The Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative is teaming with a federal bureau to give mortgage consumers input into new rules that will effect their borrowing. (Aug. 13, 2012)
New York's land-grant university brought its message of education, discovery and engagement to the state capital Jan. 26 for Cornell Day in Albany, and took the opportunity to show off its diverse offerings to lawmakers and visitors alike.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Cornell faculty members July 29 to learn about solutions in the realm of dairy, nutrition and climate change.
Thirty-seven of New York state's 62 counties lost population since the 2010 census, but the New York City area gained more than 110,000 people in the same time frame. (April 11, 2012)
President David Skorton and Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost Dan Huttenlocher offered their views on research funding, new approaches and pressing challenges at a summit in New York City.
A corporate sustainability advocate speaking on campus urged students to keep pressure on a Cornell-affiliated watchdog group that investigates labor abuses. (April 4, 2012)
Law professor Charles K. Whitehead argues that regulation of bankers' compensation must include the pay for non-senior executives, which could remove the incentive for traders and others to take the kind of high risks that contributed to the financial crisis of 2007.