Global Poverty & Practice Graduates Reflect on Program’s Impact
By Sarah Bernardo The Blum Center’s Global Poverty & Practice (GPP) minor is one of the most popular undergraduate minors
May 9, 2017
ARTICLES
GPP Lecturer Khalid Kadir Honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award
By Sarah Bernardo Each year, UC Berkeley bestows its Distinguished Teaching Award, the campus’ highest honor for teaching. This year,
April 18, 2017
Peace, data, development: Perspectives on poverty intervention
Peace, data, development: Perspectives on poverty intervention
April 17, 2017
International development with a focus on social, agricultural, and environmental issues
By Sarah Bernardo Winrock International is a global leader in international development with a focus on social, agricultural, and environmental
April 12, 2017
Celebrating International Women’s Day: A Look Back at Five Years of Blum Center Initiatives on Gender Equality
By Sarah Bernardo, 4th Year English and Legal Studies Double Major, UC Berkeley According to the official International Women’s Day
March 8, 2017
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Spotlight on Women Scientists in the Blum Center Ecosystem
By Sarah Bernardo The United Nations has long been committed to pursuing gender equality in all areas of society. Most
February 17, 2017
Blum Center partners to strengthen UC Berkeley innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem
The Blum Center and Big Ideas@Berkeley is pleased to collaborate on an exciting initiative supported by the State of California
February 1, 2017
Development Engineering: A Critical Overview
https://impactdesignhub.org/2017/01/19/development-engineering-critical-overview/
January 23, 2017
4 Insights on Students Engaging with SDG 5: Gender Equality and Empowering Women
By Rachel Dzombak and Chloe Gregori The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a prioritized agenda for global change by 2030, with
January 20, 2017
TRAFFICKED Film Screening and Panel Discussion a Resounding Success
On the evening of November 4, 2016, students, anti-trafficking experts, community members, and professionals from a wide variety of fields
November 19, 2016
This Cellphone Hack Could Save Millions From Disease
Screening for blood diseases like Malaria is typically done in a lab by a pathologist. But for many people in
November 16, 2016
For 3 Billion People Cooking Can Be Deadly
Nearly half the people on Earth use inefficient fuel sources like wood or coal to cook their food. Every year
November 16, 2016
How Your Pee Could Help Billions of People
What if urine, something you flush away without a second thought everyday, could actually be useful? William Tarpeh, a UC
November 16, 2016
What Drives Women To Work In STEM?
The Blum Center’s Development Engineering (Dev Eng) program provides students with an avenue to use their deep technical skills in
November 10, 2016
NSF funds new projects to explore graduate education models
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=190074
October 20, 2016
New Autodesk Foundation partnership strengthens impact design-centered problem-solving
New Autodesk Foundation partnership strengthens impact design-centered problem-solving
October 20, 2016
How Much Fluoride Should Be In Your Water?
Big Ideas Contest Winner (Big Ideas), Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) Minor alumna, Development Engineering (Dev Eng) PhD Student Katya
October 19, 2016
Can Africa Overcome Its Corruption Problem?
Blum Center affiliate Dr. Kweku-Opoku Agyemang discusses his research on corruption in Africa. Special thanks to our partners at Seeker.
October 18, 2016
