GeneRun: Smartphone Game to Help Cure Cancer
Once recognized as a rich world disease, breast cancer is increasingly being understood as a…
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Hangout with the UN for a Google+ Chat on Youth
Join the United Nations for a live Google+ Hangout on March 6th at 11AM EST.…
Technology to Identify, Treat and Track NTDs
Populations most at risk for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) must be identified in order to…
Reducing Poverty Through Innovation in India
Many entrepreneurs and innovators in India are working to help improve the lives of the…
Geo-Tagging Application Used for Development Projects
In 2011, the Philippines’ Second Minadanao Rural Development Project (MRDP 2) became the first government-run…
USAID: Advancing Development Via Social Media
This past week was Social Media Week at USAID. The central discussion panel, including experts…
Social Entrepreneurs Address Social Problems in Africa
The Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellowship Programme was a yearly program that began in 2006 through…
Potential Solution to World Food Shortages
Bihar, India, may have provided a potential solution to world food shortages. Last year, a…
“Micro-hydro” Power Brings Electricity to Mountainous Nepal
Nepal is a small, land-locked, mountainous nation in Asia with no natural fossil fuel resources.…
Microsoft’s Broadband Pilot Hits Africa
Microsoft plans to pilot wireless broadband service in Kenya’s Rift Valley using “white space” drawn…