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)
Cornell's Ithaca campus and its iconic upstate setting may be what many envision when they think of the university, but Cornell has long had a presence on the cosmopolitan stages of New York City.
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.
'Local foods, first' is more than a new food fad. It is a high priority for Albany policymakers, said New York agriculture commissioner Patrick Hooker at a March 10 conference on campus. (March 16, 2009)
Cornell's new Climate Action Plan, released Sept. 15, will not only make the university far more energy efficient but also could save Cornell hundreds of millions of dollars over the next 40 years.
When the media needed background on the national salmonella outbreak that has been traced to a Blakely, Ga., peanut-processing plant, they turned to food scientist Robert Gravani. (Feb. 10, 2009)
Pipe-clogging invasive mussels caused up to $1.5 billion in damage across 23 states between 1989 and 2007, said senior extension associate Chuck O'Neill told a House subcommittee, June 24. (July 1, 2008)
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivered a funny and thoughtful Convocation address May 26 that drew historical parallels between the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and today. (May 26, 2012)
The Center for Transformative Action (formerly CRESP) at Cornell has created the Performing Arts for Social Change, an initiative to make a social impact through theater, music and dance. (June 26, 2008)
In a meeting with media Cornell president Hunter Rawlings announced that the university has decided to go ahead with its plan for the controversial West Campus Residential Initiative parking lot in the area dubbed Redbud Woods by protestors.