Cornell CALS tackles the challenges of our times through purpose-driven science that advances understanding and improves lives. Since our founding, we have evolved continuously to meet the changing needs of our world. Our top-ranked programs include more than 20 majors: community and rural development, environment and natural resources, food and nutrition, communication, applied economics, agriculture, international programs, and life sciences.

Our science excellence is matched by our spirit of generosity: we aim to leave the world a better place than we found it. We seek faculty and students who are not simply driven to master their discipline but are passionate about using their expertise to serve the public good. CALS is invested in improving daily life for people, their environments, and their communities both in New York State and around the world.

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A CALS student works outside near the CCC Building on the Arts Quad.
A CALS student works outside near the CCC Building on the Arts Quad. Photo: Jason Koski/Cornell University
Members of the Cornell community celebrate Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
Members of the Cornell community celebrate Commencement on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Photo: Ryan Young / Cornell University
Postdoc, Angelica Sanchez extracts pollen samples for analysis in the McArt Lab in Comstock Hall.
Postdoc, Angelica Sanchez extracts pollen samples for analysis in the McArt Lab in Comstock Hall. Photo: Jason Koski / Cornell University
Toby Ault Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is seen working on his laptop on February 20, 2025.
Toby Ault Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Atmospheric Sciences, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is seen working on his laptop on February 20, 2025. Photo: Ryan Young / Cornell University
Melissa Huang examines a cross section of an empryonic chicken small intestine in her Stocking Hall lab. Spent brewers' grain (BSG) is frequently used as cattle and hog feed. For broilers and laying hens, enzymes must be added to make it digestible. In a paper in an “Animals” special issue, “A Paradigm Shift—Precision Poultry Nutrition and Alternative Poultry Feed Ingredients Using Novel Feed Processing Methods” explores the upcycled opportunities of spent grain as a sustainable dietary ingredient with health and nutritional benefits for broiler chickens, using a method where a substance is directly injected into the amniotic sac of a pregnant animal, essentially "feeding" the fetus through the amniotic fluid to determine precise nutrient benefits.
Melissa Huang examines a cross section of an empryonic chicken small intestine in her Stocking Hall lab. Spent brewers’ grain (BSG) is frequently used as cattle and hog feed. For broilers and laying hens, enzymes must be added to make it digestible. In a paper in an “Animals” special issue, “A Paradigm Shift—Precision Poultry Nutrition and Alternative Poultry Feed Ingredients Using Novel Feed Processing Methods” explores the upcycled opportunities of spent grain as a sustainable dietary ingredient with health and nutritional benefits for broiler chickens, using a method where a substance is directly injected into the amniotic sac of a pregnant animal, essentially “feeding” the fetus through the amniotic fluid to determine precise nutrient benefits. Photo: Jason Koski / Cornell University
Ag Day on the Ag Quad
Ag Day on the Ag Quad Photo: Sreang "C" Hok / Cornell University
Doug Newman inspects heirloom tomatoes with Mary McGarry-Newman, his wife, in their greenhouse at Buried Treasures Organic Farm in Groton, New York.
Doug Newman inspects heirloom tomatoes with Mary McGarry-Newman, his wife, in their greenhouse at Buried Treasures Organic Farm in Groton, New York. Photo: Jason Koski / Cornell University

In the past, CALS Annual Fund dollars have supported:

Future priorities for the CALS Annual Fund include:

How CALS would use future gifts at the following levels:

  • $5,000will allow biological and environmental engineering to purchase additional equipment for their labs.
  • $7,500will provide a student majoring in global development with financial support for an international experience, a requirement for the major.
  • $10,000will cover expenses, equipment, and materials for a student to conduct breast cancer research during the summer in Ithaca.

Message from the dean

Benjamin Z. Houlton, Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

“The CALS Annual Fund is critical to our success. It has an immediate impact, enabling us to make nimble, strategic investments—like increasing financial aid, hiring world-class faculty, and expanding life-changing experiential learning for our students. In a time when federal support for research is uncertain, the annual fund also helps sustain groundbreaking discovery, ensuring CALS remains at the forefront of using science to build a better world.”

—Benjamin Z. Houlton
Ronald. P. Lynch Dean of the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Connect with us to learn more about ways to give to Cornell CALS by emailing the development team at cornellcals@cornell.edu.

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