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New Feed the Future Innovation Lab to leverage top U.S. researchers

The establishment of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) will create an integrated research and delivery program with multidisciplinary expertise at the cutting-edge of agricultural development, from plant breeding and...

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Cornell’s Humphrey Program marks 40 years of public service
Pratim Roy envisioned a learning center for those in his native region. In 2013, a yearlong stay at Cornell as part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program helped him hone key leadership and managerial skills. He returned home to India and...
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Cornell’s food systems students detail experiences in book
The students in Cornell’s first two cohorts of the community food systems minor now have global experience in the world of sustenance, which they’ve shared in a book, “In the Field.”
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Polson Institute to host food waste-reduction workshop
Cornell’s Polson Institute for Global Development will host “Reducing Campus Food Waste: Innovations and Ideas,” a lecture and workshop May 2-3 on campus.

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