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Metroverse - The Growth Lab’s Urban Economy Navigator
What is the economic composition of my city?
How does my city compare to cities around the globe?
Which cities look most like mine?
What are the technological capabilities that underpin my city’s current economy?
Which growth and diversification paths does that suggest for the future?
Built at the Growth Lab at Harvard University, Metroverse delivers new insights on these questions by placing a city’s technological capabilities and knowhow at the heart of its growth prospects, where the range and nature of existing capabilities strongly influences how future diversification unfolds. Metroverse makes visible what a city is good at today to help understand what it can become tomorrow.
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Capturing a clear picture of Americans’ financial lives involves looking at not only financial metrics but also the circumstances that shape people’s everyday lives, such as access to health care and affordable child care.
But creating this holistic understanding can be difficult. Researchers, policymakers, and local officials must navigate a fragmented data landscape, which makes it challenging to understand people’s financial lives, much less develop solutions to improve them.
For example, to determine how many households have at least three months of living expenses in savings, you could consult the Financial Health Pulse (PDF). To figure out how many people recently went without medical care because they couldn’t afford it, you could look at the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (PDF). The Survey of Consumer Finances is considered the go-to source for comprehensive data about households’ balance sheets, and the American Community Survey allows researchers to explore local-level findings. Learn more.
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We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so many generous Cooperative Extension professionals throughout our country. Dr. Brian Raison from The Ohio State University exemplifies the concept of "giving as you go" throughout his distinguished career. In that spirit, this guest series launched with valuable insights for early career professionals!
The ideas shared in this series are extracted from Dr. Raison’s 2024 book, The Encouraging Mentor: Your Guide to 40 Conversations that Matter. This is a how-to manual for mentors, teachers, coaches, and anyone interested in becoming a better mentor. All the materials (the “40 Conversations'') are being posted for free at: http://encouragingmentor.com. There are also 50 free e-book codes available for educators or nonprofit professionals. When visiting the website, click on the “Free Stuff” tab. Learn more and read the seven blog posts.
Sourced from the Extension Foundation
The 2024 4 H STEM Challenge, Food for Thought, is available for purchase. The kit provides young people with a hands on experience as they explore the topic of food security and its impact on the world, empowering them to innovate and create positive change in their communities.
Developed by Council and 4 H educators from LSU AgCenter, North Dakota State University, Penn State Extension, and the University of Nebraska Lincoln, the new STEM Challenge is a collection of three activities that equip kids with STEM based skills as they embark on a journey to learn more about food security.
Sourced from the National 4-H Council
The Biden-Harris Administration announced it has issued payments to eligible applicants under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Discrimination Financial Assistance Program (DFAP), which aims to provide financial assistance to farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners who experienced discrimination prior to January 2021.
“Farmers and ranchers work around the clock to put food on our tables and steward our Nation’s land. But for too long, many farmers and ranchers experienced discrimination in farm loan programs and have not had the same access to federal resources and support,” said President Joe Biden. “I promised to address this inequity when I became President. Today that promise has become a reality. My Inflation Reduction Act took a bold step to address the effects of discrimination in farming and ranching, and today’s action will enable more farmers and ranchers to support themselves and their families, help grow the economy, and pursue their dreams.” Learn more.
Sourced from Morning AgClips
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On behalf of the search committee, we are pleased to announce three individuals have accepted our invitation to interview for the Urban Agriculture Field Specialist position. Interviews will be conducted on campus with a Zoom option. We hope you can participate as we seek to identify a faculty member to work across academic departments and with ANR educators engaged in urban agriculture. Following are details for the interviews along with links to application materials are included.
