Public Engagement

Scientists jump start New York businesses

Supported by New York state, the National Science Foundation and Cornell, the CCMR Industrial Partnerships Program has been helping companies develop and optimize new products since 2001.

Sweet service: Student aids Cameroon cocoa farmers

Timothy Smith ’14 is working with people in Cameroon to create an organic cocoa teaching and research farm to help cocoa growers escape poverty.

Engineering saves $15,000 in energy competition

The College of Engineering avoided $15,000 in energy costs through an energy-saving competition held last semester.

Global experiences add 'richness to the conversation'

Cornell faculty and students discussed the transformative potential of educational and research experiences abroad and global-oriented learning goals during a daylong symposium on campus.

Students highlight simple steps to accessibility

Simple steps made by faculty and website designers can make a big difference in the lives of students with visual and physical disabilities.

Waste not: Student aims to get more out of manure

Ph.D. student Leliah Krounb is studying how to turn human waste into soil nutrients in Kenya by using pyrolysis – thermal combustion in the absence of oxygen.

Talented Chicago students named to second Posse cohort

A multicultural cohort of 10 Chicago students has been selected to attend Cornell as freshmen in 2014 through the Posse Foundation.

Prasad assesses strength of U.S. dollar in NYC talk

Dyson School economist Eswar Prasad talked about the strength of the U.S. dollar at a Cornell Club New York event Feb. 5.

Big Apple's only hydroponic student lab showcased

National 4-H Council president and CEO Jennifer Sirangelo was hosted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City Jan. 27 in a tour of the Food and Finance High School's Hydroponics, Aquaculture, Aquaponics Learning Labs.