A new internship will expose students to employment and community involvement opportunities in upstate New York so that they will later work in the state. (Nov. 20, 2012)
Cornell's Pre-Orientation Service Trips will host 64 incoming students Aug. 16-20; they will volunteer around the community while getting acquainted with each other and the local area. (Aug. 17, 2010)
The contingent hopes to use the meeting as a springboard for creating interdisciplinary partnerships at Cornell to research pressing climate issues in the future.
Three local nonprofit organizations will receive a total of $10,000 in grants from a class in the College of Human Ecology designed to teach students about philanthropy. (Dec. 3, 2009)
Even urban dwellers are hopping on the agribusiness boom. In response, Cornell is holding workshops, including one in New York City, on how to start a small dairy processing operation. (March 28, 2011)
Three Cornell student groups each recently received the Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Award, which comes with a grant of $1,500 to further their community service projects.
The event will feature a bevy of speakers and will showcase the latest innovations in bioenergy research, March 10-13 in Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2009)
Ithaca's Common Council unanimously voted to allow Cornell to install more visually appealing temporary bridge barriers as the university and the city work to find an acceptable long-term solution. (Aug. 5, 2010)
Cornell horticulture students are hoping to highlight why trees are worth hugging, by hanging bright green 'price tags' on trunks around the Ag Quad to show the true value of trees.