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

News

An invitation to CALS faculty and staff for the CALS Website Rethink open houses on September 21, 2018 at the ILR Conference Center.

A woman standing in a kitchen pouring sauce into bottles

News

What began as family recipes from Bisharo Ali's native Somalia are now commercial products, thanks in part to help from the Cornell Food Venture Center.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food

News

Judy’s Day will celebrate the connections between plants and humanity Sept. 30 in the F.R. Newman Arboretum at Cornell Botanic Gardens.

the people of Langtang carrying CGI sheets

News

Old treasures from Cornell’s archives are starting new digital lives through the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, which is funding seven projects this year.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
Alireza Abbaspourrad

News

For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: Cornell scientists developed a device that quickly corrals strong, viable sperm.

News

Novelist and short story writer Imbolo Mbue will speak on campus Thursday, Sept. 13, as part of the Dyson School’s Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series.

agriculture group

News

For the first time, New York Agriculture in the Classroom dedicated scholarship funding to provide New York teachers the opportunity to attend the professional development conference with a focus on teaching through a lens of food and agriculture.

News

Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs will present a lecture, “Reclaiming America’s Democracy,” on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

  • Global Development Section
Strawberries on a white surface

News

Cornell’s berry breeding program is releasing two new varieties, which will be available for planting in spring 2019: a strawberry, Dickens, and a raspberry, Crimson Treasure.
big windows and pipes run along the wall

News

Cornell CALS and venture capital firm Medstrada announced Sept. 4 that they have partnered to support startup companies in New York focused on innovation in food and nutrition technology.
A man holding two jars of pickles

News

Cornell Food Venture Center has helped upstate businessman Mike Trudell bring his Perfectly Pickled Products to market.
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Food
Alex Schaef ’20 at Cornell Botanic Gardens

Field Note

A summer internship at Cornell Botanic Gardens presented an unexpected creative outlet for Alex Schaef ’20.

News

A memorial celebration of the life of Carl F. Gortzig '52 will be held Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center of Cornell Botanic Gardens.

Joel Malina and Christa Glazier stand, smiling, and holding a plaque

News

Christa Glazier ’01 was presented with the second Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award in Syracuse Aug. 28.

News

The Atkinson Sustainability Leadership Program will help postdoctoral researchers and graduate students translate ideas from the academy into real-world impact.

satellite image of California, including Fresno, Visallia, and Bakersfield

News

Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
  • Climate Change
  • Land
  • Water

News

The nervous system maintains itself via phagocytes that clear out dead neuronal material, but faulty signals may actually cause healthy neurites to be destroyed, causing neurodegeneration.

People at a table with wine glasses and reading information in front of them

News

Cornell faculty taught a series of certification classes with an emphasis on expanding practical knowledge of vineyard and winery operations.
  • Beverages

News

Two recent studies on tree swallows use an innovative study design to uncover long-term consequences of brief but major stressful events.

African elephants stand in a clearing

News

Artificial intelligence is helping Cornell's Elephant Listening Project learn critical information about forest elephants faster, to better protect the endangered animals from poachers and other threats.