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December 6, 2024

Polson Institute awards new grants to foster socio-environmental justice

The Polson Institute for Global Development announced its fall 2024 grants to support research at the intersection of systemic inequality and social-environmental justice. The collaborative grants, small grants, and working groups aim to enhance...

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December 2, 2024

Peace Corps Humility: Coverdell Fellow Erik Endacott, MPS ‘25

How would bushwhacking the Rockies, wandering across Gambia, and working a Tesla assembly line shift your perception of global development? Meet Erik Endacott, this year’s Peace Corps Coverdell Fellow in the Global Development Master of...

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Food
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A groundskeeper for the University of Rwanda picks day lily greens at a training in August.

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November 20, 2024

With NGO, alums boost Rwandan smallholder farmers

Two alums are leading an effort to give Rwandan farmers the tools to grow and sell grains - with the ultimate goal of lifting communities out of poverty and improving food security across East Africa.

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Agriculture
Field Crops

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November 11, 2024

"It is real impact." Undergraduates reflect on research experiences

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

Woman attends hunger, nutrition and health conference.

Field Note

November 22, 2022

Kate McHale ‘24: Advocating for youth empowerment and nutrition policy

Meet Kate McHale’24, an undergraduate in Global Development who is on a mission to increase youth engagement specifically as it relates to nutrition. As an eight-year alumna and current student leader of 4-H, Kate advocates for youth’s voices in...

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Agriculture
Global Development

Field Note

November 9, 2022

Internship connects Puerto Rican agricultural students with Cornell

In 2022, five students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez spent their summer at Cornell for an intensive internship with faculty from across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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School of Integrative Plant Science
Agriculture

Chindavone Sanlath carries harvested vegetables on a pack in her garden

Field Note

October 8, 2022

Home gardening for life

Chindavone (Chin) Sanlath is an environmental and social consultant at Earth Systems and a certified lead auditor in integrated management systems. She is currently a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow in the Department of Global Development at Cornell...

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Field Note

August 25, 2022

Improving public sector plant breeding for the future of food security

Public plant breeding programs play a central role in tackling local food security challenges around the world, but how can we be sure that they are operating effectively and optimally at the institutional level? In this blog series, the Feed...