About CALS
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University’s second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: natural and human systems; food, energy and environmental resources; and social, physical and economic well-being. The Cornell CALS experience empowers us to explore the boundaries of knowledge, supported by the leading minds of today and surrounded by the leading minds of tomorrow.
News and Announcements
CALS students spend spring break studying agribusiness in Spain
Published:
April 17, 2019
Twenty-five students from across the College of Agriculture and Life Science participated in a weeklong trip to the Catalonia region of Spain to study the food production system in Spain.
Student profile: Elizabeth Cieniewicz
Published:
April 16, 2019
Elizabeth Cieniewicz, a doctoral student in the Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology (PPPMB) Section in the School of Integrative Plant Science, shares some of the unique opportunities she had during her graduate work at Cornell AgriTech.
Celebrities, friends and strangers: Some birds more popular than others
Published:
April 16, 2019
Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular and which characteristics of species drive human interest.