To inspire and inform youth workers and others interested in cultivating environments that promote positive youth development and behavior, two experts from Cornell University have published a book that summarizes current theory, research and practice in the field.
Darryl Epps is among the hundreds of men incarcerated in New York who have transformed themselves through the Cornell Prison Education Program. CPEP reduces recidivism and saves taxpayers millions with college behind bars.
The Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences New York State Agricultural Experiment Station has launched a new Web tool to help state grape growers identify prime grape-growing locations.
To help stave off global hunger, Cornell plant breeders - on a treasure hunt armed with genome maps - have discovered genes in wild rice species that may help boost production of some of the world's major agricultural crops.
The Heal Kenya Campaign, which is running through March 28, is intended to raise awareness about the issues in Kenya and provide funds for the Kenya Red Cross Society. (Feb. 28, 2008)
In 'Part and Apart: The Black Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945,' historian Carol Kammen pieces together a picture of African-American student life in the university's first 80 years. (May 28, 2009)
In an attempt to dispel stereotypes about Asian-Americans and to network with each other, more than 1,200 students gathered Feb. 15-16 at Cornell for the 31st annual East Coast Asian American Student Union conference. (Feb. 19, 2008)