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Empowering a New Generation of Farmers at Home and Abroad
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:57 AM EDTDr. Govind Kannan believes that the sustainability of small farms is the key to revitalizing rural communities and strengthening food security worldwide. Govind educates minoirty and underprivileged students, conducting applied research and outreach, to empower small, limited resource, and underrepresented farmers with the knowledge and technical skills needed to sustain successful agricultural enterprises.
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One More Mountain to Climb
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:50 AM EDTIn December of 2003, Dr. June Henton and her colleagues launched "Auburn's War on Hunger," in partnership with the UN World Food Programme. Soon after, the program launched a higher education movement throughout the country and world, known as Universities Fighting World Hunger.
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A Nobel Prize for Food and Agriculture
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:41 AM EDTAfter completing his service as U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, Kenneth M. Quinn returned home to Iowa to lead the World Food Prize Foundation. Fueled by Dr. Norman E. Borlaug’s legacy, Kenneth strives to eradicate hunger and poverty through the World Food Prize recognition, inspiring Nobel-like achievement.
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Bringing Fresh and Healthy Food to East Lake
Posted by on September 11, 2012 at 10:31 AM EDTEight years ago, Rev. Sally Allocca and a group of committed neighborhood and church volunteers created Promoting Empowerment and Enrichment Resources (P.E.E.R., Inc.). The group began listening to the voices of the people in the neighborhood, and eventually P.E.E.R., Inc. started providing access to fresh, healthy food as a resource and connecting point to everyone in the community.
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Community Development in the Classroom
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I Love You Too Much to Let You Fail: A Path to Transformational Change
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Preparing Students for College Early
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Teaching Is a Gift, Not a Job
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There Is No Teaching Without Learning
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Obstacle Can Become An Opportunity
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