08/12/2019
START Center
In the 2018-2019 academic year, START Center’s 14 Research Assistants and 3 Global Innovation Fellows completed 17 projects. Twelve of these projects were completed under the direction of teams…
07/02/2019
START Center
This spring, three Global Innovation Fellows graduated from the Strategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center’s training program, all of whom also completed their MBA from the Foster School of…
06/28/2019
START Center
This June, four research assistants graduated from the Strategic Analysis, Research & Training (START) Center’s training program, three of whom also completed their graduate degrees. Barbara Burke, Implementation Science PhD…
06/03/2019
START Center
When Dr. Lingappa began his studies as an undergraduate at Swarthmore College, he intended to pursue a career studying black holes and relativity for NASA. In his senior year, he…
05/07/2019
START Center
On May 2, 2019, members of the current START team, made up of research assistants, faculty and, staff came together with alumni, former faculty leads, and staff for the 4th…
04/23/2019
START Center
The Vaccine Delivery team at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) requested a landscape analysis of efforts toward strengthening country health systems by several multilateral organizations: Gavi, the World…
04/19/2019
START Center
Several START team members traveled to Chicago to attend the 10th Annual Consortium of Universities in Global Health Conference. Three STARTers presented at the conference. Learn about their respective presentations…
03/18/2019
START Center
START invited epidemiologists, Dr. Patricia Pavlinac and Dr. Laura Lamberti to share their experience and perspective on careers in global health. Drs. Pavlinac and Lamberti both earned their…
12/21/2018
Shadae Paul
In Pakistan, contraceptive use has grown over time, however, overall uptake of modern family planning methods remains low. Current barriers to utilization of modern family planning methods include a lack…
11/28/2018
START Center
The Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) team and the Nigeria Country Office (NCO) at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is focused on reducing maternal and child morbidity…