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Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia's changing climate [Click here to view this message in your web-browser](. Edition: US 22 August 2018 [The Conversation]( Academic rigor, journalistic flair Editor's note You may need more caffeine after reading this: Colombia’s coffee industry – the world’s third-largest – is in trouble. Climate change has brought extreme weather, unpredictable seasons, pests and crop disease to the country’s coffee-producing region, and productivity is way down. Communication scholars Jessica Eise and Natalie White traveled to the mountains of Risaralda, Colombia, to ask struggling coffee farmers there [how they plan to adapt](. As students begin college this fall, a new Elon University poll shows that those who form strong relationships with professors and peers are more likely to have a rewarding experience than those who don’t. Leo M. Lambert, president emeritus at Elon, higher education professor Peter Felten and poll director Jason Husser stress the need for students to purposefully create a “[constellation of mentors](.” Have you ever swiped right on a dating app – only to find out that the person looked different in person? Or wondered whether your match wasn’t being entirely forthcoming about his or her romantic history? University of Oregon’s David Markowitz and his colleague analyzed troves of messages sent between matches to study how often people on dating apps lied – and [what sort of lies they were most likely to tell](. Catesby Holmes Global Affairs Editor Top stories The fertile, mountainous terrain of Colombia’s coffee-producing central region is vulnerable to climate change impacts such as stronger storms and hotter temperatures. Eddy Milfort/flickr [Coffee farmers struggle to adapt to Colombia’s changing climate]( Jessica Eise, Purdue University; Natalie White, Purdue University Colombia's coffee industry is at risk due to unpredictable seasons, floods, landslides, droughts and pests. Farmers say they want to learn to adapt to these environmental changes but don't know how. Strong relationships with professors are key to a rewarding college experience, a new poll finds. VGstockstudio/www.shutterstock.com [Mentors play critical role in quality of college experience, new poll suggests]( Leo M. Lambert, Elon University; Jason Husser, Elon University; Peter Felten, Elon University Students with larger and stronger networks faculty and peer mentors tend to find college more rewarding, a new Elon University poll shows. The lies most people tell on dating apps do serve a purpose. 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