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New tool measures food security duration, severity

Researchers from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management have developed a new method for measuring food insecurity, which for millions of people in the U.S. is more than just an abstract concept.

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Food
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Polson Institute grants accelerate global development initiatives
The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its fall 2022 grants to support research at the intersection of systemic inequality and social-environmental justice.
  • Polson Institute for Global Development
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development

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Center’s grants seed diverse research in the social sciences

Researchers posing those questions were among more than 20 awarded grants last fall by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS). In total, two dozen projects led by scholars spanning 11 colleges and schools – on diverse topics ranging from...

  • Global Development Section
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Tents housing children at a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh.

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Refugee children get better health, nutrition via e-vouchers
Electronic food vouchers provided young Rohingya children in Bangladeshi refugee camps with better health and nutrition than direct food assistance, according to new research led by Cornell, in conjunction with the International Food Policy...
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Agriculture