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Real-time data guided crisis response and empowered communities. Without funding, the program’s future is uncertain, a Dyson researcher says.

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The Einhorn Center for Community Engagement awarded nine grants to a diverse array of projects that connect classroom learning with community partners.

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A $4.8  million gift will allow Cornell and partners to expand a project to improve Tanzania’s cassava seed system.

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Dr. Jennifer Downs of Weill Cornell Medicine is collaborating with Tanzanian researchers to treat schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting 250 million people worldwide.

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NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization are launching a satellite that uses synthetic aperture radar – and Cornell expertise – to monitor nearly all the planet’s land- and ice-covered surfaces twice every 12 days.  

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This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the “official” end of World War II, but a new book co-edited by Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor of history, extends the war’s timeline back to 1931 and into the mid-1950s.

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To satisfy the seafood needs of billions of people, offering them access to a more biodiverse array of fish creates opportunities to mix-and-match species to obtain better nutrition from smaller portions of fish.

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The programs provide students with summer funding up to $6,000.

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When highly educated citizens leave a country for job prospects abroad, it may bring surprising benefits to the country of origin. 

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New research out of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business shows that paper business telephone directories – similar to the Yellow Pages – in Tanzania boosted sales revenue by 104% for listed businesses and increased sales.

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