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Project to develop room-temperature storage for fragile biologics
A project at McMaster University is receiving $112,000 in seed funding from Grand Challenges Canada ... (to) adapt an existing technology to make vaccines for deadly illnesses more affordable and available for use in resource-poor areas.
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- Education, Health Care
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IMF unveils results of global financial access survey
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has unveiled the result of its 2014 Financial Access Survey (FAS), which is aimed at mapping the global financial inclusion strategy.
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- Education
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The Model T Meets Development Tech: Changing the business model for global health data collection
There’s a lack of data in international development and global health, because collection can be time-consuming and expensive. Magpi seeks to lower the cost and speed up the process through mass production and standardization; the firm’s applications enable people in the ?eld to collect data on any mobile device.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology
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Sorry, Kids, Changing the World Takes More Than a Killer App
On Wednesday, Bill Clinton will present the Hult Prize at the Clinton Global Initiative meetings in New York. The $1 million award will go to a team of young social entrepreneurs with a business idea to improve lives in developing countries.
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- Education, Technology
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- research
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IESE Launches an MBA Elective in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
New course reflects a growing commitment by business schools to address the unique needs of social enterprises
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- Education
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Obama Goes to UN With Islamic State, Ebola on Agenda
President Barack Obama heads to the United Nations General Assembly this week with two missions: to rally international support for a coalition against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria and to back his plan to fight the Ebola virus in West Africa.
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- Education, Health Care
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Keeping Up With Education Innovations: New portals provide insight into growing number of programs serving the world’s poor
The Center for Education Innovations has introduced new portals, organized by topic and country, to provide analysis, news and resources about the growing number of innovative education programs serving the world’s poor.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Checking Out Solar at the ‘Light Library’: SunnyMoney designed a distribution model allowing customers to test products before buying
Over the years SunnyMoney, SolarAid’s social enterprise and one of the largest sellers of solar lights in Africa has been inundated with requests to use and test the lights to help build trust and demand without undermining a sustainable market. In response SunnyMoney designed the Light Library, a distribution model that gives would-be customers that opportunity.
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- distribution, research, solar