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Faculty awarded for creative, innovative community engagement

Thirteen Cornell faculty members have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The awards recognize faculty who have recently developed community-engaged learning, leadership or...

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Solar energy can uplift rural Ethiopians, but is hard to come by

Barriers to adopting solar power persist among rural communities in Ethiopia, where solar panels can promote health and education.

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  • Solar
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Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement: agricultural resilience in West Africa

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
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Building resilience: a decade of Bt eggplant’s impact on Bangladesh

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science

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A community approach to smallholder farm success in Africa

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  • Agriculture
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Promoting gender equity and social inclusion in Nepal

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  • Agriculture
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Building Food and Community Solidarity Across North America: A Photo Series

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  • Agriculture
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Championing resilient food systems

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