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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

CCE summer interns extend and explore

What may have felt like a short amount of time was long on influence for the 29 Cornell undergraduates who spent their summer working and conducting research in communities across New York state as Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) interns. “It’s probably the most...

For Kids’ Sake

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 fevers in young children can be tricky—and vitally...

CUCE-NYC educator receives NYS Hometown Alumni Award

Jacqueline Davis-Manigaulte ’72, a senior extension associate, director of community relations, and the family and youth development program leader for Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC, is the latest recipient of the Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni...

CCE sows seeds to grow urban agriculture

From the rooftops of New York City to the sidewalks of inner-city Buffalo, urban farms are sprouting vegetables, fueling businesses and helping grow vibrant communities across the Empire State. Working these small plots are farmers young and old, from backgrounds as...