Stony Brook, NY, March 15, 2012 - The New York Sea Grant (NYSG) program has received a grant totaling $2.4 million for fiscal years 2012-2013 to fund its research, extension and education efforts on important coastal issues related to storm surges and flooding, seafood safety, wetland habitats, fisheries, and harmful algal blooms, among others.
“NYSG is just beginning a new round of nine funded research projects which address critical coastal concerns from diverse regions of the state, the Lake Ontario shoreline, the Hudson estuary and New York Harbor, and both the north and south shores of Long Island,” said New York Sea Grant director Dr. Jim Ammerman.
Two separate research teams will study potential human exposure to, respectively, hazardous substances such as mercury (Hg) and bacterial toxins like Listeria monocytogenes through fish consumption.
“The goal of my investigation is to provide the most thorough, up-to-date information on mercury in commercial seafood via the Web for public use by research scientists and public officials,” says Dr. Nicholas Fisher from Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS).
As for the Listeria study, Cornell University’s Dr. Martin Wiedmann and his team will employ several scientific methods to predict effective combinations of bactericidal agents and growth inhibitors for L. monocytogenes on cold smoked salmon. “The results should provide salmon food processors cheaper and more effective control measures and increase seafood safety for consumers,” he says.
Sea level rise associated with climate change is also a concern, as detailed in an investigation by Dr. Stuart Findlay of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook. Findlay says climate change related processes could cause salt water to intrude further up the tidal Hudson River where they could impact tidal marsh ecology. “Freshwater tidal marshes of the Hudson are known to be important sites of nitrate removal during tidal exchanges,” he explains, “and the literature suggests that this function will decline under a higher salinity regime.” Results of this project will inform managers and land stewards about the current functioning of brackish water wetlands of the Hudson and provide information crucial for future management/restoration plans.
SoMAS researcher Dr. Malcolm Bowman is a member of The Stony Brook Storm Surge Research Group, which has been funded principally by NYSG since 2002 to work on storm surge science, coastal defense systems and policy issues related to regional protection of New York City and Long Island.
According to the Research Group, the New York Metropolitan region is vulnerable to coastal flooding and large-scale damage to city infrastructure from hurricanes and nor'easters. Much of this region—an area of about 100 square miles—lies less than three meters above mean sea level. Within this area lies critical infrastructure such as hospitals, airports, railroad and subway station entrances, highways, water treatment outfalls and combined sewer outfalls at or near sea level.
The Group’s most recently-funded study examines a possible combination of the variety of storm surge prediction models out there, from the National Weather Service to universities and technical institutes. "Since each storm has its own peculiar characteristics and behavior," says Bowman, "no one model is always the most accurate at predicting surge events. For this reason we believe that a forecast obtained by constructing an ensemble of these model outputs will produce the most reliable predictor for a wide range of storm event scenarios."
Water quality is at the center of several studies, including one led by SoMAS’s Dr. Robert Cerrato that focuses on the paralytic shellfish toxin (PST), which has caused important health concerns because of its presence in commercially important bivalve species such as hard and softshell clams. In Long Island’s Northport-Huntington Bay estuary, "red tide" algal blooms of Alexandrium fundyense, the dinoflagellate that produces PST, are characterized by blooms that are made of high cell densities but produce low toxicities. This project will study how such blooms impact the productivity of hard and softshell clams. Information from this study will aid decision making for coastal managers within the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shellfish growers, and harvesters.
In August 2010, Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario suffered from a toxic cyanobacterial bloom (Microcystis sp.) that resulted in extensive economic impacts to the region. In order to determine the possible impacts of marinas on such algal blooms in the Bay, a team led by Dr. Gregory Boyer, from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, is developing a model to provide better understand of the nutrient and algal dynamics of the Bay and further aid decision making for the Bay’s management.
Monies for these projects come via NYSG’s parent organization, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Sea Grant College Program (NSGCP), located in Silver Spring, MD.
In addition to addressing important problems and opportunities, NYSG's 2010-2013 Omnibus funds will also provide graduate students with financial support through the Sea Grant Scholar Program, and sponsors conferences, seminars and workshops on a variety of coastal issues each year.
