Technology for enabling collaborative public health interventions: Dynamic GIS mapping of hepatitis B
The lack of a central county database of patient hepatitis B statuses in the Bay Area results in an inefficient allocation of resources in the fight against hepatitis B. This project will address that issue by utilizing existing databases of non-sensitive patient data to create dynamic maps of hepatitis B prevalence and at-risk populations in … Continue reading “Technology for enabling collaborative public health interventions: Dynamic GIS mapping of hepatitis B”
- Team Members: Flora Chang, Adele Feng, David Hui, Melanie Silvis
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Data in the First Mile: The case for Shreddr and paper-based data collection
Local, community-based service agencies in developing countries are increasingly attempting to collect data in order to measure the social impact of their work in areas such as education, healthcare and infrastructure development. Several institutional, technological and culturalbarriers remain to achieving success in such data-collection attempts, however. Shreddr is a low-cost, on-demand data digitization program that … Continue reading “Data in the First Mile: The case for Shreddr and paper-based data collection”
- Team Members: Kuang Chen
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
From Crop to Cup
This project seeks to develop low-cost, web and mobile-based software that will increase transparency, traceability, and quality assurance along the global commodity chain for coffee. By digitally aggregating information during the coffee production cycle, the project will increase farmers’ access to capital, mitigate risk for loan providers, and provide transparency for producers and consumers. By … Continue reading “From Crop to Cup”
- Team Members: Ariel Chait, Iris Shim and Seth Garz
- Information Technology for Society
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Nuestra Agua
Diarrheal disease from drinking unsafe water is one of the leading causes for death in Mexico. Today, millions of Mexicans in low-income communities are still at high risk of waterborne diseases because of inadequate water infrastructure and insufficient water quality control. In particular, safe water remains unavailable to those who cannot afford commercially sold bottled … Continue reading “Nuestra Agua”
- Team Members: Fermin Reygadas, Sheila Addams-Sapper, John Erickson, Teresa Gomez, Matt Kennedy, Courtney King, Devina Kuo, Nick Lee, Sarah Price, Shilpa Raja, Aparna Ramakrishnan
- Global Health, Safe Water Enterprises
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Berkeley Student Food Collective
The Berkeley Student Food Collective BSFC (formerly known as the Berkeley Student Food Cooperative) was the 1st place winner of Big Ideas Improving Student Life competition in 2009. The mission was to provide fresh, healthy, environmentally sustainable, and ethically producedfood at an affordable price to Berkeley students and community. Since winning the 2009 grant, BSFC … Continue reading “Berkeley Student Food Collective”
- Team Members: Ilana Nevins, Kaela Colwell, Chippie (Emily) Kislik, Kate Anne Clyatt
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
BTTR Ventures
BTTR stands for “Back to the Roots”, a phrase that encompasses their business model of transforming one of the largest urban waste streams in America – the tons of coffee ground waste generated daily – into a highly-demanded, nutritious, and valuable food product: gourmet mushrooms. Not only has this initiative created a healthy food source, … Continue reading “BTTR Ventures”
- Team Members: Lisa Wang, Darshan Prasad, Alejandro Velez, Nikhil Arora
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Future Scientist
There are many problems in various areas of the world: poverty, inadequate healthcare, and a lack of natural resources, to name a few. Yet with sufficient help, the affected communities themselves can stand up to inequality, poverty, and disease by having the ability to solve their own problems. Future Scientist was founded with the belief … Continue reading “Future Scientist”
- Team Members: Richard Novak, Gautham Venugopalan, Frances Bell, Tyson Kim
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
CalSolAgua Guatemala Solar Water Heater
Current water-heating technologies in developing countries are either expensive or have poor quality that increase health and environmental risks. CalSolAgua (CSA) designed a simple, yet patentable, low cost solar water heating system capable of reducing energy costs and carbon emissions for households in developing countries. CSA’s solar water heater can sell for onethird of the … Continue reading “CalSolAgua Guatemala Solar Water Heater”
- Team Members: Alissa Johnson, Kenneth Armijo, Sara Beaini, and Adam Langton
- Scaling Up
- UC Berkeley
- 2011
Youth Creating Change
Youth Creating Change (YCC) is a program that connects inspired high school students with UCB student groups. The design of this program will includes high school students submitting proposals for projects they believe will positively benefit their community. UCB student groups will then pledge to serve as mentors, advocates, and partial funders for those projects. … Continue reading “Youth Creating Change”
- Team Members: Justin Shih, Jordan Kahn-Tietz, Rolando Burmudez
- Improving Student Life, Social Justice & Community Engagement
- UC Berkeley
- 2011