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)
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)
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)
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.
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)
The Sept. 22 grand opening of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works drew more than 100 local government leaders, business partners and higher education officials to celebrate the collaborative venture’s newly finished space, and to welcome its first four members.