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Local volunteer powers rural resilience with student support

Cornell will honor longtime volunteer Beth Harrington on Feb. 5 for her work to make the Town of Caroline more resilient in the face of emergencies, with support from a team of graduate students.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Global Development Section
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Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School

The Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment have been combined to establish a new school: the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment.

  • Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section
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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.

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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
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How communities can bridge the digital divide

A new book highlights innovative state and local approaches to eliminating "digital deserts," which persist despite billions in federal subsides promoting universal access.

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Our students and experts reflect on their personal experiences in engaged learning, research and outreach.

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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...
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Lauren Chuhta ’26: Fostering connection at the forefront of global change
Meet Lauren Chuhta ’26, a double major in Global Development and Communication at Cornell CALS. Before coming to Cornell, Lauren explored local and global food security challenges through experiences with FFA and the World Food Prize Foundation...
  • Department of Communication
  • Global Development Section
  • Communication
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Field Note

In the field: Empowering farmers through agroforestry, carbon markets
Meet Seongmin Shin , a Ph.D. candidate in Development Studies at Cornell University with a deep commitment to environmental sustainability at the nexus of climate change, the carbon market, and agroforestry. Recently recognized with the IUFRO...
  • Global Development Section
  • Global Development
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Field Note

Jensen Njagi ’25: Inspired by a cause to turn waste into value
As a Laidlaw scholar , Jensen Njagi ’25 spent the summer doing community-based translational research in his home country of Kenya. As a Global Development major, Jensen is driven by a purpose to improve community health while considering the...
  • Global Development Section
  • Agriculture
  • Environment
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Lessons from US agricultural cooperatives for China
The Humphrey PACT (Practitioner - Assistant - Collaborative - Training) Program pairs undergraduate students in Global Development with Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows to work on a research endeavor in the fields of agriculture, rural development...
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