EARTH Stories

Grace Aguti and her drive to improve agriculture through science

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Grace Aguti’s interest in the fields of science and agriculture started early on in life, helping her grandparents on their farm outside of the city. It was there that she began to learn the myriad of challenges faced by small farmers in her region. “I started saying, I think I can make these practices better to make more profits. That’s when I started getting a…

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Garang Aguer: A Student with Big Dreams and Accomplishments

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James Garang Aguer (’24, South Sudan) never knew his homeland. His family fled the armed conflict in South Sudan in the late 1990s before he was born and they settled in Kakuma, one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Kenya. Growing up in such a complex place, where good people abound, but food and access to…

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Coming Home: EARTH Graduates Reunite

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At every EARTH Graduation Ceremony there is a moment full of emotion. Each time, when the University’s hymn begins to play, the entire community joins in, fervently singing the…

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EARTH Talks: the power of your voice

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For the past five years, EARTH has encouraged students, faculty, and staff to participate in EARTH Talks, an event inspired by the TED Talks organization that distributes free talks on “ideas and…

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Ninth Agribusiness Sustainability Summit

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The Ninth Agribusiness Sustainability Summit, held on November 8, was an opportunity for second-year students to present results regarding the finances and production of the businesses they have been…

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How Mushroom Production Helps Guatemalan Women Farmers

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Carmela Sacuj is a member of Visión Maya Association, a group of women who produce oyster mushrooms in San Andrés Semetabaj, Sololá, Guatemala. She is one of the women participating in Proyecto REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship for Agricultural Livelihoods), a project which has been underway since 2022 and is…

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A Post-harvest Internship

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Daniela Maroto (’24, Costa Rica) had never left Costa Rica until a few weeks ago, when she traveled first to Mexico for a few days of training and then to Santander, Colombia for her International Internship at Robinson Fresh supervising the Tahitian lime packing company called Gramaluz who exports to the United States and…

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Luis Alberto Monge: A Hero for Costa Rica and EARTH

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“A simple, humble, and very human man” is how many people describe Luis Alberto Monge Álvarez, President of Costa Rica from 1982 to 1986. He is most remembered for standing for peace during a tense period of unrest in…

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Learning to Become Leaders

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One of the things that distinguishes our University is that our Academic Program focuses on learning by doing, and on transforming students into professionals with vast technical knowledge and human skills that allow them to be efficient, ethical, and responsible leaders. Professional Experience is one of the courses included in…

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Tulisha Malichi, a Model Student and Inspiration

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Tulisha Malichi (’25, Zambia) learned as a child to embrace change and take on life’s twists and turns with joy. The son of a single mother, he lived a life on the move. Tulisha spent his early years with his grandparents in a rural area, while his mother finished her university studies in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. From his…

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