Campus and local health officials said Oct. 21 that there is little risk locally for an Ebola outbreak, but training, protocols for handling cases and Cornell travel restrictions are part of their readiness efforts.
Students presented findings from their Cornell Cooperative Extension summer internships that directly benefit New York state residents on campus Oct. 7.
With the state’s dairy industry tearing through an economic boom, Cornell hosted the second New York State Yogurt and Dairy Summit Oct. 15, featuring Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Agriculture and about 100 industry and government leaders.
Two dozen high school science teachers from across the state and beyond attended the Xraise Science Teacher Workshop, hosted at the eXploration station behind Wilson Synchrotron Laboratory.
A new economic impact report for 2013 shows that Cornell helped buffer Tompkins County from the national economic downturn that began in 2008, and has spurred growth in the region in the years since. Through volunteer activity alone, Cornell contributed more than $27 million to New York state.
