Advancing Economics Transforming Lives Oct 2018
Published October 2, 2018
October, 2018 issue of AFRE's quarterly newsletter.
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Update from the Chair – October 2018
Chairperson of AFRE, Titus Awokuse, gives a status update on the department and outlines recent accomplishments by faculty, students, and alumni.
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AFRE Graduate Students Win 4th Straight Case Study Competition
For the second year in a row, graduate students from AFRE won the AAEA Graduate Student Case Study Competition, held in Washington D.C. on August 5-7, 2018.
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Thomas Jayne Honored as 2018 Fellow of the AAEA
MSUAFRE professor Thom Jayne was named a Fellow of the AAEA at the annual AAEA conference on August 6, 2018.
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Alumnus Andrew Schultz Shines as GM for Texas Corners Brewing Company
From family farm to family brewery, MSUAFRE alumnus Andrew Schultz hasn’t strayed far from his roots and is now the General Manager at Texas Corners Brewing Company near Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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AFRE Ranked as a Top Agricultural and Applied Economics Department
MSUAFRE has been ranked in the top five programs globally by more than three ranking institutions.
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Unlocking the Potential of the World’s Youth
MSU AFRE Assistant Professor Felix Kwame Yeboah is the lead author of the 2018 Global Food Security Report and will present the report at the Global Food Security Symposium in Washington D.C. on March 22, 2018.
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AFRE Alumna Receives McDonald’s President’s Award for Sustainable Strategies
AFRE master’s alumna Kendra Levine has received the McDonald’s President’s Award, given to the top one percent of employees globally, for her tireless work on a global sustainability sourcing guide.
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