Global Development

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December 9, 2025

US communities are getting older – and more livable

Communities tracked by AARP's Livability Index made progress becoming more age friendly, but housing affordability and health care access remain challenges.

Global Development

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November 13, 2025

Eco-friendly ag practices may be easier than farmers think

Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.

Agriculture
Global Development
Crops

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November 5, 2025

Battling crop diseases without borders

School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section

A student reads off a poster with three other students gathered around listening.

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October 30, 2025

CALS, Einhorn Center launch new E3 milestone celebrating student impact

More than 60 students from the Department of Global Development, the Lund Fellows Program for Regenerative Agriculture and the CALS Global Fellows Program presented on their engaged learning experiences at the second CALS Engaged and Experiential Learning Symposium.

CALS Global Fellows Program
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
Applied Economics

Standing on the UN floor next to table cards that read "President" and "Panama"

Field Note

October 7, 2025

From Cornell to the UN with Sofia Herrera ’27

Sofia Herrera ’27, a global development major from Panama City, Panama, shares her experience serving her home country as a summer intern with the United Nations. Why I chose this path This summer, I had the privilege of interning at the...