General Information

In the Division of Nutritional Sciences .

The Division of Nutritional Sciences (DNS) at Cornell University was established in 1974 and is jointly administered by the College of Human Ecology (CHE) and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).

Our faculty and academic staff organize and orient their scholarly pursuits to fulfill three primary missions:

• Generating knowledge through scientific research
• Facilitating learning by teaching and mentoring the next generation of scholars, researchers, nutrition professionals and responsible citizens from a variety of disciplines through undergraduate, graduate and professional education
• Reaching outside the University in New York State, nationally and globally, to improve nutrition and human health and inform

Administration

Patricia Cassano, Director

Marla Lujan, Director of Undergraduate Studies

Laura Bellows, Director of Graduate Studies, Field of Nutrition