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Playing with Time: The Temporalities of Agrarian Change and Climate Instability in Rural India
Seminar in Critical Development Studies co-hosted by Cornell Global Development and the Graduate Field of Development Studies Abstract: Agricultural practices across rural India have changed markedly over the last two decades as smallholder...
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  • Department of Global Development
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Seminar

The State Orchestrated Regional Cooperation and Regional Inequalities in China
Perspectives in Global Development: Fall 2023 Seminar Series About the speaker Yuanshuo Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban Development and Management at Zhejiang University. Dr. Xu’s research focuses on how governments can...
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Seminar

Re-Earthing Sapelo: Abolition Ecology and the Struggle to Save the Land
Seminar in Critical Development Studies co-hosted by the Polson Institute for Global Development, Cornell Global Development and the Graduate Field of Development Studies Abstract: This talk will explore ongoing abolitionist struggles against...
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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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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
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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...
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TW Turner Fellowship celebrates inaugural year at Cornell, points to future collaborations with HBCUs

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  • Biological and Environmental Engineering
  • Food Science

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Field Note

Five lessons in ethical engagement I learned abroad
One of Global Development’s fundamental principles is helping students gain an in-the-field experience through an engaged learning practicum . Engaged learning is experiential, community-centered and anchored in reflection. Undergraduates are...
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Field Note

What could go right?
For the Any Person, Any Story concept, students developed digital media projects to expose how learning partnerships with CLASP have fostered an inclusive learning culture for students and employees alike.
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  • Global Development
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Field Note

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
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Field Note

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.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture

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