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...
Cornell Cooperative Extension: Helping New Yorkers Thrive (VIDEO)
Rooted in every county of the state, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) translates Cornell University’s world-class research into practical, real-world knowledge that helps New York state residents, businesses and communities thrive. ...
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...
CCE-NYC Hydroponics, Aquaculture, Aquaponics Learning Lab featured in The Wall Street Journal
Food and Finance High School students in Manhattan learn about sustainable food production by raising tilapia, shrimp and lobster in the Learning Lab. Click here to read the WSJ story. ...
Climate Change and Urban Farming, CCE Featured in Edible Brooklyn
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Vegetable Specialist, Darcy Telenko shares insights on what climate change means for urban farming. Click here to read the article in Edible...
BCTR and the new Cornell Center for Health Equity
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 opportunity to achieve their highest state of...