Visitors of all ages can participate in a host of physics-related activities at the Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory Open House, June 27, 1-4 p.m. (June 15, 2009)
Elizabeth Garrett, the university’s newly named 13th president and the first woman to hold the post, discussed a wide range of issues at a press conference Sept. 30.
More than four dozen teachers attended a three-day workshop at Cornell to get ideas on how to integrate information about international food customs and food production into their curricula.
In the next month, Cornell's United Way campaign, which exceeded its 2009-10 goal, will help the Tompkins County United Way raise $100,000 to support food and utilities for people needing help. (March 9, 2010)
Student and staff organizers of Campus Life's Dump and Run program have presented $33,500 to five local charitable organizations, proceeds from the eighth annual Dump and Run sale in August. (Nov. 9, 2010)
Alumni Affairs and Development has recycled and redistributed office supplies gathered from recent office moves, saving $72,000 in office supply purchases and distributing the surplus to area not-for-profits. (July 7, 2010)
Ph.D. student Michelle Baumflek is studying indigenous plants in northern Maine that have economic impact and cultural significance for Native American tribes.
Chris VanDruff, control technician and plumber for the Refrigeration Shop in Facilities Services, will bike a 100-mile ride to benefit Tour de Cure, a nationwide fundraiser for diabetes.
When Barack Obama is inaugurated U.S. president Jan. 21, the celebration will be Big Red, white and blue. Cornellians are helping prepare a whirlwind of inauguration celebrations and parades.