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Q&A with King Center Visitor Rema Hanna
Hanna describes her time at the King Center as a Noosheen Hashemi Visiting Professor.
April 17, 2024
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Battling the coronavirus ‘infodemic’ among social media users in Kenya and Nigeria
As featured in Nature, Faculty Affiliate Susan Athey is investigating low-cost scalable interventions to improve the quality of information circulating online.
March 18, 2024
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Gretchen Daily: The cost of not valuing nature
In this episode on Radio New Zealand, Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shares how traditional systems of wealth measurement don't include nature's contributions.
March 16, 2024
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Heart disease risk factors detected in adults in low-income nations
The research serves as a crucial empirical foundation for addressing health disparities and improving outcomes for individuals in the poorest segments of global society.
March 15, 2024
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Re-evaluating prevalence of risk factors for cardio-vascular disease among people in extreme poverty
A study debunks the belief that cardiovascular diseases are low among the poor; major risk factors have a significant prevalence across all sections, regardless of income.
March 14, 2024
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A turning point in Nigeria’s fight against cervical cancer
Faculty Affiliate Ami Bhatt has been supporting Nigerian cervical cancer prevention efforts since 2015 alongside global partners and Stanford colleagues and students.
March 13, 2024
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The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults living in extreme poverty
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Pascal Geldsetzer, featured in Nature, could inform equity discussions for resource allocation and design of effective interventions.
March 13, 2024
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How should political parties choose candidates?
In VoxDev, incoming Faculty Director Katherine Casey highlights an experiment in Sierra Leone, which sheds light on which systems of leadership selection are most effective.
March 13, 2024
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King Center initiative: Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Global South
Climate adaptation efforts being carried out across the Global South will be collated to help shape future climate protection.
March 07, 2024
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King Center initiative: Climate Change and Political Mobilization in the Global South
New research will equip policy makers and scholars with data on how climate change is shaping politics in the Global South.
March 07, 2024
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What headlines don’t tell you about global migration, and what Stanford researchers can
Researchers are filling critical migration data gaps and studying how people are on the move in new and different ways.
March 07, 2024
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How gender norms are perceived across the world
In VoxDev, Alessandra Voena highlights data that suggests aligning perceived and actual views may be a promising policy intervention to raise female labour force participation.
February 29, 2024
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Global determinants of education reform
Faculty Affiliate Patricia Bromley speaks on a FreshEd podcast about the World Education Reform Database she co-developed.
February 18, 2024
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Exploring refugees’ experience in the Global South
Political science PhD student Mae MacDonald is using King Center funds to study how refugees are treated in Kenya and other countries.
February 08, 2024
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Study reveals significant discrepancies in common poverty measurement approaches
A study co-authored by Faculty Affiliates Eric Lambin and Jenna Davis found almost no agreement among four widely used poverty measurement approaches.
February 05, 2024
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An interview with Susan Athey, Founding Director of the Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Stanford
A Medium audio interview with Faculty Affiliate Susan Athey describes how her lab uses technology and social science to improve the effectiveness of social sector organizations.
January 11, 2024
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It takes a village: Using game theory to get farmers to fight deforestation
A new model co-built by Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
January 11, 2024
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Could sisal leaves make sanitary napkins more sustainable in India?
A team led by Faculty Affiliate Manu Prakash has found the absorption capacity of a sisal-based material to be higher than those in commercial menstrual pads.
January 08, 2024
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Meet the economist who wants the field to account for nature
Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shares with MIT Technology Review her work on making the environment more of an element in economic decision-making.
December 26, 2023
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Global population profile of tropical cyclone exposure from 2002 to 2019
Faculty Affiliate Eran Bendavid aims to identify mitigation strategies and assess the global burden and future risks of tropical cyclones, as per his article in Nature.
December 20, 2023