New York Sea Grant is a statewide network of integrated research, education, and extension services promoting the coastal economic vitality, environmental sustainability and citizen awareness about the State's marine and Great Lakes resources. One of 32 university-based programs under the NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program, NYSG is a cooperative program of the State University of New York and Cornell University. Learn more online at www.nyseagrant.org, where you can subscribe to our RSS news feeds and follow us on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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Manipulating insects to improve pollination
Prof. Robert Raguso explains how Titum Arums are opportunists, manipulating insects to improve pollination. #WeeStinky
Cornell's plaster casts
Cornell used to have one of the largest collections of plaster casts in North America. But casts fell out of favor, and the collection deteriorated. 'Firing the Canon,' a video about the College of Arts and Sciences' sesquicentennial exhibit, explores how Cornell's prized collection was 'embraced, defaced and dethroned.' http://www.cornell.edu/…/firing-the-canon-cornell-plaster-…/
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Thursday, October 30, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
CU Music and Cornell Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,
CU Music and Cornell Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with live accompaniment.
“Halloween Organ Extravaganza” features the restored 1920 horror classic, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, with live musical accompaniment by guests Dennis James, organ, and Mark Goldstein, electronic instruments. Presented by Cornell Cinema, the Department of Music, and the Ithaca Motion Picture Project.
Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 8:00pm to 10:00pm Sage Chapel
...See MoreCornell University via College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has been named the #1 Best Global University for Plant and Animal Science.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Chimes Master Ren Ortega '15 plays the Cornell Chimes at the top of McGraw Tower
Chimes Master Ren Ortega '15 plays the Cornell Chimes at the top of McGraw Tower. Get ready for a special Halloween performance on Friday the 31st from 10:30PM-12AM. Come and watch in your halloween costume!
Entomology at Cornell University.Events Media Promotional
Insectapalooza 2014 will be held on Saturday October 25th from 9AM to 3PM at Comstock Hall.
The annual, one-day insect fair is hosted by the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. Insectapalooza is an interactive, hands-on experience that features hundreds of live insects, spiders, and other fascinating arthropods. Popular favorites include the live Butterfly Room and Arthropod Zoo.
For additional details, including directions to Cornell and Comstock Hall, please visit: https://entomology.cals.cornell.edu/news-events/insectapalooza
Thursday, October 23, 2014
From Insectapalooza to a performance by Jazz pianist Lisa Hilton.
From Insectapalooza to a performance by Jazz pianist Lisa Hilton, find out about several amazing things to do this week at Cornell!http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/10/things-do-oct-24-31
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
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Cornell Cinema
GHOST IN THE SHELL update:
Rumor has it Scarlett Johansson is set to star in the live action version...
check out the original tonight at 9:15 to see what all the fuss is about.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Cornell chooses architect Thom Mayne and Morphosis to design first academic building for NYC tech campus
Press Release
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS OFFICE
May 9, 2012
Media Contacts:
Jeremy Soffin, (646) 200-5318, jeremy@berlinrosen.com
Blaine Friedlander, (607) 254-8093, bpf2@cornell.edu
Cornell chooses architect Thom Mayne and Morphosis to design first academic building for NYC tech campus
NEW YORK – To embody the spirit and the mission of the CornellNYC Tech campus, Cornell University has chosen Thom Mayne and Morphosis to design the first academic building for the planned campus on Roosevelt Island, Cornell University Architect Gilbert Delgado announced today.
The building – which Cornell plans to open in Fall 2017 – will serve as the flagship academic structure for the new CornellNYC Tech campus. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded the Roosevelt Island campus project to Cornell on Dec. 19, 2011, and with this first building, Cornell is striving to create a net-zero energy structure, featuring geothermal and solar power.
“Our goal is to design an iconic, landmark building that will resonate with the mission and spirit of the new campus,” Delgado said. “And we are excited that Thom Mayne and Morphosis will be leading our effort.”
Delgado said the 150,000 square-foot, academic building, which will be home to the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, will have teaching and faculty office space and also will likely have space developed to facilitate interactions and to enhance the “opportunities of chance encounters between people to exchange ideas.”
