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2024 Interdisciplinary Studies Major Graduation

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Join us in recognizing the CALS class of 2025.
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Nutritional Sciences
  • Agriculture

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Farzan Hussainzada ’25 was awarded this year’s Class of 1964 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award to support his aspirations to become an immigration attorney.

  • Global Development
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Scientists publish findings from an analysis of 10 livestock systems around the globe

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Agriculture
  • Animals
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A new mapping approach piloted by Cornell researchers could help policymakers identify where people live in extreme poverty and target resources more effectively.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Applied Economics
  • Development
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You're invited to join us of the 2024 CALS Engaged & Experiential Learning Symposium, happening on October 10 from 4-5:30pm in the Daniel G. Sisler Global Development Student Hub (B75 Mann Library)! Join us at this special poster session to...
  • Global Development
  • GDEV undergrad
  • alumni
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Seminar

Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2024 Seminar Series Abstract How can we explain the causes and effects of global migration from the perspective of sending states and migrants themselves? Rina Agarwala will present on her book The...
  • global development
  • Global Development
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Seminar

Changing What It Means to Work on the Land: Agroecology and Agrarian Change in Malawi Ph.D. Candidate: Sidney Madsen Student Bio: Sidney received her B.S. in 2013 from Cornell University in Biology and Society and International Agriculture and...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Perspectives in Global Development: Spring 2024 Seminar Series Abstract Developing novel protein sources for poultry and fish feed is a top priority for ensuring food security and economic opportunities in the Global South. Globally, poultry and...
  • global development
  • Global Development