The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded nutritionist Christina Stark almost $500,000 to train extension/community teams on collaborative, ecological approaches for childhood obesity prevention. (April 28, 2010)
It really was a scorcher this spring and summer - 26 cities in the Northeast set records for average temperatures this year, reports the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell.
Cornell's United Way Campaign is making strides but still has a way to go: As of Dec. 8, members of the Cornell community have reached 83 percent ($598,349) of the university's $725,000 goal. (Dec. 10, 2009)
Susan Murphy '73, Ph.D. '94, vice president for student and academic services at Cornell has been chosen to receive the 2012 Tanner Prize for her career-long efforts to enhance Jewish life at Cornell.
A Cornell researcher leads a team that recently won a $585,000 national award to design, build and research public spaces for healing in the wake of disaster.
Cornell entomologists are seeking volunteers from around New York state to help survey crane flies in the state for two weeks in September. (Aug. 18, 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)