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Article ItemMedical student’s experiences with poverty lead to a calling in service to community , article
Since arriving at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in 2020, Lauren “LB” Canary has immersed herself in organizations and causes dedicated to serving those less fortunate.
Date: Oct 20, 2022 -
Article ItemNew Center for Rural Education to focus on educational equity , article
As the founding director of the center, Amy Price Azano has studied how structural challenges related to poverty and educational inequities can adversely affect rural schools and communities. As a first-generation college student from a rural community, Azano understands these challenges both professionally and personally but also believes in the power and promise of rural schooling.
Date: Sep 19, 2022 -
Video ItemThe breadfruit project: using superfood to combat malnutrition in Haiti , video
Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Scholarly Communication Librarian, Inga Haugen, is using her farming background to address food insecurity and malnutrition issues in Thomassique, Haiti.
Date: Jul 01, 2022 -
Article ItemPride and hope for rural schoolchildren: Virginia Tech researcher on a mission to flip narratives , article
“Popular media and dominant narratives don’t always cast rural people or places in a favorable way. Like all places, rural communities are complex and not without challenges, but young people deserve to see that their rural communities have value,” said Amy Azano, an associate professor in the School of Education.
Date: May 06, 2021 -
Article ItemRural communities often left behind when economic development comes to town , article
Professor George Norton's 40-year career in development economics has shown him that economists can and should do more to address the financial inequality created when countries climb the development ladder.
Date: Nov 12, 2020 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence , article
The study will show how violence affects youth in rural Honduras who often reject agriculture as a career path.
Date: Feb 08, 2019 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech professor aids Zimbabwe in poverty analysis amid decades of political strife , article
Professor Jeff Alwang has a 20-year history with Zimbabwe doing poverty analysis through periods of hyperinflation and political unrest, but he's hopeful for the upcoming election.
Date: Jul 18, 2018