Consumer Credit Counseling Services offers free financial counseling by phone, in person at their offices, or in on-campus meetings and debt and bankruptcy help for a modest, sliding scale fee. (Dec. 3, 2009)
The Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers hosted 38 high school students from Syracuse April 9 for a campus visit and other science activities, including packing DNA from their cheeks.
In her new role, Taube will help coordinate and oversee the Cornell University Council, the President's Council of Cornell Women and the Presidential Councillors. (Jan. 30, 2007)
A new student group, SWAG (Scholars Working Ambitiously to Graduate), formed a peer-mentoring program to address low graduation rates of Cornell's African-American male students. (Oct. 5, 2011)
Twelve faculty members from seven departments have been named Engaged Cornell Faculty Fellows for 2016–17. The program supports faculty who do community-engaged teaching or research.
Scientists, librarians and practitioners of agriculture information and management from 28 countries met at Mann Library July 23 to discuss creative use of information networks to bridge gaps between developed and developing countries.
The Institute for European Studies at Cornell has awarded five grants to K-12 teachers in upstate New York through its Teacher Grant for Developing a Curriculum Unit on Europe program. (Sept. 5, 2007)
Alan Mathios, the new Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology, plans to improve facilities, collaborations and real-world learning. (Oct. 7, 2008)