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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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Malaria-fighting “Faso Soap” Wins Global Social Venture Competition Grand Prize, People’s Choice Award
Congratulations to Faso Soap, Grand Prize winner of the 2013 Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) and winner of the Blum Center People’s Choice Award! At
April 25, 2013
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Jennifer Doudna on the Pandemic Year: The Power of Mission-Driven Science
In this WSJ op-ed, Nobel prize-winning CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna describes UC Berkeley’s research response to the pandemic, including the creation of a new rapid, point-of-need COVID test developed with Blum Center Research Director and CellScope inventor Dan Fletcher.
March 23, 2021
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New Cal Students Tackle Social Entrepreneurship in Berkeley Changemaker Big Ideas Class
UGBA 96-2: Berkeley Changemaker™: Big Ideas, a social entrepreneurship course and the foundational curricular component of the Big Ideas Program, is offered in partnership with the Center for Social Sector Leadership at Berkeley Haas School of Business. It is an integral part of the Berkeley Changemaker™ initiative, a key campus-wide initiative designed to activate undergraduates’ passions for social change and help them develop a sharper sense of who they want to be and how to make that happen.
November 5, 2021
We Care Solar is awarded US$1 million United Nations Energy Grant to expand the use of life-saving “Solar Suitcase” (United Nations News)
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September 16, 2015