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Visualizing Impact: DevEng Photography Contest Winners Showcase Work and Community

January 31, 2025

Every summer, UC Berkeley’s Development Engineering students create global social impact. The 2024 DevEng Photography Contest showcased their work, highlighting projects from digital education in Kenya to climate justice in Nigeria. Winning submissions emphasized human-centered technology, community-driven financial practices, and sustainable development, capturing innovation and resilience through powerful visual storytelling.

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President Carter

Thank you, President Carter

January 2, 2025

We celebrate the life of Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, and send condolences to his family and friends. As President, he advanced solutions to global conflicts, championed human rights, and promoted development. After the White House, he continued serving the world through the Carter Center’s impactful initiatives.

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"The Blum Center for Developing Economies may well be the finest program of its kind in the world. It turns out legions of young graduates who are well prepared with expertise, humility, purpose, and a pragmatic optimism for combating poverty in the US and globally."
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1200 +
Students
4400 +
In additional funding
$ 100 M+
Projects still implemented
10 %
Formally registered ventures
10 %
Countries visited
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Students graduated
600

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