In her first visit to Cornell as New York's junior U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand pledged to advocate for the university's agriculture and veterinary programs as a way of revitalizing New York state's economy. (April 8, 2009)
Cornell just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production. (April 1, 2009)
Interim Provost David Harris, a scholar on race, ethnicity and public policy, is one of four Cornell social scientists leading a series of interactive seminars on inequality and socio-economic mobility. (Aug. 29, 2008)
Two sugar maples from campus that were uprooted for construction have been fashioned into benches and are in a new garden on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (April 21, 2010)
CU's newly released economic impact report finds that the university generated $3.317 billion statewide in fiscal year 2007, 8 percent more than in 2005, and again led universities in the state in research expenditures. (March 18, 2009)
Each semester, volunteer faculty and teaching assistants teach a liberal arts curriculum free of charge to inmates at the Auburn Correctional Facility who can now work toward an associate's degree. (March 5, 2009)
Cornell is sponsoring the Sunday hours Oct. 19 at Tompkins County Public Library, and scholar-athletes and administrators from the East Hill campus will be on hand to read to children and assist library patrons.
Starting this summer, Cornell and Tamil Nadu Agricultural University will offer dual-degree programs in food science and plant breeding with up to 15 Indian students accepted for each program. (Feb. 5, 2009)
The NYS Integrated Pest Management program has been cut from the proposed New York budget. Yet it saves farmers millions of dollars and keeps New Yorkers safer and healthier, says a Cornell expert.
Ithaca Carshare, the result of two years of grassroots partnering among Cornell, Ithaca College, the city of Ithaca and Tompkins County, is ready to roll. (June 26, 2008)