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Efforts to Improve Tanzania’s Education Sector: Engagement with the University of Dodoma, Tanzania May 15-16, 2023
Dissemination of Research Findings Multidisciplinary stakeholders convened in Morogoro, Tanzania over a period of two-day Monday May 15th through Tuesday May... read more
The 2nd Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Kimeza
Voices of the Indigenous Peoples in Uganda at the USAID Mission On January 30th, 2022, representatives of the Ik and Tepeth... read more
Tolerant Engagement Forums: Empirical Narratives of an Issue-Driven Researcher-Practitioner Partnership in Ethiopia
Mesele Mengsteab; David Dow; Jeremy Springman; Juan Tellez; Fitsum Hailu; & Sewareg Adamu Group Photo of Tolerant Engagement Forum Participants. Courtesy... read more
Data-Driven Decision Support for Improved Water Security in East Africa
Margaret W. Gitau, Victoria M. Garibay, Nicholas S. Kiggundu, James S. Kisekka, Victor Kongo, Bancy M. Mati, Daniel N. Moriasi,... read more
Finding solutions together: a participatory approach to explore digital technology as an enabling strategy for empowering women micro-entrepreneurs from marginalized communities in Nepal
During the national level workshop in Nepal with women entrepreneurs held on 29th Sept 2018, lack of information and limited... read more
LASER PULSE Launches New Research Translation Resource @ Social Behavior Change Communication Summit in Marrakech, Morocco
Image 1: (Left to Right) LASER PULSE representatives Dr. Alexandra Towns and Dr. Laura Riddering (Catholic Relief Services) promote the... read more
Adapting Research During COVID-19
When a pandemic disrupts your research, how do you respond? In 2020, COVID-19 threatened to upend one of LASER’s research projects... read more
LASER PULSE Shares ERT Model @ AEA Conference
Between November 7-12, LASER PULSE sent a delegation to the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, to... read more
Market Analysis for Olive Farmers in the Nineveh Plain of Northern Iraq
By Carlos Rosales, Visiting Scholar, Purdue University; Ariana Torres, Associate Professor, Purdue University; Asaad Karam, University of Duhok; and Rezgar... read more
The New laserpulse.org – An Overview of all the Features
We are delighted to bring to you a new interactive, interconnected platform with a variety of features including our new... read more
Four key takeaways on early impact of LASER PULSE’s Embedded Research Translation (ERT) model on research for international development
As LASER PULSE’s Research Translation Strategy Lead for the past four years, I’ve had the great pleasure of supporting nearly... read more
Uganda Indigenous People’s Project Featured by Uganda’s NBS TV Station
https://youtu.be/m-JN3hp733Q?si=hfuaxhefhqJPLgEG LASER’s Uganda Indigenous People’s Project has worked for several years to aid Ugandan communities in fighting human trafficking and establishing... read more
Washington Office Event on Shaping Social Cohesion Initiatives in Iraq
Researchers from Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development discussed their efforts to identify and restore traditional agricultural methods used... read more
Jaclyn Biedronski Receives a 2022-2023 Keough School Recognition Award
Evidence and Learning Coordinator (Pulte Institute) Jaclyn Biedronski recently received a 2022-2023 Keough School Recognition Award for “significant achievement” beyond... read more
Melissa Paulsen Selected for University of Notre Dame Presidential Achievement Award
Congratulations to Melissa Paulsen, the Pulte Institute’s director of Entrepreneurship and Education Programs, for her well-deserved University of Notre Dame... read more
Informing the U.S. Congress and World About How a LASER Project Helps Revive and Strengthen Traditional Cultural Practices in Iraq
With the development world littered with large, expensive projects, would a small, locally-led intervention attract much attention? Would people want... read more