Fundamental Principles in Hydroponics Short course/Workshop
CUCE-NYC is offering a short course on technological techniques in Re-Circulating Hydroponics Systems (RHS) and intensive food production
USAID-MEAS Concept Mapping Project
Assessing the Requirements for Electronically Linking Farmers with Markets in Bangladesh, Rwanda and Ethiopia
NYC extension program matches small food producers with community organizations
MarketMaker links nearly 2,000 small food producers with such potential buyers as individuals, restaurants and institutions
Workshops teach NYC residents how to 'live greener'
CUCE-NYC workshops about how much energy everyday objects can consume are big hit
Group seeks new ways to help underserved New Yorkers
The Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City is using many ways to promote interdisciplinary research
Queens imam spreads the gospel of good eating
Imam of the Woodhaven Jame-Masjid mosque, learned so much about healthful eating at a CUCE-NYC workshop series that he feels a responsibility to pass it on
Group seeks new ways to help underserved New YorkersPartnership with Food and Finance High School uses Sustainable Agriculture Technology
Students learn more than just how to cook up a good fish fillet - they also learn how to grow the fish along with other foods using real-time, applied science and Cornell University technologies.
College of Human Ecology celebrates 100 years of CCE partnership
For 100 years, a mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) has been to partner with the College of Human Ecology to improve the human condition, "not just engage in abstract theory and detached analysis," but to "draw conclusions with real, real impact," said Alan Mathios, the Rebecca Q. and James C. Morgan Dean of the College of Human Ecology, speaking at a 100th anniversary dinner event at the Cornell Club in Manhattan Nov. 1.
CUCE trains Roosevelt Island staff in landscape horticulture
CUCE-NYC recently completed its second year of landscape horticultural training program with the grounds crew of the NYS Roosevelt Island Operating Corp.
NY1: Power Of Science Energizes Brooklyn Students
As part of this year's National 4H Week, students here in the city and across the country recently took part in a program called "Wired for Wind," an ongoing effort to engage students in science, technology, engineering and math.
CUCE program helps low-income students with college prep
CAUSE, a joint venture of Cornell University Cooperative Extension (CUCE)-New York City and Henry Street Settlement (HSS), funded by the Teagle Foundation, seeks to improve the college readiness skills of minority youth from low-income communities by combining environmental studies, research, field study and community service with intensive college preparatory services.
The Food and Finance High School and The Food Network
The Food Network Kitchens met at Chelsea Market in New York City on May 20 for a special evening fundraiser and silent auction benefiting the Food and Finance High School. Special guests included Alex Guarnaschelli and Kelsey Nixon.
A proposal to change the way food is grown, distributed, and consumed by New York City was announced at the Food and Finance High School
MarketMaker receives USDA award
NIFA Honors Outstanding Grantees with Partnership Awards
Bringing MarketMaker to the international table (pdf)
Impact Assessment of Direct Marketing of Small-and Mid-sized Producers through Food Industry Electronic Infrastructure MarketMaker