Nall Moonilall
July 30, 2024
10:30 – 11:00 am Urban Ag Partners & Career Pathways
In person and Zoom
Zoom: https://go.osu.edu/073024moonilallurbanagspecialist
Meeting ID: 996 7731 2552 Password: 478230
Location: 211 Ag. Admin., 2120 Fyffe Rd., Columbus, OH 43210
Urban Ag Candidate - Materials - Nall Moonilall.pdf
Feedback survey https://go.osu.edu/moonilallurbanagspecialistfeedbacksurvey - Due no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, August 8
Gary Gao
July 31, 2024
11:15 – 11:45 am Urban Ag Partners & Career Pathways
In person and Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting: https://go.osu.edu/073124garygaourbanagspecialist
Meeting ID: 990 5791 1553 Password: 054357
Location: 211 Ag. Admin., 2120 Fyffe Rd., Columbus, OH 43210
Urban Ag Candidate - Materials - Gary Gao.pdf
Feedback survey link: https://go.osu.edu/gaourbanagspecialistfeedbacksurvey - Due no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, August 8
Yiyun Lin
August 1, 2024
10:30 – 11:00 am Urban Ag Partners and Career Pathways
In person and Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting: https://go.osu.edu/080124yiyunlinurbanagspecialist Meeting
ID: 992 2971 3477 Password: 578804
Location: 211 Ag. Admin., 2120 Fyffe Rd., Columbus, OH 43210
Urban Ag Candidate - Materials - Yiyun Lin.pdf
Feedback survey link: https://go.osu.edu/linurbanagspecialistfeedbacksurvey - Due no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, August 8
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Programs within the Cooperative Extension Service often develop partnerships with other agencies and organizations to better meet their common goals. While there are many benefits of partnerships, they can be challenging when the partners are unequal or have dissimilar needs. Using a survey and interviews with faculty and administrators at two land-grant institutions we explore the similarities and differences that pull and push at their partnership. Recommendations to strengthen partnering opportunities at the institutional and program levels are provided.
Read the full Journal of Extension article.
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Ohio State (Extension's) ongoing urban agriculture efforts have caught the attention of the OSU Foundations Relations team. They are seeking ideas (1-2 paragraphs) to take to their meeting with Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) in August. FFAR would like to see multiple research ideas, from which they will select one or two to request a build out for an eventual project that could lead to $2-3 million in funding opportunity around soil health, a diverse agricultural workforce, and urban agriculture. This is an opportunity to support an existing group for a new topic or create a new research group.
It might be helpful to review the information at the FFAR Soil Health Research Vision site with a focus on Resiliency/Adaptation and Well Being (per OSU Foundation staff). If you are interested bring a team together let Julie Fox(.264) or Jeff Hattey(.3) know and be prepared to submit a 1-2 paragraph concept by Friday August 2, 2024. If you have questions, contact Pablo Villa(.36)
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Taking your first bite of Chef Jeremy Umansky's fried chicken or pastrami sandwich is one of those blissful food moments that is guaranteed to live in your head rent-free. His secret ingredients? Koji-culturing, foraged edibles, and sustainable food sourcing that earned him four James Beard Award nominations, including Best New Restaurant, Best Chef, and for his recent book Koji Alchemy. Jeremy and his wife Allie La Valle-Umansky opened Larder Delicatessen & Bakery in 2018 in Ohio City's Hingetown district. Larder's menus are constantly evolving and Umansky's innovative techniques remind us of what is possible right in our own backyards.
Traditional knowledge of fermenting and foraging is a cornerstone for many cultures including Indigenous and African American communities. But centuries of colonization and modern urban sprawl decimated natural ecosystems. And the industrialization of our food supply forever shifted America's relationship with the food we eat. Across the country, efforts are underway to improve food sovereignty and reclaim traditional practices.
Join the City Club of Cleveland on August 7 to hear from Jeremy Umansky, on the benefits of foraging, sustainable food sourcing, and the art of fermenting in his book Koji Alchemy.
Learn more about joining the event in person or the live stream.
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More than 1.5 million Ohioans – over 13% of the state’s population – lives in the cities governed by the three July 24, 2024 forum panelists. Current mayors of Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland, Ohio discuss the unique challenges and opportunities facing their 21st century cities. Hear their strategies for economic growth, urban development, transit, community engagement, and much more. This rare opportunity to hear firsthand from the mayors shaping the future of Ohio’s three largest cities. Featuring: Andrew Ginther, Mayor, City of Columbus; Justin Bibb, Mayor, City of Cleveland; and Aftab Pureval, Mayor, City of Cincinnati. The moderator is Yolanda Harris, News Anchor, WBNS-10TV.
Watch the 1- hour recording
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