Morphosis founder and design director Thom Mayne, winner of the 2005 Pritzker Prize, will be the lead architect. Morphosis, based in New York and Los Angeles, is expected to deliver the first design drafts in November 2012 with a schematic design in March 2013. The architects will team with Arup, a New York- and Los Angeles-based engineering firm, to help develop this complex building.
“This project represents an extraordinary opportunity to explore the intersection of three territories: environmental performance, rethinking the academic workspace and the unique urban condition of Roosevelt Island,” Mayne said. “This nexus offers tremendous opportunities not only for CornellNYC Tech, but also for New York City.”
“The CornellNYC Tech project is about accelerating innovation in the technology sector, particularly in New York City, by connecting leading-edge academic research across a broad range of disciplines, by deep working relationships with companies from startups to large corporations, and by engagement with cultural institutions and the school system. It’s about weaving together people from different research areas and from different areas where technology can make a difference in the world,” said Dan Huttenlocher, Cornell vice provost and dean of the new campus. “This first building will reflect that in design, as the space will encourage interaction, creativity and innovation, balancing the values of quiet reflection with those of unplanned interactions.”
Kent Kleinman, dean of Cornell’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, explained the complex nature of this building:
“The challenges that accompany the first phase of the campus are dauntingly multi-faceted: design one of the largest net-zero energy academic buildings in the country; devise a creative architectural statement commensurate with the highest levels of innovation; accommodate programs that are changing with unprecedented rapidity; and, perhaps most critically, offer a compelling vision for a vibrant urbanity to inform future developments. And do it all within a very tight timeframe and modest budget. Simply put: No firm is better at turning constraints into creative solutions of astonishing power than Thom Mayne and Morphosis. It is a great choice for Cornell and for New York.”
Cornell has other buildings on its Ithaca, N.Y., campus designed by Pritzker Prize winners. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art was designed by I.M. Pei; Milstein Hall by Rem Koolhaas; Weill Hall by Richard Meier ('56, B.Arch. '57); and Gates Hall, currently under construction, by Thom Mayne.
Mayne has created several iconic buildings, including the Cooper Union’s 41 Cooper Square in 2009, the Caltrans District 7 headquarters in Los Angeles and the University of Cincinnati’s Campus Recreation Center in 2005. Morphosis also designed the San Francisco Federal Building, a 600,000 square-foot structure, of which 70 percent is naturally ventilated setting a new standard for sustainability.
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Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m., at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Reporters can meet artist Leo Villareal
MEDIA: Cornell will have a media morning for reporters/photographers on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 10:30 a.m., at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. Reporters can meet artist Leo Villareal for a tour of the installation. To RSVP, please contact Blaine Friedlander, Cornell Press Office, (607) 254-8093 or bpf2@cornell.edu.
ITHACA, N.Y. – For the first time in its 40 years, Cornell University’s Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art will host an exhibit so brilliant, you’ll remember it near and see it from afar. Noted artist Leo Villareal’s newest LED (light-emitting diode) installation, opens Oct. 22, 2012 at 5 p.m., placed on the outdoor ceiling of the museum’s Mallin Sculpture Court.Visitors will see luminous wonder unfolding before them – as it features 12,000 LEDs create a new, visual art experience. The newly unveiled exhibition will expand its ethereal reach as far as the city of Ithaca, and it frames a new space within the built environment of the museum’s architecture designed in 1973 by I.M. Pei.
This installation has been made possible by the generous support of Lisa and Richard Baker (Cornell ’88).
Leo Villareal’s signature pieces explore complex movement and dazzling patterns created by points of light using computer code and new technologies. His work reinterprets components of such 20th Century art movements as pop, minimalism, conceptual and post-painterly abstraction, and poetically interact with the architecture around them. Villareal recently completed a New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority commission at the Bleecker Street/Lafayette Street subway station in Manhattan. His largest installation, The Bay Lights, illuminating the west span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge in celebration of its 75th anniversary, will be unveiled in 2013. Villareal’s Multiverse (2008), designed forthe concourse walkway between the East and West Buildings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, like Cornell’s project interacts with a building designed by Pei.
