Community-engaged learning celebrated, Buffalo Co-Lab honored

ILR School’s Buffalo Co-Lab has played a vital role in western New York, working in partnership with business, union, government, education and community organizations.

Students drive policy change in Albany in Brooks State Policy Advocacy Clinic

This spring, students from the Brooks School turned knowledge into action in Albany as part of the State Policy Advocacy Clinic’s engaged learning approach to teaching how to effectively change policy in New York State. 

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Mass timber industry offers sustainable construction, high-quality jobs

The ILR School’s Climate Jobs Institute presented its primer on the how the production of mass timber can create jobs and accelerate the creation of affordable housing.

Wine’s leftovers could help wean chicken farms off antibiotics

A new study finds that grape pomace – the skins, seeds and stems left over from winemaking – may match the growth-promoting effects of antibiotic additives in broiler chickens, without the public health risks.

Make your game plan for the Game Design showcase, May 16

Get ready to play favorites at the 2026 Game Design Initiative at Cornell showcase.

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NYS can protect workers with disabilities, Strobel Gower tells state senate

Individuals with disabilities face numerous challenges in the workplace, but the state can help, according to Wendy Strobel Gower, executive director of the ILR School’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability.

Cornell and SUNY students show $400 is enough to change lives

Funding from the 2026 SUNY Contribution Project, an initiative from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides $400 to 200 randomly selected students to make any contribution they wish.

From the Living Lab: Small biodigester to fuel research, extension

One of the newest additions to Cornell’s Living Lab, the anaerobic digester will generate electricity and provide a real-world testbed for researchers across campus. 

Nine students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Awards

Nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell’s four contract colleges have been chosen to receive the 2026 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.

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