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A Contest to Catalyze Literacy Via Mobiles Worldwide
By Andrea Guzman A 2013/2014 UNESCO report found that 250 million children across the globe are not learning basic literacy and numeracy skills. Of these,
November 4, 2014
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New Autodesk Foundation partnership strengthens impact design-centered problem-solving
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Microsoft’s James Bernard on the Intersection of Education, Technology, and Development
By Tamara Straus James Bernard is senior director of global strategic partnerships for the education group at Microsoft, where his team builds multilateral partnerships in
March 24, 2015
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For Cal Students Looking to “Do Good”: The Global Poverty and Practice Minor (A Graduation Speech)
By Shrey Goel The pre-Global Poverty & Practice Minor student is a particular, but not unique, sub-species of the Berkeley undergraduate. Often, these students come
June 18, 2015
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Blum Center Undergrads, Walking the Villages
Richard Blum looks back across 10 years of the Global Poverty and Practice Minor he created at UC Berkeley. More than 700 students have worked
July 28, 2017
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Gadgil’s Infant Warmer ‘Warming Indicator’ upgrade wins Patents for Humanity award
Blum faculty Ashok Gadgil and Berkeley Lab research scientist Vi Rapp (Ph.D.’11 ME) won a “Patents for Humanity” award for their Warming Indicator, a phase-change material temperature indicator that improves the Infant Warmer’s functionality and safety, received a 2020 Patents for Humanity award.
March 31, 2021