A new hydrogen filling station – nestled in Ithaca – could help to activate a new, national energy economy, since automakers plan to begin selling fuel-cell cars by 2016.
Weill Cornell Medical College has received a $100 million gift from longtime benefactors Joan and Sanford I. Weill to launch a $300 million capital campaign dedicated to using the most advanced scientific approaches to rapidly translate research breakthroughs into innovative treatments and therapies for patients.
After eight years of planning, submitting, winning, building and waiting, Cornell University’s CUSat – a nanosatellite designed by engineering students to help calibrate GPS systems with pinpoint accuracy – will be launched from California.
Sociology professor Victor Nee was recently honored by the international Academy of Management with an award for his recent book project on the emergence and growth of a private enterprise economy in China.
CITIZEN U, a 4-H program run by Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, is helping at-risk youth prepare for college careers.
Three new North Campus faculty-in-residence – Sahara Byrne, Christopher Umbach and Maria Fernandez – have developed programs for first-year students in their residence halls designed to encourage students' intellectual engagement in their daily lives.
New York growers who donate produce to food banks as part of the “Glean NY” initiative will be reimbursed for the cost of harvesting, thanks to a partnership that includes Cornell's College of Agriculture and Sciences.