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Pilar Gamage

Spotlight

Chobani scholar: Pilar Gamage ’29
Major: Animal science Hometown: Saratoga, New York Why did you choose Cornell CALS? I chose Cornell CALS for the opportunities in animal science. CALS offers hands-on learning opportunities through research, courses and internships, all while...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
Ag Quad in the spring

News

The Chobani Scholars Program was created to support students pursuing studies in agriculture, including food and animal science. Since its inception in 2019, the program has selected undergraduate students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from New York as Chobani scholars, each receiving a $20,000 scholarship.
  • Animal Science
  • Food Science
  • Animals
four people stand in front of a red background with the CALS logo on it

News

Given during the annual CALS Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, the award recognized McArt and Calixto for conducting, synthesizing and communicating science on neonicotinoid insecticides, which led to the passage of the New York State Birds and...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • Department of Entomology
  • Entomology
2026 Bouchet Scholars

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Ten doctoral candidates were inducted into the Cornell Chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and service in doctoral education.

  • Department of Communication
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
a woman holds a sheep in a show stance

Field Note

Jessica Waltemyer, New York State small ruminant extension specialist with Cornell PRO-LIVESTOCK, likes to joke that animals rule her life. “Personally and professionally, it’s animals all the time,” she said. “There’s no part of my life that...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • PRO-LIVESTOCK
  • Animal Science
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