Yearly Archives: 2015
Cornell Helps Sow Urban Farming In NYC
Partnering with Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, CUCE-NYC will help to sow innovative urban agriculture projects in Big Apple schools, senior centers and public housing facilities during the next year. Click here for the ...
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CUCE-NYC Executive Director Presents A Webinar On Urban Extension Programs
Jennifer Tiffany, executive director of Cornell University Cooperative Extension New York City – or CUCE-NYC – and the BCTR’s director of outreach and community engagement presented a webinar on urban extension as part of ...
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Students Get ‘Schooled’ By Schools Of Fish
Schools of fish may be common things to see, but watching some fish ‘school’ high school students from a basement in Manhattan’s West Side is a different experience altogether. Cathie Woteki, the United States ...
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New York Communities Join To Help Teen Parents
To improve local resources for expectant and parenting teens and young adults, youth development experts at Cornell’s Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research – or BCTR – are partnering with community leaders in Buffalo, the ...
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Food and Finance High School Impacts Students And 4-H Alums In STEM
Food and Finance High School in Manhattan has revolutionized the way 4-H’ers are raising animals. The school is where the New York City Hydroponics, Aquaculture, Aquaponics Learning Labs live. Click here for the full ...
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The Big Apple’s Only Hydroponic Student Lab Showcased
The new National 4-H Council president and CEO, Jennifer Sirangelo
, was hosted by Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC) Jan. 27 in a student-led tour of Food and Finance High School’s Hydroponics, Aquaculture, ...
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CUCE-NYC’s Urban Farming Efforts On NPR
Land grant schools, like Cornell for New York State, provide support to urban farmers when they need such things as soil tests or information about pest control – support that they can’t find elsewhere. ...
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Collaboration With CCE On New Youth Development Curriculum
A new training curriculum for youth work professionals, Positive Youth Development 101, has just been released by the ACT for Youth Center of Excellence. Authored by Jutta Dotterweich, the curriculum was developed in collaboration ...
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