16, 2011)

Cornell Law, Shanghai's KoGuan Law School to collaborate

Cornell Law School has signed an agreement with the KoGuan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University to increase educational cooperation and exchange between the two institutions. (Sept. 16, 2011)

Cornell raspberry variety extends harvest into November

A new Cornell raspberry variety, Crimson Giant, was developed specifically for the New York climate and can extend the harvest window for fresh, local raspberries to the beginning of November. (Sept. 15, 2011)

Research shows promise for controlling destructive alfalfa snout beetle

A pilot project developed at Cornell is proving effective in combating the destructive alfalfa snout beetle in northern New York. (Sept. 14, 2011)