Life sciences requires an interdisciplinary approach. This isn't new for Cornell. We've been challenging and crossing disciplinary boundaries from the beginning, when Ezra Cornell founded Cornell as "an institution where any person can find instruction in any study."

Cornell also has National Research Council top-ten-ranked programs in areas key to life sciences such as engineering, physical sciences, computer science, mathematics, and organismal biology. And brilliant faculty and students studying and investigating the life sciences.

On the Ithaca campus alone . . .

• over 500 faculty members from 50 departments, drawn from 8 colleges and schools, engage in life sciences research

• biological and related life sciences account for the largest number of undergraduate majors

• Cornell produces the largest number of U.S. baccalaureate graduates in the life sciences who continue for Ph.D. degrees, according to a recent National Science Foundation survey

• Cornell produces the third highest number of graduates in science and engineering

• Cornell has over 110 interdisciplinary centers and institutes on campus

• Cornell Cooperative Extension offers services and programs across New York State to widely diverse groups–from farmers to business entrepreneurs

Cornell already has a solid foundation on which to expand life sciences research, education, and outreach.