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Polson Institute funds collaborative research in global development
The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its new Spring 2023 grants to support research at the intersection of Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and...
  • Polson Institute for Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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  • Animal Science
  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Food Science
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In her time at Cornell, Maria DiGiovanni ’23 explored and confronted a multitude of challenges that impact our food system. From co-founding the Soil Factory to co-leading Cornell Hunger Relief, she’s put classroom lessons into practice. Her...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
Dave Walczak, operations manager of Eden Valley Growers co-op in Eden, New York, checks on Brussels sprouts growing on 2,000 acres of co-op members’ farmland.

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Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement has been named a key partner in establishing a Regional Food Business Center to help farmers and food businesses access new markets and available federal, state and local resources.

  • Agriculture
  • Food
  • Development
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Doctoral candidates Julia Nolte and Ewan Robinson are the 2022-23 recipients of the Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. The award recognizes two outstanding graduate teaching assistants (TAs), one domestic and one international...

  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Seminar

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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Seminar

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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Seminar

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
Polson Institute for Global Development

Seminar

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