More than 65% of Empire State Poll respondents say the cost of living is the most critical issue facing their households, according to the ILR School’s annual report, published Aug. 22.
Unibaio, which offers naturally derived particles that trap the active ingredients of pesticides and fertilizers, enabling them to penetrate plants more efficiently, won the $1 million top prize in the annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition.
The project - which has expanded to four SUNY schools and to younger kids nationally - has disbursed more than $500,000 to over 1,300 participants, bolstering young people's sense of agency, community and purpose.
Since 1986, STEP has been addressing the underrepresentation of marginalized students in science, technology, engineering and math through programs at more than 50 universities across New York.
Bald eagles are the most vulnerable to lead poisoning from hunters' ammunition of more than 30 species known to scavenge deer carcasses in New York state, Cornell research finds.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets identified the invasive pest in Romulus, New York, following reports from Cornell’s New York State Integrated Pest Management Program.
The Tompkins County program provides trainees - many of whom have faced obstacles to employment - with a foundation in environmental literacy and hands-on experience that helps them enter the workforce.
A small experimental apple orchard at Cornell’s Hudson Valley Research Laboratory may soon be topped by solar panels, which would capture the sun’s energy and may prove beneficial to the trees.
Faculty, staff and community partners are working together to address community needs — and they’re getting students involved with support from Engaged Opportunity Grants from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.