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)
Six panelists, including Cornell faculty, provided a review Feb. 3 of proceedings from the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, before a spirited audience at the Tompkins County Public Library.
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.
A new economic impact report for 2013 shows that Cornell helped buffer Tompkins County from the national economic downturn that began in 2008, and has spurred growth in the region in the years since. Through volunteer activity alone, Cornell contributed more than $27 million to New York state.
Planning students converged last month on one of New York City's underappreciated historic landmarks: Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, the site of the 1964 New York World's Fair.
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)
Approximately 500 Cornell alumni and friends gathered Jan. 29 in New York City to mark the completion of Cornell's capital campaign, which raised $6.36 billion for university priorities.
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)
Artist Peter Gerakaris, BFA '03, has created a tropically themed art installation at a community gallery on Roosevelt Island, commissioned to coincide with the Cornell Tech groundbreaking celebration.