Bapu Vaitla (@bk_vaitla) 's Twitter Profile
Bapu Vaitla

@bk_vaitla

Food security, development economics, gender, child nutrition researcher. Affiliate of Data2X (UN Foundation), Harvard, Tufts, and the City of Davis, CA.

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calendar_today22-05-2009 20:55:19

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These guys got $7 million to develop a vaccine and are licensing it for free. Moderna got $4 billion from taxpayers and are fighting the public over patent rights. Take a few lessons, big pharma. washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/…

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What is #bigdata, and how can it be used to close #genderdata gaps & advance #genderequality? Learn more about the landscape of big data and gender: data2x.org/resource-cente…

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If you haven't checked out Questlove's "Summer of Soul," do it. A reminder of what America could be. youtu.be/slFiJpAxZyQ via YouTube

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The Buddha, dying, told the monks gathered around him: "Make of yourself a light." Thich Nhat Hanh was and will always be a light. Thank you, Thay. #ThichNhatHanh nytimes.com/2022/01/21/wor…

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How can we use #genderdata to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide? Join Open Data Watch, Data2X, ECA, and PARIS21 *right now* in a conversation about how to improve gender data dissemination and use! bit.ly/GDNWebinar

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Antimicrobial resistance is a global health crisis that has gone largely underreported, but it is a growing problem that requires urgent action on many fronts. Read the The Washington Post piece on AMR 👇 wapo.st/3ufPP08

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Paul Farmer was my hero—a model of a life well-lived. May we all give a fraction of what he gave. nytimes.com/2022/02/21/obi…

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I've long wished that someone would write a book about the child nutrition revolution, and Sharman Apt Russell did it! Her new book,"Within Our Grasp," is wonderful. Pick it up. #nutrition #hunger #globaldevelopment #globalhealth amazon.com/Within-Our-Gra…

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Calling all dynamic, curious, brilliant statisticians: IDinsight and the Data on Demand team are hiring! Please help spread the word Global Partnership Omar Seidu Shaida Badiee UNStats …ernationalcareers-idinsight.icims.com/jobs/1257/stat…

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Check out the amazing campaign video the filmmaker Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck made 👊🏾! And if you live in Davis, please come out this Saturday, August 20 to the campaign launch event: facebook.com/events/5172554…

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“Anyone who cares about climate policy really needs to pay a lot more attention to housing,” said Zack Subin, a senior associate at RMI’s urban transformation program. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Be a change-maker in the movement to end global hunger! Apply to be a Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow for 2023-2025. I was a fellow years ago, and it was a wonderful experience. Learn more at hungercenter.org/what-we-do/lel…

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Are you a self-organized women's group? If so, we want to hear from you! Apply now for a micro-grant of USD $5,000 - $10,000. APPLICATIONS CLOSE JULY 5, 2023! Click the link here to learn more about this project and how to apply: data2x.org/data-coops-in-…

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Data2X, Aapti Institute, and Open Data Manchester just released a handbook detailing "How to Build a Data Cooperative"! data2x.org/resource-cente…