Students at the Food and Finance High School in New York City grew the fish and vegetables served at a May 20 fundraiser using hydroponic technology. (May 25, 2011)
Cornell, along with the rest of the Ivy League, will collaborate with the Big Ten athletic conference on research into the effects of head injuries in sports.
The gift, from philanthropist Yossie Hollander and his family, will be used to support biomass and biochar research by a multidisciplinary team of scientists led by Johannes Lehmann. (Oct. 13, 2010)
Adeeb Khalid, professor of Asian studies and history at Carleton College, will present 'The Many Ways of Being Muslim in the Modern World: Episodes From the Soviet History of Islam,' Oct. 26. (Oct. 13, 2010)
President David Skorton and senior leaders presented the annual Cornell Town-Gown (TOGO) Awards Dec. 8, celebrating with community leaders the partnerships between Cornell and local organizations.
Students in a landscape architecture class submitted an unusual plan for the Ithaca Inlet that has inspired the director of planning and economic development for the city of Ithaca.
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Dec. 8 that he will award $49.4 million to implement the plan proposed by the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council to stimulate local economic growth. (Dec. 8, 2011)
A number of "CornellX" courses will soon be available for anyone and everyone to take online, now that Cornell has joined edX, a nonprofit online learning enterprise.
Veterinary epidemiologist Yrjo Grohn has a new grant to study the bug that is the leading cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals, using what he's learned from studying pathogens in farm animals.
The U.S.-India Educational Foundation has awarded $250,000 to allow Cornell's International Programs to partner with agricultural universities in India.