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Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC Celebrates Jackie Davis-Manigaulte ’72

Jacqueline (“Jackie”) Davis-Manigaulte, senior extension associate, director of community relations, and the Family and Youth Development Program Leader for Cornell University Cooperative Extension (CUCE) in New York City has had a most distinguished career...

4-H CYFAR LEGACY team at the New York Youth Ag Leadership Conference

4-H Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) LEt’s Grow Urban Agriculture through Community and Youth (LEGACY) teen leaders were featured at New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s convening of the New York Youth Agriculture Leadership Conference in Albany, NY,...

Teens explore potential career options at annual 4-H event

Through conversations and hands-on learning opportunities, nearly 250 youth from across New York state learned about different career paths at the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, hosted by Cornell and New York State 4-H on campus June 26-28. Students...

Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC celebrates 55 years of encouraging families to make healthier food choices

This June, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC (CUCE-NYC) celebrated the 55th anniversary of the Expanded Food and Nutrition and Education Program (EFNEP) in New York City. Through a series of events in Brooklyn, Harlem, Queens and the Bronx, CUCE-NYC...

Teens discuss climate change, develop action plans at youth summit

New York City 4-H students gathered to learn about climate change and advocacy at Columbia University’s Youth Climate Summit on March 22. Hosted by Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Futures, the Youth Climate Summit brings high school students from...

Honoring Philson Warner—a pioneer in sustainable food systems

Extension associate and founder of the Cornell Learning Labs, Philson Warner, passed away on February 24, 2024.  On Wednesday, February 28, Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC) staff members gathered virtually to honor Warner’s legacy....

Cornell Cooperative Extension partners with innovative national award-winning youth preparedness initiative, MyPI National

This week in Binghamton, New York, the initial delegation of instructors within the New York Youth Preparedness Initiative, MyPI New York, completed a comprehensive certification and training workshop led by the MyPI National Coordination Team, and became the 29th...

Teen leaders inspire healthy choices among NYC youth

This summer, more than 100 NYC 3rd to 7th grade students learned about nutrition and healthy living as part of Cornell University Cooperative Extensions’ Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT) program. Working in four Police Athletic League (PAL) youth development...

4-H youth glimpse campus life, possible career paths

The annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference – where 4-H members attend courses designed by various Cornell units and experience living on a college campus – welcomed nearly 250 young people from across New York state to Cornell June 27-29. “It means so much that...

Day of Gardening Kicks off Nutrition and Gardening Workshops at a Transitional Housing Facility in Queens, NY

On April 22nd, families living in a transitional housing facility in Queens, NY celebrated Earth Day and the launch of a new collaborative project between the Cornell Action Research Collaborative (ARC), Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City...

Older volunteers help NYC children grow, learn through play

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...

Vaccine Hesitancy

Listen as On Target Today  with Cliff Hughes (Online Radio) interviews Cornell University Cooperative Extension – NYC’s Carol Parker. Mr. Hughes, CEO of Nationwide News Network in Kingston, Jamaica speaks with Ms. Parker, CUCE- NYC’s Program Leader for...

Message from the Director

The tragic murder of George Floyd nearly a year ago has galvanized the nation and created a sense of urgency around racial injustice in our society. I hope that you have had the opportunity to read the powerful messages from Cornell President Martha Pollack, College...

CUCE-NYC partnerships boost vaccine access in NYC

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 work...

NYC youth choose health through CCE-NYC community engagement

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 Extension program leader for family and youth...

CCE Director’s Message

Dear Cornell Cooperative Extension Community, Like so many of you, I am devastated by racist violence and senseless killing of Black men and women, including those that we have heard about in recent weeks: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor. We firmly...

Extension responds: Resilience Across New York State

For more than 100 years, Cornell Cooperative Extension has worked side by side with our neighbors all across New York. Sharing Research-backed solutions from Cornell University, we help New Yorkers grow healthy food and thriving businesses, empower our youth,...

COVID-19 Updates and Information

On this site you will find information and guidance from the CDC regarding the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which was first reported from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. Below is a microsite directly linked to the CDC and gets...

Hometown Alumni Award winners connect at Homecoming

The first six recipients of the Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award were honored at a special recognition ceremony Oct. 4 during Homecoming Weekend. The event brought the alumni and their families together for a lunch, panel discussion and Q&A with...