A 23-year partnership between the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, and the College of Veterinary Medicine provides care for endangered species while giving veterinarians and students specialized training.
Community members, students, professors and activists came together April 5 to discuss the world food crisis and to plan such collective actions as writing letters to federal lawmakers. (April 9, 2009)
Cornell researchers are working hard to eradicate plum pox virus from New York as it can destroy orchards of peaches, plums and apricots. (Sept. 8, 2010)
Cornell will lead a five-year, $5 million project sponsored by the National Science Foundation to build a cloud computing resource for academic research.
The fraternity donated the funds to Ithaca Public Education Initiative, a nonprofit that facilitates community connections and support for students and teachers in the Ithaca City School District.
Many bird lovers watch the live feeds from webcams on campus that film the nest life of ospreys and red-tailed hawks, and many become active volunteers and members of the growing community of cam viewers.
To engage teens in STEM fields through fashion design, Cornell offered a weeklong course, “Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering through Apparel Design,” July 14-18 to 33 middle school girls.
With help from Cornell, a new beverage is making its way into stores beginning this April: It is called Vertical Water, and it's the sweet water sap that makes its way up maple trees from the soil.