When economics professor Paul Niehaus saw how overwhelming poverty and red tape in many African nations denied people access to a better life , he developed a no-strings method to deliver funds directly to a recipient ’ s cell phone , reshaping international giving . |
By tracing a severely under-documented history of Black women radicals from the ‘ 30s through the Cold War , ethnic studies professor Dayo Gore helped give our picture of ‘ 60s militancy a complete makeover . |
Punk rocker . Poet . Pigeon-detective graphic novelist . Professor Anna Joy Springer pushes feminism forward through an unorthodox writing style and provocative visual prose . |
After 40 years of groundbreaking research in climate change , Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan realized global warming wouldn ’ t be solved by science alone . So he turned to spiritual leaders to help frame this struggle as a humanitarian effort . |