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September 29, 2021

New series to confront historical injustices of international development

In its inaugural semester, the Critical Development Studies seminar series will bring together scholars and students for conversation around topics of economic power and environmental sustainability in North America and Asia. The new series in...

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September 29, 2021

Fellowship program enhances opportunities in crop improvement for students from underrepresented backgrounds

Led by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement (ILCI) with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development , the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement Minority Serving Institutions Fellowship Associate...

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School of Integrative Plant Science
Agriculture

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September 28, 2021

In wake of UN climate report, students promote resilience

“Many of the prospects laid out in the report are bleak,” said Madeline Keep ’21, an engineering master’s student and global virtual intern at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies. “But while some of the damage we have caused is...

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September 23, 2021

Study: outside livestock production may not be viable in the future due to extreme heat stress

A new paper presents new information on projected increases in extreme heat stress in five of the major domesticated animal species (cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, and pigs) during the present century. Current domesticated livestock niches will...