Shreya Chaudhuri — an alumna of UC Berkeley’s Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) minor — was raised in the Bay Area, but she spent her summers thousands of miles away in eastern India, on her family’s tea farms in Assam. She comes from a long line of tea farmers who Read more
The Master of Development Engineering program graduated its fourth cohort last month, expanding the ranks of professional changemakers addressing complex challenges in low-resource settings around the world Families of the 27 newly minted graduates gathered in Banatao Auditorium for an intimate commencement ceremony before moving to Blum Hall, home of Read more
When Michelle Gallaga moved to the U.S. from the Philippines with her two young kids in 2010, she didn’t know anyone in her new home. “We had to start a life and really try to navigate being an immigrant and all the hardships that come with it,” she says. “When Read more
World Water Week is an annual conference and global observance focused on addressing the world’s most pressing water-related challenges — calling on policymakers and innovators to take action on sustainable water solutions. This year’s theme is “Water for Climate Action,” which aims to address the crucial role that water plays Read more
When Longyu Gong describes life in Shanghai, China, she doesn’t just talk about the scenery but about connection, or rather, the lack thereof. “It’s a very beautiful, modern city,” Gong said. “But people aren’t interacting with their neighbors or building an identity together.” She would know — she studied urban Read more
This past summer, UC Berkeley School of Education Ph.D. student Jessica Benally returned to the high deserts of her youth in New Mexico, just an hour away from her childhood home in Tohatchi in the Navajo Nation. As one of six UC Berkeley students invited to take part in a Read more
With support from the Blum Center, the Berkeley Lab scientist and his colleagues provided the first substantive analysis of how electric lighting — specifically, high-efficiency solar-powered electric light sources unattached to an electrical grid — improves the lives and well-being of people using fuel-based lighting. The post How Dr. Evan Read more
World Water Week is an annual conference and global observance focused on tackling the world’s most pressing water-related challenges — urging policymakers and innovators to take bold action on sustainable solutions. This year’s theme, “Water for Climate Action,” highlights the essential role that water plays in reducing greenhouse gas emissions Read more
As this year’s Global Poverty and Practice (GPP) graduates stepped onto the stage to receive their diplomas, they carried with them a hard-earned insight: the injustices they spent years studying weren’t distant or theoretical — they were urgent and unfolding all around them. Their time in the program has prepared Read more
AgriSolar — a mobile and scalable solar-powered irrigation system designed for smallholder farmers’ accessibility and affordability — took home top honors and the first-ever Biggie trophy in the 12th annual Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day on May 7. The post AgriSolar’s Winning Pitch Earns $20,000 to Fund their Big Read more