Land-Grant Mission

Welcome to CALS Land-Grant Mission Research

The College has a firm commitment to the Land-Grant Mission that has been the foundation of Cornell University's academic mission since its inception.

The land-grant mission intersects with the College's other three academic priorities -- applied social sciences, environmental sciences, and new life sciences -- to provide research and extension that benefits the citizens, communities, and economic well-being of the state of New York.

The college contributes to the land-grant mission through a variety of activities, with major emphasis on topics related to the agricultural sciences. We conduct both applied and basic research and extension. We also address the needs of the state of New York through academic programs directed at training students for leadership roles in industries of critical importance to the Empire State and beyond.

Land-Grant Mission News

News features relating to recent CALS research achievements or activities related to the University's land-grant mission.

Conference investigates the best ways to translate research into policy and practice | Cornell Chronicle feature | 11/12/2009 Chronicle feature

The take-home message from the 2nd Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference Developing a systematic method of taking basic research in the social and behavioral sciences and translating it into real-world practices will ultimately improve American lives.
Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest | Cornell Chronicle feature | 11/10/2009 Chronicle Feature

To battle the hemlock-killing Laricobius nigrinus beetles, a team of entomologists has released one of the adelgids' natural predators as a local case study.
New CALS option teaches biology for the real world | Cornell Chronicle feature | 11/09/2009 Chronicle Feature

CALS students in non-life science majors can partially meet their life sciences distribution requirements without taking a two-semester introductory biology survey course.
Half of U.S. children -- and most black children -- will use food stamps, Cornell study reports | Cornell Chronicle feature | 11/03/2009 Chronicle feature

Food stamps are important indicators of poverty and risk of food insecurity, "two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child's health," says Cornell Professor Thomas A. Hirschl.
Cornell receives nearly $850,000 to improve specialty crops | Cornell Chronicle feature | 11/02/2009 Chronicle feature

CALS researchers aim to arm farmers with blight-resistant varieties and crop management strategies to beat Phytophthora blight, as well as other issues that affect specialty crops.
New center to bring CU agricultural innovations to China | Cornell Chronicle feature | 10/27/2009 Chronicle feature

A Sept. 24 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Cornell and the Department of Science and Education of China's Ministry of Agriculture facilitated the creation of the Sino-U.S. Ray Wu Agricultural Technology Innovation Center at Cornell.

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