CALS News

A symposium exploring how science and policy intersect in driving global sustainable development will be held May 11 at Cornell. Read more

Bryan Duff receives the 2018 CALS Kathy Berggren Diversity and Inclusion Award for his work enhancing a positive climate for multicultural diversity within teaching, research and outreach.  Read more

The lab of Minglin Ma, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will receive up to nearly $7 million from Novo Nordisk for research into a Type 1 diabetes implant device called NEED. Read more

Provost Michael Kotlikoff has appointed Katherine McComas, Ph.D. ’00, professor of communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as vice provost for engagement and land-grant affairs, effective July 1. Read more

A team of food science graduate students is refining their main product – Grabanzos, a chickpea snack covered in chocolate. Read more

Landscapes that surround agricultural lands strongly influence the dynamics of beneficial insects as well as insect pests on farms, which in turn affect crop yields, a new study finds.  Read more

Shorna Allred, associate professor of natural resources, is the recipient of Cornell’s third annual Engaged Scholar Prize. Read more

New York announced more than $1.5 million for various programs, including important new work at Cornell, to reinvigorate the state's Concord grape industry. Read more

A new study shows the cost of forgoing antibiotics on dairy farms would average out to $61 per cow annually and is studying the impact such a decision would have. Read more

The distinct song, dance and courtship appearance of the Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-Paradise confirms its new species status, according to new finding from our researchers at the Lab of Ornithology.  Read more