Mission Focus
TeachingAs the second largest undergraduate college at Cornell and the third largest college of its kind in the United States, our faculty and teaching facilities are among the finest anywhere. The college's educational programs are carefully designed to ensure that every student's education is geared to contemporary, real-world issues. With our teaching -- one of the three components of our land-grant mission along with research and extension -- we strive to improve the nation's food supply and maintain its safety, to enhance the environment, and to help people improve their lives. CALS faculty have identified the following projects as having a strong teaching component and impact: |
ResearchCALS has a long tradition of discovery and scholarship from the social sciences to the environmental sciences to life sciences. Our researchers are among the best in the world, with world-class facilities at their disposal. We engage in cutting-edge research and technology transfer with the goal of improving the lives of people in the state, nation, and throughout the world. CALS faculty have identified the following projects as having primary research components: |
Extension/OutreachThe extension mission is perhaps the most public manifestation of the status of Cornell University as New York State's land-grant institution. Cornell Cooperative Extension is jointly administered by the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Human Ecology. The educational system administered by CCE enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledge to work. CALS faculty have identified the following projects as having significant extension and outreach components and impact: |