Patience Olanitori's interest in doing business in Africa stems from her natural connections to Nigeria.
Stephen Wood, a graduate student in Columbia's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, discusses his research on food security in Kenya. His research was supported by the Leitner Family Fellowship.
The Leitner Family Research Fellowship enabled Columbia graduate student in urban planning Cuthbert A. Onikute to conduct research in Guinea-Conakry. The following is his account of his summer research.