![]() IIX, Durreen Shahnaz's social impact investment fund, announced that they helped support 450,000 women through their Women Livelihood Bond.Īquaconnect, Raj Somasundaram’s aquaculture startup, was accepted into the fifth cohort of Google’s Accelerator Program. #MATTHEW SPACIE WIKI TRIAL#Panther Therapeutics, Laura Indolfi's biotech tackling pancreatic cancer, received approval to open a Phase 1 clinical trial in Australia. Kheyti, the ag-tech company founded by Sathya Ragu, announced a partnership to deliver micro-greenhouses to farmers in the next 5 years.įotokite, the tethered drone company founded by Sergei Lupashin, announced a joint venture to keep firefighters safe and successful. Rohan Pavuluri co-wrote an op-ed about access to legal services with Congressman Joe Kennedy III.īright Simons questioned recent energy investment decisions made by Ghana's Ministry of Energy. Rye Barcott said that national service can heal the US's partisan's divides.īoniface Mwangi announced that he will not be running again for public office in Kenya. Kyrsten Sinema played a central role in passing the US’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest infrastructure deal since the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s. Shiva Keshavan is called "India's fastest man on the ice” and will be the subject of a new biopic produced by the Indian actor Kunal Kapoor.Īlexis Gambis’ Son of Monarchs is now available to stream exclusively through the Berkeley Art Museum’s Pacific Film Archive. Wanuri Kahiu will direct Netflix's romantic comedy “Plus/ Minus" starring Nia Long. Nanfu Wang’s new documentary In The Same Breath chronicling the earliest days of COVID-19 in Wuhan premiered on HBO and HBO Max. Softie, the documentary about Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi, won Best Documentary at The Zanzibar International Film Festival. Saeed el Farouky’s A Thousand Fires was selected to open Critics' Week at Locarno Film Festival. Jedidah Isler is joining the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy in a STEM Leadership role.Įssam Daod will speak at the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum.īassam Tariq beat out "dozens of candidates" to direct Marvel Studios' Blade starring Mahershala Ali as the iconic vampire hunter. Matthew Mazzotta is a 2021 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow. Mavis Nduchwa won the SEED Award for her sustainable bee farming company. Hakeem Oluyesi shared an intriguing origin story: his name used to be James Plummer Jr.Īnastasia Taylor-Lind won a Wellcome Photography Prize.Camille Brown made modern Broadway history by becoming the first black woman in 65 years to serve as both director and choreographer of a Broadway production.She spoke with National Geographic about her emergency evacuation this week. Photographer Kiana Hayeri's courageous coverage of Afghanistan has been featured in the Times and other outlets.Kyrsten Sinema, who spoke about bipartisanship from the TED stage in 2012, played a central role in passing the US's historic infrastructure deal.And the olympian Shiva Keshavan is having a biopic made about him. Nanfu Wang's new documentary In the Same Breath premiered on HBO and HBO Max. Wanuri Kahiu and Bassam Tariq were tapped by Netflix and Marvel to direct major films. July and August were busy months for Fellows making movies.Here's the 30-second summary of this month's TED Fellows news items: ![]()
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