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News

August 15, 2023

School-based health clinics benefit rural NYS communities

In a rural part of upstate New York, students with access to school-based health centers received more medical care and missed less school, Cornell researchers found.

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Global Development
Health + Nutrition

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow Nodira Kurbanbaeva (left) of Uzbekistan shakes hands with Ed Mabaya in a classroom.

News

July 10, 2023

Students, experts collaborate on global development solutions

The Humphrey PACT Program promotes research collaboration between undergraduates and Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows, midcareer professionals specialized in agriculture, rural development and natural resource management, who spend one year at Cornell...

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Agriculture
Energy

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News

June 29, 2023

Student veteran celebrates July Fourth as a new citizen

Andy Shin ’23, M.P.A. ’25, gained citizenship in November after 12 years in the U.S.; he'll celebrate his first Independence Day as a citizen with fellow student veterans.

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Environment

News

June 7, 2023

Polson Institute funds collaborative research in global development

The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its new Spring 2023 grants to support research at the intersection of Global Development’s signature strengths in wellbeing and inclusion; environmental sustainability; and food and...