With 60 Cornell graduates joining Teach For America in 2010, Cornell ranks third among large colleges and universities contributing the greatest number of graduating seniors. (July 21, 2010)
Cornell's contract colleges will hold an Open House for prospective freshman students Saturday, Oct. 20, and a Transfer Day for prospective undergraduate transfer students Friday, Nov. 2.
Cornell has been selected to lead a $5.5 million-plus project in Bangladesh as part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Food for Progress program to provide international assistance in 2009. (July 13, 2009)
Cornell's Energy Materials Center has just signed a memorandum of understanding with Ithaca's MicroGen Systems LLC to develop 'self-charging' batteries. (July 20, 2010)
A Cornell Cooperative Extension program is operating a garden-based learning program to teach incarcerated youths skills, confidence and healthy lifestyles. (Sept. 27, 2012)
Jerrold Meinwald, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, has received the National Medal of Science in chemistry, the nation's highest honor for scientists and engineers. Entomologist May Berenbaum, Ph.D. '80, also received the National Medal of Science.
Twenty-eight students from top U.S. universities participated in the summer scholars program at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.
With proper management practices, farmers could grow crops while maintaining ecosystem services, said Cornell professor Alison Power during her AAAS presentation in Chicago. (Feb. 17, 2009)