Background: Planning for the Cornell project began two years ago, when Villareal – along with the project architect, Walter Smith, and Cornell donors Lisa and Richard Baker – visited the Johnson Museum to determine the optimal location for the installation. The ceiling of the Mallin Sculpture Court was chosen for its high visibility, not only on campus, but also from the city of Ithaca.
Installation: Formal installation is currently under way. Villareal will program the lights in October, spending about a week in residence at the museum and on campus, concluding with a public unveiling and lecture Oct. 22.
Related Resources:
Biography: http://www.villareal.net/
Interview (San Jose Museum of Art):
Monday, October 08, 2012
Calling all creative wine lovers – Cornell needs names for two new grapes
FOR RELEASE: Aug. 1, 2012
Contact: John Carberry
Office: 607-255-5353
Cell: 607-227-0767
Calling all creative wine lovers – Cornell needs names for two new grapes
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University scientists are asking the public for names for two new wine grape varieties that will be released from their breeding program in 2013.
The two latest varieties from grape breeder Bruce Reisch include a cold-hardy white wine grape and an innovative organic dark red. The first conjures up citrusy aromatic characteristics; the second has a hint of blueberry. However, their current names – NY76.0844.24 and NY95.0301.01 – hint at very little.
Reisch hopes that a contest will help change that.
But before you hit send, consider this: Just as there's a science to developing a great grape, Reisch said, there is much to consider when naming it. Not only must the name be unique – a challenge with 7,000 other grape varieties – it must also be marketable, reasonably easy to pronounce and carry positive connotations. Names that are foreign-sounding or similar to well-loved varieties are popular, a combination that has worked for Noiret, a wine grape released by the Cornell breeding program in 2006.
The researcher is accepting name submissions for the two new varieties by email at bruce.reisch@cornell.edu until Aug. 6. The winning names will be revealed at the Viticulture 2013 conference in Rochester, Feb. 6-8.
His efforts have been fruitful so far. An appeal through the national cooperative extension network has already garnered nearly 100 entries from around the world, including Australia and Scandinavia.
Dark red NY95.0301.01 was developed in 1995 and was fast-tracked into production because of its promise as an organic variety. The first grape to be released from the "no-spray" vineyard, it has good resistance to downy and powdery mildews. Reisch said it exhibits moderate body, good structure and blueberry flavor on the palate.
NY76.0844.24 was first created in 1976; this white grape variety ranks high for winter hardiness and productivity, with excellent wine quality and aromatic characters reminiscent of Gewürztraminer or a citrusy Muscat, he said.
The Cornell grape breeding program, which has released 56 cultivars since 1888, has many new varieties under development. Cayuga White, released in 1972 as the program's first wine grape, now accounts for more than $20 million in wine production in New York annually, and the hybrid Traminette has become the signature wine of Indiana.
Reisch hopes the contest will create some buzz about other emerging varieties, which often face uphill battles when it comes to marketing.
"There are so many different flavors. Why shouldn't people get excited about new varieties? They keep things interesting for the consumer and are often better for growers," he said.
MEDIA NOTE: Images of both grape varieties are available from the Cornell Press Relations Office.
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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Tara Donavan @ Cornell till June 14, 2009
New Drawings
April 10, 2009—May 2, 2009
PaceWildenstein is pleased to present its third solo exhibition of new work by Tara Donovan, who joined the gallery in 2005. Tara Donovan: New Drawings features two series of large-scale ink on paper drawings created in 2008-2009. The exhibition will be on view from April 10 through May 2, 2009 at 32 East 57th Street, New York City.The artist will attend an opening reception on Thursday, April 9th from 6-8 p.m.
Tara Donovan, who was recently awarded the 2008 MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Award, is also the subject of a traveling survey exhibition currently on view at the Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati through May 11, 2009. The exhibition, organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, subsequently travels to the Des Moines Art Center, Iowa (June 19–September 14, 2009) and Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, California (October 10, 2009–January 16, 2010). The Monacelli Press published the artist’s first monograph in September 2008 to accompany the traveling exhibition.
