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Photo of four canoes on a sandy landing at water access point in Senegal, with tall plants nearly blocking the waterway.
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New Public Health Innovation Can Also Break a Poverty Trap

Removing invasive plants at water collection points in Senegal lowers disease rates, and composting those plants can raise agricultural productivity.

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Meet Our New Faculty: Jingwei Zhang

Jingwei Zhang is a new assistant professor in operations, technology and management at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

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Cornell SC Johnson College of Business To Launch Program with KKR

The Accelerator Scholars Program offers a comprehensive four-year curriculum intended to provide enhanced support, resources, and opportunities to help bolster first-gen students’ skill set and experience.

4 women standing and talking and smiling outside on the Cornell campus.
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Giving with Impact: How One Alumna Is Assisting Many Afghans

Nell Cady-Kruse ’83, MBA ’85 helps fill the gaps in traditional financial aid and grant funding for Cornell’s Afghan students and scholars .

Fred Lee checks the growth of carrots in one of the 18 greenhouses at Sang Lee Farms in Peconic, Long Island.
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New York FarmNet Cultivates Stability for Farming Families

Fred Lee was on the verge of losing the Long Island farm he had inherited from his family. A call to New York FarmNet helped change his life and his business.

a group of students deeply focused as the work on sanding a nearly completed wooden canoe.
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Students Donate Handmade Canoe to Haudenosaunee Youth

Cornell students presented a handmade canoe to Hickory Edwards, Onondaga Nation Turtle Clan member and founder of the Haudenosaunee Canoe Journey.

clear water pouring out of a large, rusty pipe.
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Cornell Economist Coedits PNAS Issue Focused on Value of Clean Water

A special issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences advances the science of measuring the public benefit of clean water.

an aerial view of single car on a sandy dirt road.
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Restricting Trade for the Environment? Import Restrictions on Used Vehicles in China

Dyson’s Hui Zhou, PhD ’23, discusses her research on the impact of emission-based import restrictions on used vehicles in China.

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Entrepreneur Shawn Goldsmith Harnesses Ancient Military Strategy to Scale Businesses

10 Under 10 honoree and franchising expert Shawn Goldsmith applies ancient Roman military strategy and boxing strategy to scale startups.