College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Grant and fellowship funding awarded in FY19 by the Office of Engagement Initiatives in support of community-engaged learning
Engaged Curriculum Grants
Create, develop or improve curricula that connect community-engaged learning with disciplinary learning-
Teaching students to communicate scientific knowledge that promotes local diversity and inspires an interest in the natural world
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Closely engaging stakeholders with a cross-course collaboration that inspires awareness of climate adaptation and design innovation
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Introducing students to a leadership model centered on shared visions, aligned goals and coordinated actions
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Designing a community-engaged curriculum for Cornell’s new Department of Global Development
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Introducing an intergenerational mentoring program and expanding language learning at NFLC in southern India
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Using community-engaged engineering to design for resilience during Puerto Rico’s reconstruction
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Designing Cornell’s first introductory course on the Internet of Things (IoT): Technology and Engagement
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Preparing students to be socially engaged scientists and expanding the pool of experienced science communicators working with local organizations
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Leveraging science and traditional ecological knowledge for environmental education
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Engaging with reconciliation and development efforts in Israel and the Palestinian Territories and Sub-Saharan Africa
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Taking an interdisciplinary approach to social entrepreneurship by creating an aquaponics system for growing organic vegetables and fish in Chile
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Teaching students advanced survey methods and analysis through a national opinion poll
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Bring a wide range of community-engaged learning initiatives to life-
Staging workshops that explore the potential of photography and storytelling for community-engaged learning
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Creating — and getting students involved in — a global public sector IP-based innovation community
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Engaging students with organic farmers while strengthening research and educational programming
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Developing, analyzing and publishing stories of engaged learning and research in the San Joaquin Valley
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Building a network of campus and community partners working toward reducing food waste on college campuses
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Evaluating a long-term school garden program in Belize
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Applying business class principles to address actual issues cooperative leaders are facing
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Science communication and civic engagement to promote mutually beneficial relationships between scientists and the public
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A summer moviemaking program for middle school students in New York’s least densely populated county
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A conference presentation on methods to improve teaching science communication in biology laboratory education
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Promoting evidence-based disease prevention strategies at the Hidden Valley 4-H camp in Schuyler County
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Students gaining hands-on experience with Hawaiian cultural practices to contribute to the restoration and conservation of natural resources
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Testing the possibility of using dogs to disperse seeds in ravines and gullies
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Strengthening the state’s dairy industry by implementing and assessing key community partnerships, workforce development and producer-through-consumer education
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Using surveys to understand future opportunities for a program that promotes the conservation of birds of prey
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Using students’ reflective essays and evaluations to better understand the impact on student learning and development
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Understanding and documenting what is needed to achieve more equitable collaborations between science institutions and underserved communities
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Do mobile research laboratories effectively engage underrepresented populations in social science research?
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Evaluating the impact of a university-community partnership to strengthen community resiliency and sustainability in New York state's Rust Belt
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Training high school students to evaluate online science resources and improve related Wikipedia entries
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Collaborating on a citizen-science effort to examine the health of sugar maples in New Hampshire forests
Academic Venture Fund Supplemental Grants
Get more undergraduate students involved in sustainability research-
Locating and designing “land labs” that demonstrate carbon removal practices to a range of audiences
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Discovering best practices to boost pollinator habitat and sequester soil carbon
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Exploring the effects of human-leopard interaction on food security and public health in Nepal
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Using seed mixtures to help farmers engage new market opportunities while enhancing their climate resilience
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Examining how harmful algal blooms are affecting fish nutritional quality and fish safety in Lake Victoria
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Researching how farmers’ decisions about pollination resources affect yield, farm profitability and pollinator conservation
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Re-envisioning wastewater treatment facilities as energy-generators that also recover nutrients and food wastes for reuse in local agriculture
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Leveraging farmers’ knowledge for healthy farm management
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Raising awareness about and enabling the political agency of evicted laborers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Engaging farmer researchers in Malawi to address biodiversity conservation, support ecosystem services and improve food security
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Exploring how environmental stewardship practices can promote dialogue among diverse voices
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Engaging citizen scientists to study the population of urban white-tailed deer at Fort Drum, New York