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Facing floods, non-white homeowners prepare, protect property

In flood-prone New York, non-white homeowners are more likely to take active measures – like protecting a furnace or installing a sump pump – to prepare for deluge, says Cornell research.

  • Department of Global Development
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
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Field Note

Lead NY is for committed leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resource sectors who wish to step up and make a difference in their community. In this article, Renee Ciardi, (NYFB - LeadNY Class 18), reflects on a LeadNY alumni trip, where...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
  • Global Development

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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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Corruption Plots: Stories, Ethics, and Publics of the Late Capitalist City
Seminar in Critical Development Studies hosted by Cornell Global Development, the Polson Institute for Global Development, the Department of City and Regional Planning, and the Graduate Field of Development Studies Abstract: The millennial city...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Abstract The industrialized practices of rice production in the Dominican Republic create extensive environmental and social costs through fertilizer and pesticide run-off, soil erosion, economic vulnerability, and low labor standards. Dr...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2023 Seminar Series About the speaker Wanjira Mathai is the Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI). She formerly served as VP & Regional Director for...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment & Natural Resources
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Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2023 Seminar Series Abstract Achieving enhanced circularity in agrifood systems is essential to sustainably feed a growing global population. There is an urgent need to generate reliable conceptual and...
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture & Food Systems
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The Decolonizing Higher Ed Research Working Group invites you to a book launch conversation with author Sharon Stein on her latest publication Unsettling the University: Confronting the Colonial Foundations of US Higher Education. Dr. Stein will...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development