Academic Units

Departments, research centers, institutes, initiatives, programs, and other academic units with significant activity in the applied social sciences.

Departments

Departments with significant activity in the applied social sciences.

Applied Economics and Management (AEM) | Cornell department | AEM web page | Applied Economics Management courses
Communication (COMM) | Cornell department | COMM web page | Communications courses
Development Sociology (D SOC) | Cornell department | D SOC web page | Development Sociology courses
Education (EDUC) | Cornell department | EDUC web page | Education courses
Landscape Architecture (LA) | Cornell department | LA web page | Landscape Architecture courses
Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR) | Cornell department | NTRES web page | Natural Resources courses

Research Institutes, Centers, and Programs in CALS

Research institutes, centers, units, programs, and intiatives in the applied social sciences within CALS.

Adult and Extension Education | academic program office | AEE website
African Food Security and Natural Resources Management (AFSNRM) | academic program office | AFSNRM web page
Agricultural and Small Business Finance Program | research and extension institute | ASBF web page
Cornell Commodity Promotion Research Program (CCPRP) | research program | CCPRP web page
Cornell Educational Resources Program (CERP) | extension program unit | CERP website
Cornell Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Youth Education Program | applied research and extension education program | Youth Education Program web page | Environmental Inquiry
The Youth Education Program's unique emphasis is on engaging teachers, non-formal educators, and youth in authentic inquiry or research.
Cornell Program on Dairy Markets and Policy (CPDMP) | applied research and extension education program | CPDMP web page
Cornell University Cooperative Enterprise Program | applied research and extension education program | CEP web site
Cornell University Emerging Markets Program | academic program office | EMP web page
Food Industry Management Program (FIMP) | academic program office | FIMP web page
Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program | applied research and extension education program | HortMgt web page
Designed to enhance the competitive position of the New York fruit, vegetable, and ornamental horticultural industry through targeted, curriculum-driven educational programs.
Human Dimensions Research Unit (HDRU) | research program | HDRU web page
Media and Society Research Group | research program | MSRG web page
New York Agricultural Innovation Center | research and extension institute | AIC web page
The Agriculture Innovation Center (AIC) helps ag producers add value to what they produce (i.e, via product branding; product quality enhancement, etc.)
Polson Institute for Global Development | research program | Polson Institute web page
Population and Development Program | research program | PDP web page

Other Cornell Research Institutes, Centers, and Programs

Non-CALS research institutes, centers, units, and programs in the social sciences at Cornell.

Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center (BLCC) | research center | BLCC web page
Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) | research and extension program | CAHRS web page
The Cornell Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) is the world's leading partnership between industry and academia, devoted to global human resource management.
Center for Analytic Economics | research center | CAE web page
Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise | research center | SGE web page
Center for the Study of Economy and Society (CSES) | research center | CSES web page
Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) | research center | CSI web page
Cornell Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI) | research institute | CHERI web page
Cornell University Institute for Policy Research | applied research and extension education program | CUIPR web page
Administered by the College of Human Ecology and located in Washington DC, . CUIPR is a resource for Cornell researchers who conduct research on issues in human services policy.
Entrepreneurship@Cornell | academic program office | Entrepreneurship@Cornell web page
Institute for Community College Development (ICCD) | extension program unit | ICCD web page
Institute for the Social Sciences (ISS) | research institute | ISS web page
Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies | research center | Einaudi Center web page
Parker Center for Investment Research | research center | Parker Center web page