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The Office of Marketing and Communications services CALS faculty, staff and students by providing news and feature coverage of research, teaching and extension and outreach news. We write and edit a wide variety of content for the Cornell Chronicle as well as our college-wide publications, websites and social media platforms.

We coordinate with the Cornell Office of Media Relations to distribute news releases and tip sheets for reporters and other entities. We also assist journalists who request information or interviews of CALS' personnel.

If you are a member of the media seeking to contact a CALS researcher, staff member or student, please contact us at cals-comm [at] cornell.edu (cals-comm[at]cornell[dot]edu).

Latest from the CALS Newsroom

A Christmas tree plot with a fresh dusting of snow.

News

Christmas tree farming is more than a holiday tradition in New York; it’s a vital part of the state’s economy. Spanning more than 22,000 acres and generating up to $22 million in annual sales, the industry delivers festive cheer while sustaining...
  • Cornell AgriTech
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
Builder Jeff Gagnon uses the Ereasy spray system

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With a $5 million investment from New York state, Cornell is building a processing hub and “service center,” where businesses can research, develop and prototype new hemp-based materials.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
COMM UPDATES from the Department of Communication

News

December 10, 2025 Conferences & Lectures Graduate student Emma Cox presented her research titled “Expanding the Risk Convergence Model: Distinguishing Character-Driven and Plot-Driven Forms of Engagement as Explanations for Risk Perceptions” at...
Person standing in ankle-high water taking measurements

News

Sol Lisboa, Rebecca Schneider, Lars Rudstam and Todd Walter published a paper on the phosphorus budget of Oneida Lake, and the sources of P into the lake over the summer months. This was based on Lisboa’s PhD work on Oneida Lake. They found that...
  • Biological Field Station
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
  • Ecosystems