sideProject
sideProject would like to introduce the new-age resume: a dynamic, “3-D” professional profile that not only displays work history but also demonstrates employability skills. Currently, the resume as a job application tool limits applicants from displaying their full capabilities and restricts employers from getting a holistic view of their candidates. This project is reinventing the … Continue reading “sideProject”
- Team Members: Antonella Higa, Ye Sil Kim, Annie Wang
- Improving Student Life
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Youth Ag-education Innovation Cooperative
This project seeks to establish a Youth Ag-education and Innovation Cooperative (YAIC) to empower at-risk youth by putting them in the position to work side-by-side with their peers. By including a constitution and by-laws, this program will give young farmers ownership of their ventures so they gain leadership, teamwork, and communication skills within a … Continue reading “Youth Ag-education Innovation Cooperative”
- Team Members: Juan Whiting, Taya Brown, Levi Brewer, Nate Haight, Shiva Thompson
- Conflict & Development, Food and Agriculture
- Texas A&M University
- 2015
Catalyst@Berkeley Expansion Program
Catalyst@Berkeley is one of the first student-led health-tech incubators geared towards enabling undergraduate students to solve tomorrow’s biggest health problems. The goals for Catalyst are to bring passionate students together to create heavily-needed health-tech products to market and improve lives. It teaches student-founders how to pick the right problems to solve (clinically-validated and with the … Continue reading “Catalyst@Berkeley Expansion Program”
- Team Members: Zach Zeleznick, Taner Dagdelen, Ori Hoxha, Ashish Nag, Rahim Noorani
- Improving Student Life
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Bacteriophage-based Generators for Portable Electronics
Providing reliable, sustainable and environmentally friendly energy is a significant global challenge today. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that the energy consumption for consumer electronics will be doubled in 2022. Since these electrical devices are predominantly battery driven, it creates a large environmental burden. In addition, the renewable energy solutions currently proposed (such as … Continue reading “Bacteriophage-based Generators for Portable Electronics”
- Team Members: Sandya Iyer, I-chin Wu, Mingle Tong
- Climate, Energy & Sustainability
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Keti Klaba: A Safe Place for Girls
Keti Klaba addresses mental health in Nepalese girls through interactive lessons and community service. Led by Nepali university women, and supplied with adaptive kits of lessons and resources, these clubs provide girls with strong role models, incentives to stay in school, and increased social support from peers and community members. Mental health is a … Continue reading “Keti Klaba: A Safe Place for Girls”
- Team Members: Catherine Johnson, Laura Pugh, Allison Prell
- Global Health
- College of William & Mary
- 2015
Project Drsti: A Sustainable Method for Alleviating Vitamin A Deficiency
This project proposes an innovative strategy to alleviate Vitamin A (VA) deficiency in the developing world by harnessing the metabolic power of a probiotic bacterium, Lactobacillus casei. By engineering L. casei to produce provitamin A (β-carotene) during yogurt fermentation, the team can develop a safe and sustainable method of increasing dietary intake of VA. This … Continue reading “Project Drsti: A Sustainable Method for Alleviating Vitamin A Deficiency”
- Team Members: Kara Bresnahan, Christopher Johnson
- Global Health
- UC Berkeley
- 2015
Clean Water For Crops: As Simple as Sand and Seeds
Slow-sand filtration (SSF) is a tertiary treatment process that has been widely used for drinking water treatment. This technology has yet to be applied to wastewater treatment on a large scale. Pathogen reduction can be further enhanced by the addition of seeds from Moringa oleifera (a typical tree in Guatemala), which have proteins with antimicrobial … Continue reading “Clean Water For Crops: As Simple as Sand and Seeds”
- Team Members: Ezequiel Santillan, Kyle Fuller, Solange Astorga, Lisa Marroquin
- Global Health
- UC Davis
- 2015
Saidia na Mazao: A Solution to Post-Harvest Losses in Nanyuki, Kenya
Many small-scale farmers in Kenya lack access to adequate storage facilities that could keep their produce fresher, ultimately reducing high post-harvest losses while increasing their earning potential. This project will lease refrigeration space to farmers in Nanyuki, Kenya at a fair price and in an ideal location while using low-cost solar energy. The Saidia … Continue reading “Saidia na Mazao: A Solution to Post-Harvest Losses in Nanyuki, Kenya”
- Team Members: Aisha Ali, Ian Taylor Jr., Nathaniel Kado
- Food and Agriculture
- UC San Diego
- 2015
Impact Evaluation Made Easy and Affordable
Impact evaluation is increasingly being used to determine the effectiveness and success of development interventions. This project develops an impact evaluation software kit that allows small organizations to evaluate themselves, measure impact and collect data, to meet their targets, and stay competitive for funding among larger, more mature organizations. This project will increase the effectiveness … Continue reading “Impact Evaluation Made Easy and Affordable”
- Team Members: Avantika Jalan, John Grams
- Open Data for Development
- UC Berkeley
- 2015