Global Development MPS alum earns AAAS fellowship

Rex Ukaejiofo, a 2020 graduate of the Global Development MPS program, earned a Science & Technology Policy Fellowship from AAAS.

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Nuclear Freeze documents digitized

Cornell University Library launches online collection of anti-nuke pioneer.

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Michael Walter, environmental engineer, dies at 75

Michael Walter, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, who was known for his affability and inclusivity, died Nov. 5 in Lansing, New York.

Xenophobia meter aims to track anti-immigrant hate speech

With funding from Global Cornell, the Xenophobia Meter project aims to track online anti-immigrant hate speech in real time using machine learning.

New initiative catalyzes sustainable seed systems from Caribbean to the Atlantic

A new initiative will catalyze seed systems development in Haiti and Senegal and sustainably deliver agricultural research outputs to farmers at-scale.

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Hans Bethe’s Nobel Prize medal given to library

The family of Hans Bethe recently donated his Nobel Prize medal, earned for his theory on the energy production of stars, to the archives of Cornell University Library. The medal now holds a special place among the physicist's papers from his 60-year teaching career at Cornell.

Capitalizing on time in race to breed inclusive, resilient crops

A cowpea breeder at CICI-ESA hosts a meeting with farmers as part of a comprehensive value chain gender analysis survey.

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Rwandan hospitality professionals celebrate Cornell certificate recognition

In a ceremony this October, the Hanga Ahazaza Initiative celebrated Rwanda’s rapidly strengthening hospitality and tourism sector, a foundational piece of the country’s economic development strategy.

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Diane Bailey to head Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture

Diane Bailey, the Geri Gay Professor of Communication, has been named director of the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture.

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