Cornell President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes has been appointed to the board of trustees of King Abdullah University for Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. (Oct. 7, 2008)
At the first switchgrass field day Sept. 10, farmers and others learned about the status of Cornell studies designed to determine which field grasses have the best potential for biofuel. (Oct. 2, 2008)
World Food Prize laureate and Cornell professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen's course takes a social entrepreneurial approach to world food policy, and he is training educators worldwide on how to the use materials to run participatory courses. (Feb. 6, 2008)
Weill Cornell has partnered with the Touch Foundation and Sanford Weill to train doctors in Tanzania in an effort to alleviate the health-care crisis gripping that country. (Jan. 25, 2008)
For 18 Cornell students who were spending Jan. 4 to 20 in Honduras working on water plants in small villages, it was perhaps the sweetest moment of all witnessing the ceremonial handover of a completed project. (Jan. 23, 2008)
Duncan Hilchey of Cornell's Community and Rural Development Institute says northern New York is selling more food directly to consumers, but more needs to be done. (Jan. 22, 2008)
Alumni and Cornell students came together in 17 U.S. cities and in Shanghai, China, Jan. 5-6, for Cornell Cares Day, tackling community service projects and connecting with other Cornellians. (Jan. 9, 2008)
About 50 incoming freshmen and transfer students came to campus a week early to volunteer in the community and meet new people. They are part of Cornell's Pre-Orientation Service Trip. (Aug. 20, 2008)
The newly formed Strategic Plan Advisory Council will synthesize recommendations gathered from the Cornell community into a draft strategic plan. Town meetings will be held in January and February, and a draft issued in March.