Every day, in every county in New York, individuals, schools, businesses, entrepreneurs, local governments, families and communities depend on Cornell to turn discoveries into real-world solutions. As the state’s land-grant university, Cornell was founded to create knowledge with a public purpose and help ensure a vibrant, healthy future for all New Yorkers.
Commitment to New York State
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$328MExternal federal, state and corporate research funding spent locally
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900000New Yorkers reached by Cornell Cooperative Extension each year
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240000NY youth participants in 4-H programs annually
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27000Local volunteers that help advise, plan, teach and mentor
Impact stories
Experts at work
Local Government
Mildred Warner focuses on restructuring local government services to create sustainable and equitable communities.
Learn moreIndigenous History
Kurt Jordan uses archaeology and anthropology to understand and connect to North American Indigenous communities around New York.
Learn moreHealth Equity
Dr. Monika Safford focuses on preventive health care, including responses to health disparities affecting marginalized communities.
Learn moreSustainable Energy
Max Zhang develops systems to make energy and communities more sustainable.
Learn moreHealth Policy
Isabel Perera focuses on labor’s influence on social welfare and how to bolster mental health policy.
Learn moreHealth and Nutrition
Roger Figeroa examines factors that affect health outcomes, with a focus on children’s nutrition in underrepresented and low-income communities.
Learn moreAnimal and Human Health
Gerlinde Van de Walle studies models for fighting diseases in animals as well as humans, including stem cell therapies.
Learn moreFood Policy
Christopher Barrett’s research and outreach seeks to make food systems more healthy, equitable and sustainable.
Learn moreLabor and Employment Law
Esta Bigler researches workforce issues and steers efforts to lower barriers to employment for those with criminal records.
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Cornell's Impact on New York State
Cornell research delivers results that matter all around the state.
Driving Regional Economies
- Business Incubators and Innovation Hot Spots
- CaRDI - Community and Regional Development Institute
- CCE Community and Economic Vitality
- CCMR Industrial Partnerships
- Center for Regional Economic Advancement
- Cornell AgriTech
- Cornell ILR in NYC
- Cornell in Buffalo
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension – New York City
- Grow-NY
- Harvest New York
- McGovern Center for Venture Development in the Life Sciences