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CALS award ceremony recognizes faculty, staff contributions
Benjamin Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, recognized 41 faculty and staff members for their remarkable accomplishments at the 2021 CALS Research, Extension and Core Value Staff Awards ceremony.
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Institute for Food Safety
  • Department of Communication
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Innovative scholar and leader Max Pfeffer announces retirement
Max Pfeffer, a distinguished researcher of rural and urban communities and a leader who helped reshape the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for the 21st century, will become emeritus professor of global development on July 1.
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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CALS honors talent, dedication of faculty & staff
On Oct. 29, members of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) came together to celebrate the 16th year of the Research & Extension Awards and the 10th year of the Core Value Staff Awards. The awards recognize the notable and wide...

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New global development unit calls for ‘education with impact’

The Department of Global Development will draw from faculty across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) to create a unified development studies program focused on engagement with the world’s grand challenges at home and abroad...

  • International Programs
  • Global Development Section
  • School of Integrative Plant Science