http://www.news.cornell.edu News about Cornell University outreach to the community and the world en-us (C) Cornell University ws21@cornell.edu http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/NewFarmersGrant.html Cornell's Small Farms Program has received a new three-year, $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to broaden its support for new farmers in the Northeast. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:09:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/LetsGetReady.html Volunteers with the Cornell branch of the national organization Let's Get Ready help low-income high school students net a 180 point increase with their SAT preparation. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:14 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/BookfestVolunteers.html Without the help of Cornell volunteers, organizers say they never could have offered a free 2009 Kids' Book Fest that took place Nov. 14 and attracted more than 2,000 parents and children. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:07 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Laricobius.html Cornell researchers released a well-studied beetle predator to test its ability to ward off a hemlock-killing aphid-like insect. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:45:48 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/CULChinaCollab.html Cornell University Library and Tsinghua University Library in China cemented a formal collaboration during an Oct. 29 ceremony on Cornell's campus. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:49:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/Ciencia.html A new Web site will help Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking scientists interact, find funding opportunities and even trade equipment. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:59:13 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov09/IntoStreets.html About 1,200 Cornell students streamed 'Into the Streets' for the 18th annual day of service Oct. 31, proclaimed by Mayor Carolyn Peterson as Into the Streets Day in the City of Ithaca. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:31 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/CornellChinaMOU.html A Sept. 24 agreement between Cornell and China will increase Cornell researchers' understanding of real problems in China and help China benefit from Cornell's agricultural expertise. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:08:40 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/VIVOweb.ws.html A $12.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will create VIVOweb, a multi-institutional version of Cornell's VIVO system to encourage communication between biomedical researchers. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:15:37 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct09/WaterPlant.html AguaClara, a program in civil and environmental engineering in which students design municipal drinking water plants, celebrated the groundbreaking of its fifth full-scale facility last month. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:22:49 EST http://www.news.cornell.edu/current_month.raw http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/09/11_20_09.pdf http://www.news.cornell.edu/pages/Events.shtml