Cornell has put together special financial-aid packages to attract high-caliber students who otherwise could not afford an Ivy League education. These efforts are starting to pay off in terms of both economic and racial diversity on campus.
A simple change in cattle diets in the days before slaughter may reduce the risk of Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections in humans, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Cornell University microbiologists have discovered.
A major collection of previously undocumented papers from U.S. presidents and other political leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries has been donated to Cornell Library by a current student. The collection includes a number of letters written by John and Abigail Adams, the nation's second presidential couple.