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03/31/23

Yale Africa Startup Review releases its 2023 list of top African startups

On March 30th, the Yale Africa Startup Review selected 30 startups from across the African continent for their #YASR30 2023 List. YASR is a project led by students and alumni of the Yale School of Management who seek to connect investors with African startups. Every year th...
03/29/23

The 2023 Kuznets Conference addresses gender equality

In early March, the Yale Economic Growth Center hosted the 32nd Annual Kuznets Memorial Lecture at Yale with live simulcast online. Hosted annually since 1987, the Simon Kuznets Memorial Lecture features a prominent economist speaking on issues in economic development. This ye...
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03/28/23

Annual meeting of the President’s Council on International Activities convenes at Yale’s Greenberg Center

Yale President Peter Salovey gathered with members of his President's Council on International Activities (PCIA) for a two-day meeting at the Greenberg Conference Center, March 27 and 28. Since its formation in 1998, the Council's advice has proved invaluable in guidi...
03/28/23

Yale Director for Asia travels to Seoul to strengthen Yale-Korea relations

Jieun Pyun, the Director for Asia in Yale’s Office of International Affairs, traveled to South Korea in March to build new connections and strengthen existing relationships between Yale and partners in Korea.  During her inaugural trip to the region in th...
Grace Kao at Korea University
03/27/23

Yale sociology professor visits Korea to discuss the impact of K-pop on Asian American identity

Grace Kao, the IBM Professor of Sociology and Professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration at Yale, traveled to South Korea to present her research at several leading Korean academic institutions, including Korea University and Yonsei University. Her latest research focuses on t...
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03/22/23

March 2023 edition of ‘Global Engagement News’ released

The Yale Office of International Affairs has released the March 2023 edition of Global Engagement News. It contains a selection of stories that highlight Yale's most recent work across our campus and around the world. Topics in this edition include: climate ...
03/16/23

March 2023 edition of ‘Focus on Africa’ newsletter

The Office of International Affairs is excited to release the March 2023 edition of Focus on Africa. Addressing all of the latest news at Yale related to the continent, the newsletter includes an interview with Cajetan Iheka, the new Chair of the Council of African Studies at ...
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03/14/23

Expanding the impact of the Council on African Studies: An interview with Cajetan Iheka

In January 2023, Cajetan Iheka, Professor of English, was appointed as the new Chair of the Yale MacMillan Center’s Council on African Studies (CAS). In an interview with the Office of International Affairs, Iheka shared his personal passion and vision for CAS.&nb...
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03/11/23

Veronica Waweru collaborates with Kenyan locals and scientists to study human evolution

Paleoanthropologist Veronica Waweru, senior lecturer in the MacMillan Center’s Council on African Studies, has developed a unique community excavation initiative in East Africa. Waweru (pictured above, at left) collaborated with US and Kenyan institutions and locals in...
03/10/23

Student explores evidence-based solutions in international development with focus on Latin America

Born and raised in Ecuador, Yale student David Alzate '24 is currently pursuing an MPP at the Jackson School of Global Affairs with the aim of identifying ways to implement and scale evidence-based solutions in international development. He recently took p...

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