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Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change
Researchers found that farms with diverse crops planted together provide more secure, stable habitats for wildlife.
March 18, 2020
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Soledad Artiz Prillaman on helping women discover community—and their political voice
Faculty Affiliate Soledad Artiz Prillaman focuses her research on women’s participation in local politics.
March 05, 2020
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Bringing AI to a neglected tropical disease
Traditional efforts to understand and predict the location of schistosomiasis snail populations involve taking samples at villagers’ water access points.
March 05, 2020
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Professor discusses role of Chinese government in coronavirus response
Sociology professor Xueguang Zhou discussed the Chinese government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
March 01, 2020
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Stanford undergraduate students gain vital experience working in Indian non-profits
In summer 2019, four Stanford undergraduate students worked with local non-profit organizations in India through King Center-supported programs.
February 27, 2020
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How new diseases find their way into humans
Faculty Affiliate Giulio De Leo speaks with KQED about the interconnectedness of human and animal ecosystems.
February 24, 2020
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Foldscope: science from curiosity and a little paper
Hear Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash on NPR talk about the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific tools available for everyone.
February 20, 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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Getting to the source of drinking water contamination
A new study identifies varying pathways of drinking water contamination, suggesting multiple types of public health interventions are needed to protect communities.
February 06, 2020
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Saad Gulzar on the role of local elections in overcoming poverty in the developing world
Political scientist and Faculty Affiliate Saad Gulzar dives into his background and research in Pakistan.
February 03, 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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Pete Klenow on India's surmountable development challenges
Stanford economist and Faculty Affiliate Pete Klenow uses microdata from firms to understand the underlying mechanisms behind economic growth in economies.
January 16, 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
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The mosquito trackers
Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud talks with Stanford Medicine Magazine about studying insects that spread dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
December 25, 2019
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How Seema Jayachandran generates new insights utilizing randomized controlled trials
Seema Jayachandran, the Noosheen Hashemi Visiting Professor at the King Center, discusses how she utilizes randomized controlled trials to identify the root causes of poverty.
December 17, 2019
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Stanford undergraduate students conduct research on freedom of expression laws in Indonesia
Melodie Liu and Alisha Zhao spent the summer in Jakarta, Indonesia, as Summer Undergraduate Field Research Assistants working with a local NGO.
December 17, 2019
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Q&A with Stanford PhD student and McKinnon Fellowship Recipient, Levi Boxell
During summer 2019, Stanford economics PhD student Levi Boxell traveled to Ghana with support from the King Center.
November 08, 2019
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Stanford researchers find rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
New experiments suggest that with climate change, production in major rice-growing regions with endemic soil arsenic will undergo a dramatic decline.
November 01, 2019
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China’s Cultural Revolution was a power grab from within the government, not from without
King Center Faculty Affiliate Andrew Walder finds that China’s Cultural Revolution was a rebellion that unfolded from within the party state.
October 29, 2019
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Clean water for health in Uganda: Glimpses of home
Part four in a series of a stories by students working in Uganda as part of the King Center's Summer Undergraduate Field Research Assistant Program.
October 17, 2019