The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled that public primary schools must stop charging tuition. The decision follows litigation coordinated by Cornell Law School's International Human Rights Clinic. (June 1, 2010)
Development of the ILR School's global service learning curriculum continues in January, when a school delegation visits health, education and leadership learning sites in India. (Jan. 13, 2011)
In a partnership that will build on the resources of New York City's largest educational and cultural institutions, Cornell and the New York Public Library (NYPL) joined forces to create Cornell@NYPL. (Sept. 24, 2009)
Six undergraduates spent spring break in Harlem building a sensory garden for children through Alternative Breaks, which promotes service learning through direct engagement with various communities.
Two Cornell researchers have launched iFyber LLC, which markets fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals. (Sept. 21, 2009)
Cornell's Mann Library has added the first 20 volumes of The American Bee Journal, the first English-language journal devoted to the beekeeping field, to its online library of historical beekeeping materials.
A block of about 500 grapevines at Cornell Orchards - a little more than half an acre - is now certified organic by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. (Aug. 14, 2012)
William E. Ryerson '60 shared some of his experiences in the U.S. Foreign Service Sept. 3. A former ambassador to Albania, he served throughout eastern Europe. (Sept. 9, 2009)
Environmental scientist Benjamin Z. Houlton, the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, says agriculture is the most important industry of the 21st century – and a powerful weapon to combat climate change.