Tag: Tanvi Rao

Why agricultural income growth is critical for young women’s nutrition

Posted on August 22, 2018

Much academic and policy interest has been generated in recent years to understand how the agricultural sector can be leveraged to address problems of malnutrition in developing countries. For improving nutrition among women in particular, agriculture─nutrit… Read more

Why Fieldwork Matters

Posted on August 7, 2017

At the Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI), doing applied, on-the-ground research is a serious part of our mission. We believe that academic rigor and fieldwork go hand in hand. In this panel, Tata-Cornell Scholars discuss what they’ve gained from their experience… Read more

Congratulations to our newest graduate!

Posted on June 8, 2017

Dr. Tanvi Rao graduated with her Ph.D. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School in Applied Economics and Management. She has been a Tata-Cornell Scholar from 2012-2017 where she has made exceptional contributions throu… Read more

Video coverage of TCI’s Annual Celebration 2016 …

Posted on December 23, 2016

Video coverage of TCI’s Annual Celebration 2016 TCI hosts its year-end annual celebration to review the year’s accomplishments, present our latest research, and share a vision for the year ahead. We also launch our Annual Report. The event w… Read more

Video coverage of TCI’s Annual Celebration 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016

TCI hosts its year-end annual celebration to review the year’s accomplishments, present our latest research, and share a vision for the year ahead. We also launch our Annual Report. The event was held on Friday, December 9th, 2016. Speakers include:Welcome & Op… Read more

Nutrition Researchers – Look forward to new anthropometric data for India!

Posted on October 17, 2015

Tanvi Rao is a TCi Scholar and PhD Candidate in Applied Economics and Management at Cornell’s Dyson School.This Monday’s exciting announcement of the Nobel Prize in Economics being awarded to Angus Deaton is inspiring news for data enthusiasts and applied developme… Read more

TCI holds first joint course on Sustainable Global Food Systems in India

Posted on February 4, 2014

TCi recently held its first joint course with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The course, Sustainable Global Food Systems: Food Policy for Developing Countries, was held in Mumbai, India from January 25-28, 2014. TCi Scholar Tanvi Rao, a Cornell Ph.D.… Read more

Two new team members

Posted on September 13, 2013

This week we welcomed two new researchers to the TCi team with the appointment of Monroe Weber-Shirk as a faculty fellow and Tanvi Rao as a TCi Scholar. Meet more of our researchers here. Monroe Weber-Shirk was awarded a TCi Faculty Fellowship as a result of his current an… Read more

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