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Health impacts of planetary change, swelling cities: New assignment for UN think tank in Malaysia
United Nations University will help pioneer a fresh trail in global health research, exploring links between the planet's health and human health at an institute in Kuala Lumpur generously supported by Malaysia.
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- Education, Health Care
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Weekly roundup 6-14-14: When conventional wisdom gets upended
When conventional wisdom gets upended, well, we’re all a little better off for it. Here are two examples from this week, both of which dispel myths that have a tendency to solidify into facts.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
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D-Lab Scale-Ups awards $60,000 to three MIT social entrepreneurs
Sidhant Pai, Zehra Ali, and Matthew Orosz to receive funding and mentorship over 12-month fellowship.
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- Education
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Pitching Investors in Global Health: Funding lessons from social entrepreneurs
The initial transition from grant funding to more and different funding is challenging, but global health social entrepreneurs can learn a lot from the lessons of their peers. That’s why SEAD, in partnership with USAID and other members of their Higher Education Solutions Network, have been studying the patterns of the marketplace to discern rules of the road.
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- Education, Health Care
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Four in five investors consider sustainability issues – PwC survey
Four in five investors have looked at sustainability issues in one or more investment contexts in the last year, according to research from PwC. However, investors also cited dissatisfaction with current reporting standards.
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- Education, Environment
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PRESS RELEASE: Correlation Established Between Mobile Phone Usage and Banking Behavior
Findings are result of WSBI project carried out by Cignifi
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How Abandoned Houses Are Creating a Golden Opportunity: An Interview With Antonio Díaz, Founder and CEO of Provive
Erik Simanis, managing director of Market Creation Strategies at the Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise at Cornell University, says BoP scholars and managers (himself included) became so preoccupied with the social mission that they lost sight of business fundamentals and the realities of working within corporations. But, he sees an upside.
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- Education
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Roadblocks to Bridges: How municipal governments, NGOs and companies can unlock inclusive cities
Ultimately, municipal governments must lead in making investment and policy decisions that support all urban citizens. Urban planners, multilateral organizations, NGOs, and academics are natural contributors; indeed, as highlighted in the examples by Dalberg researchers, some of them have already begun to help.
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- Education
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