Tara Donovan has stated that in her work the material itself dictates the final form of the objects or installations even though certain decisions are made about the way a particular material should be accumulated. But even then, she says, these decisions are based on experimentation with the physical properties of the material being used. She activates the inherent potential of a singular material by assigning predetermined rules for construction that allow the work to grow through repetitive labor.
Tara Donovan: New Drawings includes twenty-nine unique black and white drawings created from tempered glass, plate glass, and thread, and each measuring approximately 51 x 42". Donovan has employed both types of glass in previous work, most notably in her Untitled (Glass) cube sculptures which require hundreds of sheets of tempered glass.This variety, as she discovered during experimentation, is prone to shattering into thousands of crystalline pieces whereas the plate glass she used to create Untitled (Broken Glass), 2006, is more susceptible to clean-line fractures.
Donovan uses axiomatic systems to determine the genesis of a work, outlining conditions or rules to provide a “constant” so that the material—in this case two variations of the same medium—is allowed to dominate the form or composition. Using thread Tara Donovan exposes its innumerable compositional possibilities while preserving the integrity of the material itself. The thread cuts a delicate and dizzying line across the paper, in sharp contrast to the kinetic, almost violent energy captured in the glass drawings. Four works from this series will be on view.
The Lever House at 390 Park Avenue at 54th Street in New York City will feature Donovan’s Untitled (2009), an installation of loosely folded sheets of clear polyester film set within a wall that engages natural and artificial light and the surrounding architecture, from May to September 2009.
Tara Donovan’s work is also included in two group exhibitions: Unfolding Process: Conceptual and Material Practice on Paper, currently on view at The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, through June 14, 2009, and Because I Say So: Sculpture from the Collection of Dennis and Debra Scholl, opening next month at The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami (April 17–August 15, 2009.)
Tara Donovan was born in 1969 in Queens, New York, and grew up further north in Nyack. She attended the School of Visual Arts, New York, from 1987-88 before earning her B.F.A. from the Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington, D.C. in 1991.Donovan received her M.F.A. in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond in 1999. Since then, she has been the subject of numerous gallery and museum exhibitions nationwide, including solo shows at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Missouri (2006), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2004-05), UCLA Hammer Museum (2004), Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland (2003-2004) and Hemicycle Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1999-2000).
Donovan also took part in the 2000 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.In the fall of 2007, The Metropolitan Museum of Art presented Tara Donovan at the Met, which featured a new large-scale wall installation created from silver Mylar tape and designed specifically for the museum’s Gioconda and Joseph King Gallery. Donovan’s installation, the fourth in the Met’s series of solo exhibitions dedicated to contemporary artists, was extended by popular demand and remained on view for nearly one year.In 2005,
Donovan was awarded the first annual Calder Prize by the Alexander Calder Foundation. That same year she participated in an artist’s residency at the Atelier Calder in Saché, France. Among her other awards and distinctions are the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Willard L. Metcalf Award (2004), National Academy Museum, Helen Foster Barnett Prize (2004), Women’s Caucus for Art, Presidential Award (2004), New York Foundation for the Arts grant recipient (2003), Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant recipient (2003), Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Competition (2001) and Joan Mitchell Foundation grant recipient (1999).
Her work is part of numerous museum collections throughout the United States, including the Dallas Museum of Art, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, St. Louis Art Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
Tara Donovan lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Additional information for Tara Donovan: New Drawings is available upon request by contacting Jennifer Benz Joy at jjoy@pacewildenstein.com or Lauren Staub at lstaub@pacewildenstein.com or call 212.421.3292.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Economic News - Cornell Public Press Releases 2009
Cornell University is a 'stable generator of economic activity' in a tough economy, report shows
ITHACA, N.Y. – The overall stability of Cornell University’s annual $3 billion in economic activity throughout New York state is highlighted in an economic impact report newly released by the university.
ITHACA, N.Y. – The overall stability of Cornell University’s annual $3 billion in economic activity throughout New York state is highlighted in an economic impact report newly released by the university.
The report is an update of a previous economic impact study, released in early 2007, that showed in fiscal year 2005 Cornell generated $3.070 billion throughout the state, including $561 million in research spending at its Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.
