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Growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, Ayomikun Ayodeji enjoyed the noisy hustle and bustle of his neighborhood. The cacophony included everything from vendors hawking water sachets and mini sausages, to commuters shouting for the next bus.Another common soun

Ayomikun Ayodeji, an MIT senior majoring in chemical engineering, seeks to expand access to reliable, affordable energy in his home country of Nigeria, and beyond.

Their tickets were booked. Their schedules were set. The students were finally going to test their product on real people. But in July, Sierra Leone's COVID-19 level spiked almost overnight, and Lehigh's Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnostic Device team lost yet another opportunity to conduct fieldwork.

BYLC to train 3,000 youths in partnership with Dutch Embassy

The Chicago DJ and producer has used tens of thousands of dollars in grants to travel the world, exporting the city’s sounds and importing new influences.

Luther College student awarded $10,000 Davis Projects For Peace grant Search: May 26, 2021 Luther College student Methembe Moyo ‘22 has been awarded the Davis Projects for Peace grant for his proposal named "Lift As You Rise." Davis Projects for Peace was established by Kathryn W. Davis on her 100th birthday to fund selected students with $10,000 to create and build peace anywhere in the world. "I grew up in urban Bulawayo, a city in Zimbabwe," said Moyo. "However I attended high school in a ...

For your information Fall 2021 Updates: Our goal is to advance to Phase 6 (in-person learning) of our re-opening plan in time for the Fall semester. Read More Four Students Prepare for Davis Peace Projects May 14, 2021 Jazmin Nunez Scolari and Mia Maldonado will work with indigenous members of the Chaco region of Paraguay to create a brighter future. Diane Toussaint Mbahoze will lead a community awareness campaign centered around sex education and reproductive health in...

Asmod Khakurel ’24 has received funding from the Davis Projects for Peace for a proposal he made to build greenhouses in rural Nepa.

April 23, 2021 (l to r) Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant to run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war. (University of Rochester photos / J. Adam Fenster) Mohammed Bah ’23 and Miguel Yakouma ’23 will run a program in Central African Republic aimed at diffusing a religious civil war. Two University of Rochester sophomores have received a Davis Projects for Peace grant for a project in Africa...

March 9, 2021 | by Kardelen Koldas 15 Naoki Kihata ’22, Jordyn Kim ’22, and Keerthi Martyn ’22 have been awarded prestigious Davis Projects for Peace grants for projects in South Korea and Haiti. This summer, the $10,000 awards will take Kihata and Kim to South Korea, where they’ll initiate a CCAK-like mentorship program aiming to address mental health burdens created by the pressures of the education system. Martyn will travel to Haiti, where he’ll work to strengthen the curriculum ...