A block of about 500 grapevines at Cornell Orchards - a little more than half an acre - is now certified organic by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York. (Aug. 14, 2012)
The Sept. 22 grand opening of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works drew more than 100 local government leaders, business partners and higher education officials to celebrate the collaborative venture’s newly finished space, and to welcome its first four members.
Valerie Jean Bunce, Theodore Eisenberg, Ronald Hoy and Roberto Sierra have been named fellows by one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent policy research centers. (April 22, 2010)
A team of Cornell undergraduates has been chosen to showcase its design of a sustainable solution to New York City's storm water runoff problem at the Museum of the City of New York April 22. (April 21, 2010)
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed the state’s new economic development program, START-UP NY (SUNY Tax-Free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate NY) July 10 at Cornell.
A new Cornell Cooperative Extension program encourages New York families to prepare home-cooked meals with local produce for healthier eating that also benefits the local economy. (Aug. 3, 2009)
Cornell-developed techniques to limit bacteria in maple tree taps are leading to increased sap quantity and quality for New York's $12.3 million maple industry. (Jan. 31, 2012)
A one-acre hop yard was established June 30 as a research planting to bolster the hops revival in New York. The team will soon develop a New York hops grower’s guide as well.