Back

Discover CALS

See how our current work and research is bringing new thinking and new solutions to some of today's biggest challenges.

Search for News & Stories

Girl works in garden

Field Note

Meet Sammi Lin ’24, an undergraduate in Global Development who is on a mission to advance food security with local communities across the Americas. Locally, Sammi has engaged with food security challenges as an intern and researcher with Cornell...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
student cuddles with lambs

Field Note

Catherine Andreadis ’22 is a recent graduate and former Science Communications Assistant for the Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science. She is off to an exciting start with a career in STEM, pursuing a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to her graduation, we sat down with Catherine to learn about her experiences in the role and future pursuits.
  • Animal Science
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Agriculture

Field Note

For the past four years, the Chobani Scholars Program has supported students from dairy farming backgrounds who are pursuing careers in dairy. This year, with its new focus on supporting historically underserved students who have a broad set of...

  • Animal Science
  • Food Science
  • Dairy

Field Note

Multimedia

After working in the field with New York state growers, Heck, a postdoctoral associate from Brazil working in the lab of Sarah Pethybridge , associate professor of plant pathology and plant-microbe biology, said one challenge was that too many...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

Field Note

Each year, students in the Cornell CALS Department of Animal Science are recognized for their academic performance and contributions to their field of research or the Cornell programs that they are a part of. This year's recipients lead the way toward a bright future for animal-based agriculture and animal science.

  • Animal Science
students visit farm

Field Note

Benjamin Yeh ’22 is a Statistics major with a minor in Computer Science and Celia Walden ’22 is a Biometry and Statistics major. What do they have in common? Having no prior experience with agriculture, Yeh and Walden spent the last year working with the Cornell Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) where they dove into the rapidly expanding field of digital agriculture.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Digital Agriculture
bread loaves

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This is a story about Hannah Rudt ‘23’s reinvigorating connection to the food system during the Covid-19...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem classroom

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Hannah Rudt ‘23’s practicum experience with The Boys and Girls Club of...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
The sun rising between to greenhouses

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Madonna Linares ‘22’s experience working with Dilmun Hill Student Farm...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
Two women harvest greens; photo shot from above looking down on their hands

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Madonna Linares ‘22's experience working with Dilmun Hill Student Farm...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
people in a field

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Madeline Hanscom’s practicum experience with Seed to Supper. The...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
Strawberry drawing

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Madeline Hanscom ‘22’s introduction to local food systems as a...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
Four students sit while working at Dilmun Hill Farm

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Nick Sutera ‘22’s connection with local food systems in New York. I...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
Farm landscape

Field Note

As Community Food Systems minors , students engage with community-based organizations to gain rich, hands-on experiences in the food system. This narrative is a reflection of Nick Sutera ‘22’s practicum experience with Dilmun Hill Student Farm...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
child leads goat

Field Note

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and the New York State 4-H Youth Development program recently held Animal Crackers, a full-day interactive event for students aged eight and up with interest in animal science. This year’s event happened on May 7th and marked the first year of returning to entirely in-person programming. Dana Palmer, Senior Extension Associate of Cornell’s 4-H Youth Extension, reflects on this year’s successes.
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
View of Shoals Marine Laboratory from the water at dusk.

Field Note

Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) is a remote field station located on Appledore Island, Gulf of Maine, jointly operated by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire . As a leader in marine science undergraduate education, SML offers...
  • Shoals Marine Laboratory
  • Animal Science
Alina Galyon

Field Note

Animal Science undergraduate, Alina Galyon '22, was recently awarded a fellowship through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Galyon '22 shares more about the award and what it means to her.
  • Animal Science
Jessica Waltemeyer lecturing students

Field Note

Facility manager, Jessica Waltemyer oversees all the facilities for the Department of Animal Science in Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), including sites used to teach students hands-on methods of raising animals and those for large-scale research. Waltemyer also teaches courses that prepare students to become responsible and ethical leaders in the food processing industry: Meats (ANSC 3500) and Large Animal Handling (ANSC 2100). Here, she discusses her work.
  • Animal Science
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
students participating in dairy discovery

Field Note

Cornell PRO-DAIRY recently hosted Dairy Discovery , an interactive day of workshops for high school students interested in exploring careers in the dairy industry. After two years of online-only events, students were able to attend in-person...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Animal Science
Woman presents at poster showcase

Field Note

Meet Nasra Ismail ’22, an undergraduate in Global Development with a commitment to develop critical health solutions for underserved communities globally. As an intern with the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
  • Health + Nutrition