Six undergraduates spent spring break in Harlem building a sensory garden for children through Alternative Breaks, which promotes service learning through direct engagement with various communities.
Cornell ranks No. 4 in producing Peace Corps volunteers among medium-sized colleges and universities nationwide, according to the 2013 Peace Corps' annual ranking.
From its founding Cornell has been a secular institution, but when the university offered the School for Missionaries from 1930 to 1964 – a four-week course for missionaries on furlough – it became instantly popular.
A team of international researchers is working to tackle the global problem of plant viral diseases that are spread by insects, thanks to close to $1 million in funding.
Cornell engineering alumni from all over the world will converge on Ithaca, April 20-21, for the 24th annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association conference. (April 3, 2007)
A concept devised this spring by Cornell students to provide a support network for budding online entrepreneurs is on its way to becoming a reality in Europe. (Aug. 6, 2012)
Cornell needs to produce graduates who have cross-cultural awareness, “who can move nimbly and with sensitivity in all four corners of the globe,” said Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for international affairs, at a Nov. 18 talk.
About 50 students involved with the Cornell University Sustainable Design group are working to research, design and build an affordable sustainable model home in Nicaragua.