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, ...
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Cornell University Cooperative Extension – New York City (CUCE-NYC) is one of 50 programs receiving $25,000 from Robin Hood, a poverty-fighting non-profit organization based in New York City. The award is part of Robin Hood’s FUEL ...
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When pandemic conditions permit her return to a Manhattan kindergarten classroom, 72-year-old volunteer Brenda McGee is eager to practice child development strategies highlighted in recent virtual training presented by Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York ...
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As part of Cornell Cooperative Extension‘s (CCE’s) innovative work throughout New York State to stem the COVID-19 pandemic, CUCE-NYC’s community partnerships are helping create vaccine access in NYC neighborhoods. CUCE-NYC has helped to lead community engagement ...
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When New York City shut down in the spring to stop the spread of COVID-19, Jackie Davis-Manigaulte and Wendy Wolfe had to make a tough decision. Davis-Manigaulte, a senior extension associate and Cornell Cooperative ...
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WCM-affiliated program empowers New York City nannies to better care for children—and themselves. All kids run a temperature from time to time. But as a pediatrician, Zoltan Antal, MD, is well aware that detecting ...
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Food and Finance High School students in Manhattan learn about sustainable food production by raising tilapia, shrimp and lobster in the Learning Lab.
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Vegetable Specialist, Darcy Telenko shares insights on what climate change means for urban farming.
The newly-formed Cornell Center for Health Equity (CCHEq) held its inaugural symposium on March 15 and 16 at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. David Satcher’s keynote address emphasized that health equity means “everyone has the ...
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