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Over the past year, the global development landscape has changed significantly, including the dismantling of #USAID.
In a new #CEGABlog, Director of Operations @laurenfriedman reflects on the last year and introduces CEGA’s strategic priorities for 2026.
go.cega.org/2026-strategicpr…
🌍 How can international collaboration strengthen public services?
Togo AI lab completed an immersion mission in Europe to explore approaches to AI and digital transformation as part of efforts to strengthen public services in Togo.
Learn more: go.cega.org/Togo-AI-lab-best…
Can supporting caregivers’ mental health improve child nutrition?
New CEGA research finds that integrating psychological support into malnutrition treatment can improve child growth and reduce the risk of relapse.
Read more: go.cega.org/caregiver-mental…
📣 Call for Abstracts!
CEGA and @uoregon invite submissions for Abstracts on Research Ethics in Development Economics. Submit 500–1,000-word abstracts exploring ethical challenges in the research process by December 15.
Learn more: go.cega.org/call-for-abstrac…
🌎 The old global security order isn’t just cracking, it’s being actively reconfigured by so called "peripheral" states.
Explore the key dynamics in our latest #CEGABlog: go.cega.org/carnegiesecurity…
The final workshop in the CEGA Security Networks and Contested Orders Initiative brought together @matanock, Naazneen Barma, Susanna Campbell, and regional experts from @EastWestCenter, NUS Centre on Asia and Globalisation, and @KaiptcGh.
📣 Apply for the 2027–2028 CEGA Fellowship Program!
CEGA’s Global Networks program invites African researchers to apply for a fellowship designed to support evidence-informed policy.
Applications are due January 17, 2027.
Learn more: go.cega.org/2027-28cegafello…
📣We’re hiring!
CEGA is looking for a UC Berkeley student intern to provide administrative support to the UC Berkeley Opportunity Lab (O-Lab) in planning and organizing an upcoming academic conference.
Learn more: go.cega.org/O-Lab-Internship…
We’re excited to announce the launch of DEVIDENCE, a new public database of causal impact studies in development built with @NU_GPRL and @poverty_action.
devidence.org/
The aim is to help the next researcher, funder, or implementer find out what works, under what conditions, and for whom, by making evidence aggregation cheaper and easier.
Subscribe to get email updates about our data infrastructure and new data releases. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
📅 Save the Date!
PacDev 2027 will take place on March 13, 2027, hosted by the University of British Columbia, featuring a keynote address by Nathan Nunn, Distinguished Professor of Economics.
Stay tuned for the call for papers!
Learn more: go.cega.org/Pac-Dev-2027
🌐 Register for the BITSS Annual Meeting!
Join @UCBITSS on February 26, 2027 for the BITSS Annual Meeting, gathering actors across disciplines to share innovative research.
The call for papers closes November 1st.
🔗 Learn more: go.cega.org/BITSS-2027
🌐 A new #CEGAblog discusses new insights from Paraguay, where CEGA faculty developed a machine learning model that improved Zambian customs officials’ ability to detect fraud by over 50%.
Learn more: go.cega.org/smarter-customs-…
💰Cost-effectiveness requires collaboration.
CEGA and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) partnered to host a happy hour for Bay-area based, cost-effective thought leaders and advocates.
🔗 Learn more about CEGA’s cost-effectiveness work: go.cega.org/Cost-Effectivene…
🧠New research supported by CEGA shows that the psychological effects of scarcity are not a major factor in perpetuating poor socioeconomic conditions.
Learn more: go.cega.org/Nature-revisitin…
📣 Calling all UC Berkeley PhD students!
CEGA is accepting applications for the 2026 Fall Development Economics Challenge, a competitive grant program that supports emerging research.
Learn more: go.cega.org/2026-Fall-Develo…
How can AI be used to expand public services across linguistic communities ?
The Togo AI Lab, a partnership between CEGA and the Togolese Government, has begun testing for its new AI platform, Voix du Togo.
Learn more: go.cega.org/TOGO-AI-Lab-Ling…
📣 CEGA’S 2026 Global Networks Research Grant Competition invites joint proposals from CEGA Fellows and Affiliates to conduct policy-relevant impact evaluations in East and West Africa.
Submissions are due by November 15th.
Learn more: go.cega.org/2026-research-gr…
