The Animal Science Undergraduate Program has been selected to receive the 2003 Rutgers Award for Programmatic Excellence in Undergraduate Education. This award recognizes sustained excellence in the delivery of undergraduate education, or excellence in curriculum development.

ARD is the only public entity in Nebraska charged with conducting agricultural research. It is part of a national network of state agricultural experiment stations at Land Grant Universities across the United States.

The Applied Plant Sciences graduate program has specialization tracks in agronomy/ agroecology, horticulture, and plant breeding/plant molecular genetics, and a general applied plant science track. In addition, a graduate minor in Sustainable Agriculture is available.

Department's mission is to conduct research and educate people about the science of entomology, emphasizing the systematics, biodiversity, biology, ecology and importance of insects and their relatives in relation to human welfare and the maintenance of a healthy environment.

The department's mission is to conduct research and education in plant health science, emphasizing the diagnosis and control of plant disease and relationships among plants, microbes and the environment.

There are 26 academic departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell. Each offers it own unique teaching, research, and extension programs that contribute to the overall excellence of the College. With more than 380 topnotch faculty members and an array of world-class research and teaching facilities, CALS is one of the best colleges of its kind in the nation.

The Department of Communication at Cornell University advances social scientific discovery and application in communication and science, media, and technology through theoretical & applied research and active instruction to 300 undergraduate and 40 graduate majors in BS, MS, and PhD curricula. 336 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Cornell - we offer three majors at the undergraduate level; graduate students concentrate in traditional fields or cross-disciplinary programs such as biogeochemistry.

An integrative department that focuses on the connections among natural, economic, and human resources in the U.S. and around the world.

Educational programs and courses: undergraduate, graduate, medical, post-doctoral, courses and syllabi. The biochemistry faculty is responsible for research and training in both the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the School of Medicine.