Inventive and innovative medium-size cities have overtaken the federal government as engines of economic growth, according to Syracuse, New York, Mayor Stephanie Miner in a keynote talk at the 2017 Community Development Institute Sept. 28.
The United Way of Tompkins County is working with Cornell students, local volunteers and community partners to collect supplies for those that have been impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
A new test developed at Cornell allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella, bacteria that represent one of the leading causes of food-borne illness around the world.
Jennifer Ifft, an assistant professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University, studies the impact of public policy on farm management. She says that the proposed reforms could help mitigate some – but not all – of the labor market challenges faced by U.S. farms.
"40 Years of Cosmic Discovery: Celebrating the Voyager Missions and Humanity’s Message to Space" begins with a panel at 8 p.m. Oct. 19 in Cornell’s Bailey Hall.
Assistant professors Ilana Brito, Iwijn de Vlaminck and Michael Sheehan have all been awarded National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Awards, worth $1.5 million to help fund five years of research.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County is offering a full slate of workshops in October on plants, gardening, parenting, consumer rights and driving. The enrollment period for 4-H members 5-18 years of age is now open. Nominations for the Tompkins County Community Beautification Program will be accepted through Oct. 15.
On the brisk autumn morning of Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997, Cornell students, faculty and staff strolling by McGraw Tower noted an unusual sight: a large pumpkin impaled on the spire 173 feet up. The question remains: Whodunit?
President Martha E. Pollack will deliver her first address to staff Oct. 10, 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Klarman Hall Auditorium. Pollack's remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
