Cornell Cooperative Extension is on the front lines of educating citizens and communities about natural gas drilling into the Marcellus Shale. (Nov. 30, 2009)
Some 40 educators from 18 New York counties attended a Cornell Educational Resources for International Studies workshop June 27-29 on teaching world knowledge via food customs and production. (July 1, 2010)
Cornell will serve as one of the viewing sites for the 17th annual World Food Day teleconference, "Poverty and Hunger: The Tragic Link," featuring a conversation with Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics. This year's teleconference examines the complex relationship between hunger and poverty.
Two Cornell University alumni were picked to manage prominent sports teams recently.
Bryan Colangelo '87 was chosen as president and general manager of the Toronto Raptors this March. The team, currently fourth in the Atlantic…
The willow bioenergy program has a new $950,000 grant for breeding willow and installing a boiler to heat two buildings at Cornell's experiment station in Geneva.
At a follow-up to the Sept. 26 Sustainability Summit for Student Leaders, students leaders presented their sustainability accomplishments and heard from an expert who encouraged them to be creative. (Nov. 19, 2009)
A team of Cornell students has designed a line of menswear clothing from fabric donated by Pendleton Woolen Mills. They are hoping Pendleton will integrate the 12 garment styles into its designs.
The USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service will fund 94 new programs this year, including projects that teach youths to cook to promote healthy eating.
Ben Scott-Killian '09, summer co-manager of Cornell's student-run organic farm, uses photography to help sustain a sustainable mindset. (Oct. 26, 2007)
The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva turns 125 years old in 2007 and will launch a yearlong celebration of this milestone event with a reception Jan. 10 in Syracuse, N.Y. (Jan. 4, 2007)