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King Center launches predoctoral program
The new two-year multidisciplinary program is designed to prepare individuals from low- and middle-income countries for careers in academic research focused on global development.
August 26, 2021
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Call for Papers: 2022 Conference on Behavioral Economics and Development
The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development and the King Center are hosting the fourth Conference on Behavioral Economics and Development on Jan. 22-23, 2021.
July 30, 2021
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Harnessing digital technologies to advance global precision health and development
A panel of experts discussed technology's vast potential to promote public health and its many challenges
July 16, 2021
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Spring 2021 graduate student fellowship and research funding recipients
The King Center is pleased to announce the following Stanford graduate students have received research funding and fellowships.
July 01, 2021
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Two research grants awarded to Stanford junior faculty during winter quarter 2021
The King Center is pleased to announce that two Stanford junior faculty have received research funding awards for their work on global development and poverty alleviation.
March 15, 2021
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The COVID-19 vaccine era is here. What comes next is complicated.
In the third session of the Stanford China Economic Forum, top medical experts from Stanford and China convened to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 11, 2020
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A ‘very critical moment’: The future of U.S.-China ties under Biden
The question is top of mind for anyone who has followed the downward spiral of U.S.-China relations over the last four years: What happens once Joseph Biden Jr. becomes president?
November 20, 2020
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Business schools must also teach students to be role models in society, education leaders say
As the world contends with extraordinary disruption, education leaders from the U.S. and China shared how their schools are responding to these crises.
October 19, 2020
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Welcome to the new academic year
A letter from Faculty Director Pascaline Dupas
September 22, 2020
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The King Center appoints two scholars as faculty fellows
Katherine Casey and Grant Miller have been awarded faculty fellowships at the King Center on Global Development.
September 14, 2020
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A 'citizen of the world' takes the King Center helm
Stanford Professor of Economics Pascaline Dupas begins her term as faculty director at the King Center.
September 11, 2020
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King Center welcomes two new postdoctoral fellows for 2020 - 2021
Nirvikar Jassal and Madeline McKelway will join the King Center on Global Development as postdoctoral fellows for the 2020 - 2021 academic year.
August 04, 2020
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Center affiliates help launch Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab
A new multidisciplinary initiative convenes researchers across Stanford's campus and in Brazil to secure localized, high-quality data to fight human trafficking.
July 08, 2020
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Two research grants awarded to Stanford junior faculty
The King Center is pleased to announce that two Stanford junior faculty members have been selected to receive research funding for topics relevant to global development.
June 29, 2020
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Spring 2020 graduate student fellowship and research funding recipients
The King Center is pleased to announce that eight Stanford PhD students have been awarded Graduate Student Fellowships and 14 graduate students have received research funding.
June 11, 2020
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King Center updates in response to COVID-19
Interim Director Jessica Leino addresses readjustments to Stanford faculty and student support programs in response to COVID-19.
April 28, 2020
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Stanford students learn about geospatial innovations and potential ramifications at King Center
In far reaching corners of the world, especially low- and middle-income countries, how can organizations gather and process information?
February 12, 2020
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Three research grants awarded to Stanford junior faculty
The King Center is pleased to announce that Saad Gulzar, Prashant Loyalka, and Soledad Prillaman have been selected to receive research funding.
February 06, 2020
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A gift to inspire collaboration across campus and around the world
One supporter’s belief in uplifting developing communities through scholarly engagement leads to visiting fellows program at the King Center.
January 27, 2020
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Abhijit Banerjee: Good Economics for Hard Times
Abhijit Banerjee, co-recipient of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, recently discussed his new book as part of the King Center's ongoing Speaker Series.
January 09, 2020
