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A Watershed Moment in Global Poverty Reduction
Shankar Sastry Two thousand and eighteen has been called a watershed moment in global poverty reduction. It was the year—according to two major analyses—that more
February 14, 2019
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“Governments Don’t Want the Academic Paper, They Want Tailored Advice”: Daniel Kammen on Communicating Scientific Research
By Tamara Straus Daniel Kammen asserts that everything he has learned about communicating scientific research to a lay audience has been “by accident.” Yet Kammen,
November 30, 2018
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Generation Innovation: Global Poverty & Practice Alumna Nikki Brand Returns to Community Development in Latin America
By: Andrea Guzman, 3rd Year Media Studies & Political Science Major April 17, 2014 – As a freshly-minted Cal grad starting her first job in
April 17, 2014
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Echolocation Technology that Empowers the Blind
Darryl Diptee used to think of himself as a “closet innovator.” During his time as an officer for the U.S. Navy, Diptee remembers being told to
September 19, 2019
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Dr. Bertram Lubin (1939-2020), An Appreciation
It is with a heavy heart and beloved appreciation that we memorialize the passing of Dr. Bertram Lubin, a groundbreaking pediatrician and children’s hospital leader. Bert, as he was widely known, was the kind of person the Blum Center dreams of having around—to mentor students, advise faculty, inspire ideas, and lend decades of knowledge about the fight for disease mitigation and healthcare equity.
July 1, 2020