Cornell has exceeded its largest campaign goal ever - $790,000, presenting a check for $792,637 to James Brown, president of the United Way of Tompkins County, at the men's basketball game Feb. 12. (Feb. 15, 2011)
This year's Big Red Relief, an annual benefit concert, earned $4,350; proceeds will go to Action Against Hunger, a nongovernmental organization. (March 3, 2009)
Professor Mitchel Lasser, author of the new book 'Judicial Transformations: The Rights Revolution in the Courts of Europe,' was honored with a panel discussion in Myron Taylor Hall Nov. 2. (Nov. 11, 2009)
Law professor Steven Shiffrin spoke about his new book, 'The Religious Left and Church-State Relations,' at a panel discussion in his honor in Myron Taylor Hall Oct. 30. (Nov. 11, 2009)
Cornell collaborations with the Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute are helping Bangladesh fight climate change and develop a strong, self-sufficient agricultural sector. (Aug. 29, 2011)
Internationally renowned obesity researcher John Speakman used the example of the predatory pair to illustrate his 'drifty genes' theory, Feb. 2 during this year's McCay lecture. (Feb. 4, 2011)
With the grants, researchers will examine pest and disease management techniques, crop productivity and plant health in New York's specialty crops sector, which generates $1.3 billion annually. (Nov. 2, 2009)
Cornell's Thomas Burr presented a new model to growers to fund agricultural research in response to immediate problems, such as infestations, in the wake of reduced government support.
Cornell President David Skorton will co-chair the new advisory board of the Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative, which will advocate for increased U.S. involvement in the development of higher education in Africa. (Oct. 1, 2008)
DeAnna D'Attilio '12, a student in Cornell Cooperative Extension's summer internship program, worked on grape and vineyard research during a summer internship in Riverhead, N.Y. (Aug. 18, 2011)