Blum Center Education Director Alice Agogino has been named winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, the government’s highest
Blum affiliated faculty member Dan Kammen has been selected to serve as senior adviser for energy, climate, and innovation for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Kammen, a leading expert in renewable energy science, technology, and policy, will primarily work with the agency’s PowerAfrica team to develop partnerships with African nations, with the goal of expanding access to sustainable power.
By Shankar Sastry At the Blum Center, women using their entrepreneurial and discipline-specific talents to start innovative projects and organizations has been a goal since
By S. Shankar Sastry Today, access to water, energy, health care, and financial services remain the greatest challenges to alleviation of extreme poverty, which affects
By Sybil Lewis During her sophomore year, Rebecca Hui was still wrestling with her decision not to attend art school—and was tepidly observing her fellow
