Latest News
Alumna publishes beauty pageant article
Gates alumna Hilary Levey has written an article in the Boston Globe giving vital statistics on the past 25 years of the Miss Massachussetts Pageant. She says the competition, which […]
New braking system for trucks could reduce accidents
A new braking system developed by a team of Cambridge engineers and industry experts could shorten trucks’ braking distances significantly and improve road safety. The team includes Gates alumnus Jonathan […]
Gates alumnus appointed to UN agency working group
A Gates alumnus has been appointed coordinator of the working group of a UN agency which aims to make audiovisual media accessible to people with disabilities. Pradipta Biswas was appointed […]
New Gates scholar features on university billboards
Scholar-elect Amy Zhang has had her picture posted on a billboard at Rutgers University to promote her Gates scholarship award. The billboard reads: “Rutgers scholars are among the brightest in […]
Small coral fish avoid predator dangers through smell
Young coral fish use their noses to detect predators and avoid making their homes in patches of the reef that they occupy, according to a new study co-authored by Gates […]
Jamila Haider
As a young child, Jamila Haider‘s parents took her to Afghanistan. Just over 20 years later she was back there working on natural resource management, looking at ways to embed […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars’ Distinguished Lecture – Mark Thomas, Director-General of the BBC
Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, gives a public lecture on the future of broadcasting.
Dr Tachi Yamada to give public policy lecture
Dr Tachi Yamada, President of the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is giving the ST Lee Public Policy Lecture today. Dr Yamada, who retires from […]
Research shows links between work relationships and success
Do you know who your work friends are? That may not be a good thing, according to research by a Gates scholar. Instead, misperceptions may benefit people who navigate fluid […]
Yang Hu
Twenty-three-year-old Yang Hu is a generation older than his cousin. The 15-year age gap has meant the two have been exposed to a very different upbringing due to the rapid […]
