Academics
Undergraduate Programs
- Agricultural and Food Business Management
- Applied Economics
Graduate Programs
- M.S.
- Ph.D.
Our student-run blog, At the ApEc, is back up and posting with new content for 2020. From advice about where you might not have looked to get a job, how to branch out and find new friends, and helpful tidbits about classes and resources to help you succeed, we hope you'll continue to check it out! We have new content each week, with helpful reminders on our social media about what you'll find when you get there!
“3TG” minerals are common inputs in popular products, such as mobile phones, laptops, medical equipment, and jewelry. The extraction of these minerals, however, serve as key sources of revenue for armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other surrounding countries. Therefore, a popular narrative suggests that the continued use and international trade of 3TG minerals mined in the DRC and surrounding countries fuels violence and conflict in the region. Read more...
Photo: Flickr: Sasha Lezhnev, Enoughproject.org
Has Trump failed American farmers? Professor Michael Boland comments on Trump's new $16 billion aid package, and what that really means for farmers. Read more ...
Planet Earth faces an extinction crisis...what does this mean for human civilization? ApEc Professor Stephen Polasky discusses more here about what differing production of resources and materials could imply for humanity.
