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Blum Fellow Redesigns UN Refugee Water Protocols; Agencies Deploy

Learn how one Blum Fellow is forever changing how water is delivered in refugee camps, with the potential to sabe millions of lives globally. Read more here.
 

Huffington Post Features BigIdeas@Berkeley Winners, Back to the Roots

In this short video, the Huffington Post shows how Big Ideas@Berkeley winners, Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora, are bringing urban farming to the next level. Watch here.
 

US Embassy Recognizes Blum Student's Efforts in Mongolia

The US Embassy in Mongolia recognizes Blum Center Graduate Student Researcher and Big Ideas winner, Peter Bittner, commending him for efforts that "contribute to a strong U.S.-Mongolian bilateral relationship." 
 

GET INVOLVED @ THE BLUM CENTER   

Join us in solving the world's most pressing development challenges 

Founded in 2006, the Blum Center for Developing Economies is an innovation hub that brings together diverse actors to solve chronic development challenges. Learn how you can get involved here

Global Poverty and Practice Minor 

The Global Poverty and Practice Minor (GPP) has become one of the largest, most popular minors at UC Berkeley, with about 350 students regularly enrolled in the program. Learn more here.

IdeaLab Now Recruiting!

The Point-of-Care Diagnostics IdeaLab works to solve the technical, logistical, and social challenges of medical diagnostics in remote and low-resource settings. Email Marc Chooljian to join!
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