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See how our current work and research is bringing new thinking and new solutions to some of today's biggest challenges.

Find Your Fit

Let curiosity guide you as you explore our inspiring spaces, our pioneering community of seekers and solvers, and an adaptable curriculum that can flex to your interests and ambitions.

From Exploration to Action

Discover life-changing experiences beyond the classroom, and begin to transform the world around you.

71%

complete one or more internships

51%

engage in faculty-led research

30%

study abroad

Student Spotlights

Jonathan Chai in a green house with datura and squash flowers

Field Note

Jonathan Chai ’24: Exploring plants, insects and floral microclimates
Jonathan Chai ‘24 worked for two years as an undergraduate research assistant in the lab of Robert Raguso , professor of neurobiology and behavior. Raguso’s lab made the first discovery that insects are attracted to plants as much by humidity as...
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
a woman in a lab coat stands holding a petri dish

Field Note

by Sydney Zarb ’27 As an undergraduate in Cornell Animal Science, with the goal of becoming a veterinarian, I want to more deeply understand solutions that benefit cows, the environment and the people that depend on them. I am particularly...
  • Animal Science
  • Animals
  • Bacteria
Emma Alexander standing on top of Phnom Kulen Mountain

News

Being a Global Intern in Cambodia helped Emma Alexander explore her career interests and opened a world of possibilities in global studies.

  • Communication
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News

International summer experiences sent groups of students abroad to pursue their personal and professional goals. At the Nov. 19 International Research Showcase, they'll share their work with the Cornell community.

  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
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News

More than 60 students from the Department of Global Development, the Lund Fellows Program for Regenerative Agriculture and the CALS Global Fellows Program presented on their engaged learning experiences at the second CALS Engaged and Experiential Learning Symposium.
  • CALS Global Fellows Program
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Applied Economics

How to Apply

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1. Choose a major

Open the door to a world of knowledge, and create your own experience.

At Cornell CALS, your interests will lead you to a focus, and from there you can build an experience that spans disciplines, research areas and hands-on opportunities to chart your own course.

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All about your CALS major

2. Review our first-year application process

3. Apply with Common App

Start your journey, and prepare to join our community.