Cornell Global Development

??? Meet Ed Mabaya, research professor in Global Development at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Ed is a scholar and a development practitioner with more than two decades of experience working on development, agribusiness value chains and food security issues with a regional focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. At Cornell, Ed also serves as co-Director of the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Global Development and Director of the Cornell Humphrey Fellows Program, a Fulbright exchange program that provides accomplished professionals from countries with emerging economies an international enrichment opportunity in leadership and public service at Cornell. ?? https://lnkd.in/e4d7Q6ZQ

Why do undergraduate students get involved in research, and how? We are diving into the insights of five inspiring Global Development undergrads! ?? Yurim Nam ‘27?isn’t just interested in research, she’s interested in making research happen. Nam is one of the few social science students on the?Cornell Undergraduate Research Board?(CURB)’s executive body. She emphasizes intersectionality in her work with the board: “You never know how things are really interconnected before you can try it out," Amy shares. Read about Amy’s research journey in Global Development: https://lnkd.in/e7cbAPsc

??? Meet Tom Hirschl, professor of global development at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Tom’s research is motivated by the insight that social class differentiation is at the center of development in contemporary society. His work examines how individuals subjectively experience economic hardship and economic success over their life course, how they perceive and conceptualize these experiences in social ideological terms, including religious interpretations of the social world. ?? https://lnkd.in/eFVDvq7G

“Doing something about [these problems], I don’t think I’m going to be the solution, but I feel like I’m putting in my two cents, and that makes me feel better about being on Earth,” Ben Quint '27 shares. Discover more about Ben's research trajectory at the intersection of global development & food security ?? https://lnkd.in/eZckXfy7

??MPS fieldwork spotlight ?? Eli Newell '24, MPS '25 spent winter break in Western Kenya with the Lake Victoria Aquaculture (LVA) Association, where together they are working to identify key opportunities and challenges for different stakeholder groups in the aquaculture sector across counties and scales. Their study is guided by the FAO’s Blue Transformation Roadmap 2022-2030 and Strategic Framework 2022-2031, with emphases on input value chains, environmental risk management, governance and regulation, and in what ways enterprise-level support could provide a better enabling environment for farmers to prosper and farms to grow. During the trip, Eli visited a farmer who shares a small cage with more than a dozen others, and we visited a farm that harvests 50-60 tons of fish every day and employs over 1,000 people; both operate in the same lake. "This trip has been most illuminating and has fundamentally reshaped how I understand the landscape of aquaculture in Lake Victoria — I look forward to continued collaboration with LVA and clarifying our findings over the coming months," Eli shares.

Why do undergraduate students get involved in research, and how? We are diving into the insights of five inspiring Global Development undergrads! ?? Looking to develop different analytical skills, Vivian Yellen ‘27 acquired a?Laidlaw Foundation Fellowship?to explore her interests in natural resource policy. She found the zenith of her intrigue in the relationship between political stability and the nationalization of extractive industries. ?? Read about Vivian’s research journey in Global Development: https://lnkd.in/e7cbAPsc

??? Meet Chuan Liao, assistant professor of global development at the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. As an interdisciplinary sustainability and environmental social scientist, Chuan’s research interests lies at the intersection of environment, development, and justice. He develops and applies integrated approaches to study human-environment interactions by linking statistical, spatial, and other quantitative methods. ?? https://lnkd.in/eDbyT8XD

Awesome job opportunity ?? I can’t say enough good things about Cornell Global Development! An amazing opportunity for communicators with a passion for sustainability, food security, and inclusion. If anyone has questions about the role, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Faculty-led study trip, Malawi edition ?? ???? Our students spent winter break in Malawi with Rachel Bezner Kerr learning about agroecology, a holistic approach to food systems that applies social and ecological principles and adapts to the local agroecosystem and cultural context. Students?were hosted by the nonprofit, farmer-led organization?Soils, Food and Healthy Communities organization, who has long-term experience carrying out participatory research and training on agroecology, alongside gender, nutrition and climate change adaptation. Here are just a few of our favorite memories from the trip: ?? Tree planting and learning about fuel efficient stoves in Zombwe ??Visiting agroecological markets and aquaculture projects ??Getting to know Malawian students from LUANAR, the entire SFHC team, and so many local farmers! Learn more about faculty-led study trips in Global Development: https://lnkd.in/eTFGvpuM

Today we celebrate the retirement of Professor Terry Tucker! ?? ? If you spent time on the Ag Quad during your time at Cornell, chances are you crossed paths with Terry at one point or another. Terry spent?25+ years?at Cornell, leading various international development programs, the Humphrey Fellowship Program, the IARD (now GDEV) major, and the Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Global Development, to name a few! His impact mentoring students has had a ripple effect as they become leaders of development initiatives around the world. ? Join us in congratulating Terry on his retirement and thanking him for his decades of dedicated service!