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Juneteenth: History, Memory, and Reflection
written by Dr. Craig Stutman Context The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on December 6, 1865, declaredContinue Reading
Should Organic Dairies be allowed to use non-organic food waste?
Written by: Monica Lohr, Caitlin Stoner and Ruth Zeiner Globally, an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food for humansContinue Reading
Protecting the Jaguars: A Review and Recommendations with Respect to the Deforestation Policy in Belize
written by Haley Morrow Executive Summary: Deforestation rates, especially of protected areas, in Belize is a growing crisis. Deforestation jeopardizesContinue Reading
Reducing the Incidence of Sex Trafficking: A Review of the Viability of the Swedish Model, or Variations Thereof, in Pennsylvania
Written by Hannah L. Cornell In 2017, the International Labour Organization reported that there are an estimated 4.8 million victimsContinue Reading
COVID-19 and Agriculture: Role of the CCC
John M. Urbanchuk, Assistant Professor and Chair, Agribusiness The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has reinforced the importance of agriculture for AmericanContinue Reading
COVID-19 and Public Health Funding
– submitted by Dr. Kevin Davis The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed the woeful underfunding of our publicContinue Reading
Donald Trump will be the fourth president to face a formal impeachment inquiry
Impeachment: the nuclear option in American politics. This is a step not taken lightly. Rarely do we see impeachment hearings in USContinue Reading
DVU Master of Public Policy Student elected to policy committee for National Young Farmers Coalition
“Most of my life, my interests and passions have been either to grow, cook or educate others about food –Continue Reading
Meet Lindsay Troyer, Current Student and Graduate Assistant for the MPP Program
Program and area of focus: Masters of Public Policy, Food Policy and Agriculture Full time/part time: full time Where areContinue Reading
Meet Daniela Rey, Current MPP Student
Program and area of focus: MPP, concentrating in community and international development Full time/part time: Full time student Where areContinue Reading
Meet Paige West, Current MPP Student
Program and area of focus: Public Policy; either Food and Ag or Sustainability and the environment Full time/part time: FullContinue Reading
Meet Mason Lee, Current MPP Student
Program and area of focus: Master’s Public Policy // Community & International Development Full time/part time: Full Time Where areContinue Reading
Meet Hannah Cornell, Current MPP Student
Program and area of focus: MPP, Community and International Development Full time/part time: Part-time student Where are you from: Altoona,Continue Reading
Meet Sahara Mtairi, Current MPP Student
Program and area of focus: Master of Public Policy Concentration: Undecided. I don’t have an exact area of focus becauseContinue Reading
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