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The program seeks to nurture the careers of Cornell’s most promising faculty members in the social sciences by providing time and space for high-impact social scientific scholarship.

  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Field Note

One of Global Development’s fundamental principles is helping students gain an in-the-field experience through an engaged learning practicum . Engaged learning is experiential, community-centered and anchored in reflection. Undergraduates are...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development

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Streets and neighborhoods that are friendlier to walkers and bikers increase physical activity but have limited benefit outside urban centers, Cornell research finds.

  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Food
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Gender equality is a hot topic in the development sector, but opportunities to learn about complexities within gender and development are hard to come by in higher education. A fresh take on a course in Cornell Global Development seeks to change...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Cody Kugler

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Meet Cody Kugler , a gri-food innovations project manager for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change . Cody recently completed Cornell Global Development's MPS program where she studied sustainability in...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Meet Kerstin Damerau , research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change . Formerly an independent consultant for ICRAF and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Kerstin's research...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Meet Carlos Gonzalez Fischer , research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change . Formerly a postdoctoral scientist at the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Meet R amya Ambikapathi , senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change . Formerly a Research Scientist in the Department of Public Health at Purdue University Ramya's research...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Meet Daniel Mason-D'Croz , senior research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change . Formerly a Senior Research Scientist and Lead of the Sustainable Food Systems Futures team at the...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
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New research proposes how to ensure adequate nutrition while minimizing chronic disease and environmental impact
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
  • Food
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For the Any Person, Any Story concept, students developed digital media projects to expose how learning partnerships with CLASP have fostered an inclusive learning culture for students and employees alike.
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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National dietary guidelines are a powerful tool to influence human and environmental health, yet less than half of such guidelines incorporate sustainability, according to a study in Lancet Planetary Health.
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Food
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A new study shows that it’s possible for the beef industry to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions without increasing costs and still meet global demand for meat. But the strategies to achieve this outcome are largely dependent on what cows consume, where beef is produced, how land is managed, and ways neighboring nations work together — with major implications for borderless agricultural policies that best protect the environment.
  • Department of Global Development
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
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New York’s premier leadership development program is now accepting applications for its next class of leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resources sectors of the Northeast. This year’s cohort will be the 20th class in the program...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Tamar Law

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Tamar Law, a Ph.D. student in development studies whose research examines the climate justice dimensions of climate mitigation, earned the 2022 Ronny Adhikarya Niche Award (RANA) Prize, the Department of Global Development announced today. The...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Energy
  • Climate Change
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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
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
(L-R), Steven Mana’oakamai Johnson, Natalie Cápiro ’00, Hale Ann Tufan, Chuan Liao, Shaila Musharoff, Michael Charles ’16.

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This is the fifth in a series of stories detailing actions CALS students, faculty and staff have taken over the past several years to make our community a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place for everyone. In fall 2021, CALS announced its first-ever faculty cohort initiative focused on hiring a group of scientists whose work explicitly addresses systemic challenges facing marginalized communities through transdisciplinary collaboration. The first search was received with great enthusiasm and 381 people applied for the six positions.
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Computational Biology
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Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) awards honoring exceptional early-career women scientists and mentors working in wheat.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Woman attends hunger, nutrition and health conference.

Field Note

Meet Kate McHale’24, an undergraduate in Global Development who is on a mission to increase youth engagement specifically as it relates to nutrition. As an eight-year alumna and current student leader of 4-H, Kate advocates for youth’s voices in...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development