This past week I had the distinct pleasure of attending the 25th Annual Global Youth Institute from October 17-20th in Des Moines, Iowa. I was one of 210 students from 27 U.S. states and territories and ten countries selected to attend the three-day conference to engage with global leaders in science, policy, and industry to discuss the world’s most pressing challenges in hunger and poverty. This year’s theme was “Rise to the Challenge” referring to the global movement to fee