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Peer Review: Students Identify Health and Nutrition Concerns in Ghana

Camille Wang  —  Mar 27, 2013

Members of two Cornell groups, Big Red Relief and Cover Africa, visited various sites in southern Ghana to speak with local residents, assess their needs and come up with sustainable projects.

Nostalgia That Hurts So Good

Alice Wang  —  Oct 18, 2012

No stranger to music or the far reaches of the world, Alice Wang '15 reflects on the moments that have stuck with her, whether she was on a safari in Kenya or toiling on college applications at home. The element linking them all together? Music.

STUDENTS' STORIES | From West Africa to the NYC runway: a Cornell fashionista lives the dream

Rebecca Friedman  —  Sep 19, 2012

When Matilda Ceesay ’13 received the opportunity to work for her long-time hero –– Belgian-American designer Diane von Fürstenberg –– at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City, the fiber science and apparel design major said it was a dream come true.

Drinking the Blood of the Bull

J.D. O'Kasick  —  Sep 5, 2012

Straight up. No chaser. Still warm! A Cornellian abroad partakes in a unique Maasai ritual. 

#StopPhony

Zachary Zahos  —  Mar 13, 2012

Zachary Zahos '15 vents over the Kony 2012 viral phenomenon and its broader implications. 

Professor Discusses Book on Work in Africa

Nicole Haejoo Chang  —  Mar 7, 2012

Recalling her experiences working in Tanzania, Prof. Stacey Langwick, anthropology, called for greater communication between proponents of modern and traditional forms of medicine in Africa at a book reading at Buffalo Street Books on Feb. 18. 

Cornell Expands TEEAL Database

Erica Boorstein  —  Feb 3, 2012

The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library, a Cornell-run program that has helped researchers all over the world gain access to agricultural journals, will expand to 50 more countries this year.

Peer Review: Garza ’12 Studies Human-Animal Conflicts in Kenya

Jessica Harvey  —  Nov 9, 2011

Human-animal conflict is a serious problem around the world, but especially in Africa, where big cats, crocodilesand hippopotamuses pose a major threat to human life. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations published a report in 2009 enumerating all the causes and consequences of human-wildlife conflict in Africa. Christina Garza ’12, animal science and biological sciences, recently explored this issue while researching the Amboseli ecosystem of southern Kenya.

When Donations Aren't Enough

Steven Zhang  —  Aug 23, 2011

Steven Zhang '12 argues for a revised approach to foreign aid in developing nations. 

Lessons From Abroad

Ben Cole  —  Feb 28, 2011

After traveling to Africa, Ben Cole '10 explains how his philosophy on life was forever changed.

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