The USDA Honor Awards program highlights the noteworthy achievements and accomplishments of employees at both the Secretary and Undersecretary level. This annual ceremony was designed to recognize the most significant accomplishments in support of USDA’s mission, strategic goals, objectives, and priorities. The Secretary’s Honor Awards is the highest non-monetary form of recognition at the Department of Agriculture. The theme for this year is Honoring the Extraordinary: Celebrating Historical Milestones and Transformational Achievements at USDA.

Spring 2025 Seminar Series Calendar

Jen Grenier was recognized for a special Presidential Award for Employee Excellenve in the new category of "Healthy Cornell (People)" for her dedication to promoting work-life balance and flexibility within her teams. Congratulations Jen!

Plant geneticist Edward Buckler wins 2025 McClintock Prize

Faculty-provided words of appreciation for research work and contributions of the Biotechnology Resource Center (BRC) Facility Directors 

A brief descriptions of accomplishments for Faraz Ahmed, Qin Fu, Jackie Mahoney, Nick Palladino, Moira Sheehan, Ying Yang, Dongyan Zhao (5 years of service); Beth Anderson, Lynn Johnson, Jerri Lee, David Phillips (10 years); Jeff Glaubitz, Jen Grenier (15 years); Terry Casstevens (20 years). 

Join us for the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology Fall Seminar Series

Epigenomics Facility Highlighted for use of Aviti Sequencer

NEW services from the BRC Genomics Facility: Lower Cost NovaSeqX and NovaSeq6000 sequencing runs, UDI Primer Stocks, Shared Lanes, Data QC Reports

BRC Staff recognized at Association of Biomolecular Resourcess (ABRF) Annual Meeting