Cornell expert leading effort to establish nutrition guidelines
Cornell nutrition expert Angela Odoms-Young will serve as the vice chair of the national 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which will review scientific evidence regarding federal nutrition programs and policies and provide nutritional guidelines for...
COVID Town Hall in the Bronx: “What We Have Seen, and What Does it Mean?”
CUCE-NYC is a partner on a nationwide Program to Alleviate National Disparities in Ethnic and Minority Immunizations in the Community (PANDEMIC) supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that connects cooperative extension educators with...
Tree of Life Center Partnership Awarded Robin Hood Foundation FUEL for 50 Phase Two Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tree of Life Center Partnership Awarded Robin Hood Foundation FUEL for 50 Phase Two Funding—January 13, 2023 The Tree of Life Center Partnership, which includes Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC), is receiving $250,000 to...
CUCE-NYC presents Enduring Partnership Award to Rev. Patrick O’Connor
On Dec. 16, Cornell University Cooperative Extension – New York City held their annual holiday gathering to celebrate the organization’s 2022 accomplishments. As part of the event, CUCE-NYC’s Executive Director, Jennifer Tiffany, presented Reverend Patrick O’Connor...
Tree of Life Center opens in Jamaica, Queens – a testament to community centered partnerships
On Friday over 100 community members, elected representatives, and members of the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica gathered to celebrate the opening of the Tree of Life Center on 164th Street in Jamaica, Queens. The Tree of Life Center (TOLC) is a mixed-use...
CCE interns recall summer experiences and community connections
Some students spend summer vacation relaxing. Nika Colley ’23, used the time creating a new urban garden and leading workforce transition project for young adults in Rochester as part of the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Summer Internship Program. “At Cornell, I...
How a partnership served a community by listening
The Tree of Life Center on 164th Street in Jamaica, Queens, New York, is nearing completion. To an outsider, it may look like any other building going up in Jamaica Center. But the partnership that has made it a reality sees it as a key community-building resource for...
NYC schools chancellor gets a taste of Cornell
New York City Department of Education Chancellor David Banks got a taste of the work being done in the Cornell Hydroponics, Aquaculture and Aquaponics Learning Labs at Food and Finance High School (FFHS) during a visit May 11. He joined a team of students for a...
Middle Schoolers in Canarsie learn about agriculture and food science
Under the guidance of trusted educators and urban nutritionists, a group of students explore the world of nutrition. Through a collaboration with Cornell University and New York State 4-H, 34 students gained new experiences with food and culture, as well as...
Extension can help make cities resilient as they change
U.S. cities face a host of challenges, from breaking the cycle of poverty and encouraging healthy lifestyles to responding to disasters and halting racism. Angela Odoms-Young, associate professor in Cornell’s Department of Nutritional Sciences, believes extension...
