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periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 Daniel Abaraoha ‘18 Applied Economics & Management If you pass Daniel Abaraoha on the Ag Quad and he’s looking down, he’s not downcast—he’s likely studying your footwear. Abaraoha is a shoe-in for most...

periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 “With CRISPR, literally overnight what had been the biggest frustration of my career turned into an undergraduate side project. It was incredible.” Robert Reed, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary...

periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 Kathleen Miller ‘82 Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (G-3/5/7) with the U.S. Army at the Pentagon To stay on track, I regularly ask myself three critical questions. First, did I make something better today...

periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 Shedding Light on Dairy Most grocery stores have bright, gleaming cases of milk. But the bulbs illuminating those cartons and gallons could be altering the flavor and aroma of the milk, even if they are energy...

• Cornell AgriTech
• School of Integrative Plant Science
• Food Science

Text by David Nutt and Amanda Garris, Ph.D. ‘04 periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 When CALS scientists take a close look at the natural world, the resulting images are more than tools of research: They can be artful, elegant, even surprising...

• Biology

periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 When agriculture professor Isaac P. Roberts arrived at Cornell in 1873, the campus dairy herd was infected with tuberculosis and had ten cows “that had among them only twenty-two milkable teats,” according to...

• Food Science
• Food
• Dairy

periodiCALS, Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 Dairy cows have been on Cornell’s campus since the university’s very beginning, when our campus was largely a cluster of buildings on what is now the Arts Quad. In fact, along the north wall of Goldwin Smith...

• Food Science
• Food
• Dairy

Jie Li '17 was awarded the inaugural Bob Kalik scholarship from the Wine Market Council to continue her study of winery owners’ motivations.

• Applied Economics
• Beverages

A CALS representative to the Cornell Student Assembly and a U.S. army veteran, Cox '17 aspires to become a doctor and fulfill the ideals of humanitarianism and public service.

The senior research associate in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior was recognized for contributions to neuroscience education and training.

Cornell’s tallest building is now shining green in support of veterans.

A project led by Cornell researchers to better understand soil microbes and their role in the carbon cycle has received a three-year, $3.59 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

• Microbiology
• Energy
• Climate Change

Introducing new members of CALS' faculty for 2016-17.