Faculty committee tasked to envision opportunities in New York City
President Martha E. Pollack has charged a 12-member committee of faculty from across the university to envision what Cornell’s presence in New York City might look like over the next decade. Part of the committee’s initial effort is to identify and recommend...
High schoolers spawn fish, grow lettuce on NYC school rooftop
Atop a roof overlooking Manhattan’s skyline at sundown Oct. 25, more than 300 public officials and proud parents of Food and Finance High School students toured a first-of-its-kind aquaponics greenhouse. Philson A.A. Warner, founding director of the Cornell...
Organized chaos spells creativity at Brooklyn school science event
A Brooklyn elementary school was transformed into a high-tech laboratory during a Cornell-led science discovery day Oct. 4. About 300 schoolchildren jammed all corners of Public School 21 as part of the 10th annual 4-H National Youth Science Day that reached an...
CUCE-NYC Family and Youth Development Program Leader Receives National Urban Extension Award
Jacqueline Davis-Manigaulte was presented the National Urban Extension Leadership Award at the 2017 National Urban Extension Conference: Engaging in Collective Purpose held in Bloomington, Minnesota last month. Davis-Manigaulte is the Family and Youth Development...
CUCE-NYC 4-H Alum Is Named One Of New York’s #TrueLeaders This Week
The New York State 4-H Foundation is recognizing 4-H true leaders from around the state and this week’s #TrueLeaders Tuesday highlight is 4-H alumnus Lazarus Lynch from New York City. Lazarus was a member of the Food & Finance High School 4-H Club in...
Green Machines Help NYC Schools
Story by Kritika Kulshrestha Photo by Lisa Narloch Recycled computers and other office equipment from the College of Human Ecology has gained a second life at several New York City schools and churches, helping to advance Cornell’s sustainability mission. Working...
Urban 4-H: Changing Minds, Changing Lives
Story and Photography by Melissa Cheri A high-tech agricultural lab. Produce grown without soil. High school students in white lab coats running experiments—four floors above the metal detectors that greet them each morning. All in the middle of New York City’s...
PASTA Graduate Gets Full Custody Of Her Grandson After Two Years
Note: This story originally appeared on Fox 5 NY News. Click here to read the story. PASTA graduate Raquel Grant is now the caregiver of her two-year-old grandson. It took her two years to obtain full custody of the child. Her 30-year-old daughter, who has a...
CUCE-NYC Intern Helps Young Mother Make Healthy Changes
By Michal Jaff I absolutely loved my time as a dietetic intern at Cornell Cooperative Extension New York City. During my community rotation at CUCE-NYC I was able to experience the work of a community dietitian by assisting CUCE-NYC community educators and running...
CUCE-NYC Associate, Intern Showcase Healthy Recipes At Free Diabetes Informational Session
Story & Photos courtesy New York State Senator James Sanders Jr. In recognition of November being Diabetes Awareness Month, State Senator James Sanders Jr. (D-Rochdale Village) held a free Diabetes Informational Session on Tuesday at the Rockaway Boulevard Senior...