A tree transplanted from Asia is helping Ugandans in a number of ways, and one of them is natural healing. This video highlights the research done by Patrick Ogwang of RISE-AFNNET and his colleagues. Video here.
News Archive
December 2013
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Theoretical physicists frequently serve as the stewards of impossible-seeming ideas, trying to reconcile the inconceivably enormous with the inconceivably small. Similarly, scientists from the developing world can be caught between their desire to practice on the edge of their field and the realities of paltry science budgets or even authoritarianism. Scientists who manage to reconcile this conflict leave an impact like few others.
December 2013
SciDev presents a monthly podcast to keep people in the loop about science and technology news related to global development. In this podcast, listeners hear about the rise of African innovation and how the UN is addressing climate change.
December 2013
by Munyaradzi Makoni
The Regional Initiative in Science and Education, RISE – a major project aimed at boosting higher education in Africa in sciences and engineering through postgraduate training in university-based networks – has been granted US$5 million for three years from its major donor.
December 2013
The Science Initiative Group (SIG) at the Institute for Advanced Study announces a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) to fund the Regional Initiative in Science and Education (RISE) in Africa for 2014-2016. The award of $4,999,500 represents the third and final grant by CCNY in support of RISE, bringing the total CCNY funding for RISE to more than $15 million since 2008. Full press release here.
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