In fiscal 2007, according to the current economic impact update, Cornell generated $3.317 billion statewide, an increase of 8 percent over two years. Cornell again led universities in the state in research expenditures, totaling $659 million.
While the updated report does not reflect the severe economic downturn that began in late 2008 or the actions the university has taken to reduce expenditures in the current fiscal year, Cornell's budget is highly diversified and the university projects it will sustain revenues at or near their historical levels for the foreseeable future.
"As one of the state's leading entrepreneurial universities with a $2.8 billion budget, Cornell is a critical resource in this period of economic upheaval to help the state to financial recovery," Cornell President David J. Skorton said. "Even while we're making fiscal adjustments to deal with the current economic situation, Cornell is the economic engine that supports our community as we continue to be a leading economic engine for the state. The actions we are taking now will sustain the university's financial strength over the long term."
Cornell has instituted hiring and construction pauses through June 2009 and is experiencing staff layoffs in some areas. Endowment spending will be reduced by 15 percent for the coming fiscal year. The university is cutting its base budget by $60 million for fiscal year 2010, with an additional $50 million budget correction planned for 2011.
At the same time, the upcoming Class of 2013 will have an additional 100 students and there will be increased charges for tuition, room and board. Trustees also allocated $35 million from the endowment for student financial aid.
“While we must take time to evaluate our current financial position, Cornell continues to operate as a community of more than 30,000 students, faculty and staff, undertaking cutting-edge research and providing vital services to the people of the state of New York. It is an outstanding area employer," said Stephen T. Golding, executive vice president for finance and administration. "While some of the multimillion-dollar construction projects that have generated intense economic activity on the Ithaca and New York City campuses have been put on hold, the need for them has not gone away and many of them will continue when financial conditions improve."
For the economic impact study, faculty and researchers in Cornell's Department of City and Regional Planning used a social accounting matrix and IMPLAN software to measure the multiplier effects of Cornell's direct and indirect spending.
Highlights from the March 2009 Cornell economic impact report are:
-- Of the $3.317 billion in economic activity Cornell generated throughout the state in fiscal 2007, $1.654 billion was in Central New York, $1.319 billion was in New York City and $344 million was in other areas of the state.
-- Cornell is the primary economic engine in its home, Tompkins County, adding more than 16,000 jobs and $1.1 billion in wages to the local economy through direct and indirect spending.
-- Cornell directly and indirectly generated $61.2 million in tax revenues for New York state and $32.2 million for local government in Tompkins County. Weill Cornell Medical College generated $44.2 million in tax payments to the state and $10.9 million to New York City government.
-- Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) is critical to the fulfillment of Cornell's land-grant mission, contributing more than $92 million in programs throughout the state in fiscal 2007. Its total economic impact on the state that year was $158 million. CCE volunteers gave more than 1.14 million hours of service to important community efforts statewide.
-- Cornell is also a national leader in sustainability. The report cites its research in green technology and CCE programs for local foods and sustainable agriculture that has an impact throughout the state.
-- During fiscal 2007, 10 existing New York state businesses licensed 22 Cornell technologies, allowing them to stay competitive and grow.
-- More than 170,000 visitors to the Ithaca campus spent approximately $47 million locally and directly supported 778 full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in the county.
-- The Ithaca campus purchased $533 million in goods and services in fiscal 2007. A quarter of that, or $128 million, was spent in Tompkins County, and an additional $55 million was spent in surrounding counties in Central New York. Weill Cornell made $202 million in purchases in New York City.
-- In fiscal 2007, Cornell spent a total of $291 million with primary construction contractors: $179 million on projects for the Ithaca campus and $112 million on New York City projects. The construction projects generated 726 FTE jobs in Tompkins County. Weill Cornell construction created 888 jobs in New York City and an additional 77 FTE jobs elsewhere in the state.
"Cornell's updated fiscal 2007 economic impact study reaffirms the many ways Cornell's faculty, staff and students contribute to the quality of life for the citizens of New York state," said Joanne DeStefano, Cornell vice president for finance and CFO. "The study is intended to fulfill President Skorton's prior commitment to regularly report back to the citizens of New York state on how the university is using the resources it is provided to advance the public good."
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