On June 30, dairy industry leaders from New York state toured the Cornell University Ruminant Center, a one-of-a-kind testbed for new technologies and strategies and a crucial resource for the state's dairy farmers.
For 10 years, the Youth CAN program has empowered students in Buffalo schools to execute projects that contribute to their communities, while gaining skills and experiences that will help them build careers.
The program from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research provides student teachers an understanding on the neuroscience behind children’s learning and development and encourages them to pass that knowledge to their students.
Hotel administration students raised nearly $5,000 for Make-A-Wish Central New York - with help and inspiration from an alumna who was a wish-kid herself and founded, in 1994, the first college "wish-makers" group in the country.
Northern New York Veterans in Agriculture (AgVets), a program run by Cornell Cooperative Extension Jefferson County, since 2020 has helped more than 2,200 area service members explore the field of agriculture through classes, tours and mentorships with local farmers.
Each summer at Jones Beach State Park, Cornell Cooperative Extension Nassau County and partners engage more than 200 local kids, often from under-resourced communities, with marine wildlife and ecology, water safety and sustainability education.
Using data from two of New York's largest grape–producing regions, researchers found that losses could reach $1.5 million, $4 million and $8.8 million in the first, second and third years of infestation, respectively.
Researchers in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment have developed a new model to understand wildlife interactions. They’ve found that coyote populations in upstate New York may benefit fishers but not American martens.