The Atlantic Philanthropies, established by Charles F. Feeney '56, has made a $7 million grant to The Cornell Tradition, a fellowship program offering service, work and scholarship opportunities for undergraduates.
More than 600 Cornell students hit the streets Oct. 29 to hand out some 12,000 free bags containing a compact fluorescent light bulb and information on inexpensive ways to save money on energy. (Nov. 1, 2011)
Academics and users from around the world came to Cornell to discuss free access to laws via the Internet and celebrate the Legal Information Institute's 20th anniversary. (Oct. 24, 2012)
Long portrayed as stagnant, the income growth of the U.S. middle class may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists, according to Cornell research.
A Cornell student and a recent alumna trained Southern Tier teachers and mentors from Corning Community College to help kids build virtual worlds at the Southern Tier SciFair Summer Camp. (Aug. 13, 2008)
In the midst of a drought-induced food crisis affecting millions in the Horn of Africa, an innovative insurance program for poor livestock keepers made its first payouts Oct. 21. (Oct. 27, 2011)
Cornell is helping six New York state schools use high tunnels to grow their school gardens and studying how they benefit the schools' educational programs. (Oct. 26, 2011)
For those who attended the Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Jan. 17-19, the business of volunteering for the university was equally serious and fun.
Cornell, with support from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, has established the Invasive Species Research Institute to improve invasive species management. (Aug. 7, 2008)
Hip-hop pioneers return to Ithaca April 4-7 for the opening of the Cornell Hip Hop Collection’s first major exhibition and a community-wide celebration of 40 years of hip-hop culture.