Plants in the greenhouse complex at Guterman Lab.

SIPS Degrees & Programs

Gain critical skills to advance your knowledge and address local and global challenges.

Degree programs

The School of Integrative Plant Science is the largest academic unit in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Faculty and staff in the school's five sections support two undergraduate majors, 12 MPS concentrations and five graduate fields.

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Continuing education

Our school is committed to lifelong learning, offering a wide range of programming and skill building for children and adults alike. See featured education programs to take advantage of these opportunities, including online courses and seminar, garden tours and more.

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Second floor landing in the newly renovated Plant Science Building

News from the School of Integrative Plant Science

Learn about the many ways we are addressing some of the world's most urgent challenges.

Laurie VanNostrand (right), Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardener coordinator in Wayne County and statewide coordinator for the Vegetable Variety Trial Garden project, chats with a master gardener volunteer at a plant pick-up day on campus on May 12.

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Master gardeners test for best NYS vegetable varieties

Across 37 counties, Cornell Cooperative Extension master gardeners are growing and evaluating select vegetables to find what grows best in New York state.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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New online training explores permaculture-climate solutions for educators
Cornell Garden-based Learning is offering a new online training course designed for K-12 educators looking for practical tools to teach about: Food systems Traditional indigenous ecological knowledge Waste-to-resource solutions The six-week...
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section
  • Climate Change
4-H’ers participate in the World of Water, where they conducted research across campus, including invasive species sampling and fishing in Beebe Lake.

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At Cornell, 4-H’ers plant seeds for future careers

Middle and high school students from across New York state spent three days discovering potential career paths during the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, held June 30 to July 2 at Cornell.

  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • New York State Water Resources Institute
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Willsboro Research Farm hosts field day for Northern New York growers
Nearly 80 farmers, commercial growers, home gardeners and professionals from allied regional agricultural organizations gathered on July 8th at Cornell's Willsboro Research Farm to learn about research aimed at improving agricultural production...
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
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Land Acknowledgment

Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ people, past and present, to these lands and waters.

This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ leadership. Learn more from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program website.