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UC San Diego Students Cross Borders and Explore New Fields in STEM

3BL Media

She was able to attend college and graduate school in the US and eventually joined the University of California San Diego as a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2012. Now he’s a third-year PhD student in the same lab ENLACE had placed him in, studying the genes involved in plants’ stress response.

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Verizon Innovative Learning Celebrates 10 Years and $1B in Contributions to Education

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Presented by Verizon, TIME unveils list of Innovative Teachers, profiling 10 educators who are changing the landscape of education in America. million students since its launch in 2012. This is an important milestone, yet our work is far from over,” said Rose Stuckey Kirk, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer, Verizon. “We

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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India

James Militzer

The growing focus on ESG frameworks is being driven by a conscious and aware investor community, and by increasing global pressure from legislators, advocates and the general public to leverage business for social good. The chart below illustrates these findings: Source: Fair Finance India.

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Can Effective Altruism Create a More Caring Community of Givers?

Steven Mintz

In 2012, the term “effective altruism” was coined by team members of Giving What We Can and 80,000 Hours when they founded the Centre for Effective Altruism, a charitable organization in the United Kingdom and Wales. The Clean Air Task Force that promotes technical approaches and policies to prevent the most severe risks from climate change.

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The 2020 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Ballen, who recently took on her new role at Indigo Ag, says her time working in the food and beverage sector shed light on "just how important agriculture is to a sustainable future and the climate change battle.". — Senior Sustainability Consultant — Climate Strategy Lead, Quantis International; San Diego. Meg Wilcox.

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