New York Gov. David Paterson announced Oct. 10 that he has signed a bill into law creating the New York State Center for Rural Schools to be operated by Cornell to improve rural schools and their communities. (Oct. 15, 2008)
New research by Max Zhang, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, targets diesel-fueled large trucks as the biggest culprits for polluting the air in and around Beijing. (Sept. 28, 2010)
A two-year, $60,000 grant will be used to adapt a research-based model that pairs Cornell Cooperative Extension with public schools to provide interventions for at-risk youth. (Sept. 28, 2010)
Cornell is teaching students and producers how to incorporate sustainable practices in growing grapes and developing wines through a course for students and workbook for professionals.
Cornell's Survey Research Institute is conducting an unprecedented survey of U.S. college students at Cornell and in four 'swing' states about the 2008 presidential election. (Oct. 13, 2008)
The CATALYST Academy at Cornell will host a one-week summer program to engage underrepresented minority high school students in science and engineering. (June 25, 2009)
Native bees are better pollinators and more plentiful than honeybees, finds entomologist Bryan Danforth, who is involved in two big projects to further study native bee populations.
The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city's black and Latino New Yorkers.
Reinforcing its place in the scientific community, the arXiv repository at Cornell University Library reached a new milestone in October 2008 - half a million e-print postings. (Oct. 8, 2008)
The dean and four professors from the Cornell Law School will attend four conferences in Tokyo, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong later this month as part of the Clarke Program in East Asian Law and Culture. (Oct. 7, 2008)