A team from Ithaca High School is among three winners in the recent Cornell CubeSat satellite contest, all of whom will have the chance to send their satellites into space on a NASA rocket.
Children in schools with vegetable gardens got 10 minutes more of exercise than before their schools had gardens, reports a study on the benefits of school gardens.
A Johnson School team took first place among the nation's leading business schools in the IdeaCorps Challenge at Entrepreneur Week 2010 in New Orleans. (April 8, 2010)
National Girls and Women in Sports Day, celebrated on campus Feb. 21, drew girls in grades one through six to Bartels Hall's Ramin Room, where they received pointers from Cornell women athletes. (Feb. 23, 2009)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has funded a $2.3 million study to enhance the market value of organically grown heritage wheat, emmer, spelt and einkorn. (Oct. 27, 2011)
'What Works?,' a documentary produced by the ILR School, explains how collaboration between schools, businesses and students with disabilities pays off with jobs for teens. (Oct. 27, 2011)
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.
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.