What Does It Mean to Be an Engineer?
by Sujata K. Bhatia Congratulations, engineering graduates! By completing this degree, you are becoming part of a very special group: you are becoming engineers. I want to share my own path to...
View ArticleDemocracy and the Necessity of Drones?
by John Kaag, Scott Pratt, and Sujata K. Bhatia Earlier this month, Firmin Debrabander argued in the New York Times that drone warfare creates a democratic disconnect between the American public and...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Africa’s New Free Trade Area
by Calestous Juma and Francis Mangeni The creation in June 2015 of a free trade area from Cape Town to Cairo is possibly the most significant event in Africa since the formation of the Organization of...
View ArticleWhy Study the Life Sciences?
by Sujata K. Bhatia Today is a special day, not only because you are graduating, but also because you are entering the community of life scientists. Why pursue the life sciences? The pursuit of any...
View ArticleStatement on Agricultural Biotechnology
by Calestous Juma My work on agricultural biotechnology for Africa dates to the mid-1980s. My first major publication on the subject in 1989 was entitled The Gene Hunters: Biotechnology and the...
View ArticleAfrica’s new harvest
by Calestous Juma The second edition of The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation has been released. The first edition of the book was published in 2011 as a memorandum for Africa leaders. Its core...
View ArticleWhy executive leadership matters in African agriculture
by Calestous Juma In a poignant comment, Albert Einstein said that “an empty stomach is not a good political adviser.” African leaders are starting to appreciate this message by paying more attention...
View ArticleHow Africa Is Shaping Its Relations with China
For a summary of Prof. Juma’s Twitter chat on this topic, click here. #AskCJuma. by Calestous Juma Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is on a high-level visit to China this week. The focus of the...
View ArticleHow Africa can transition from extractive industries to learning economies
For a summary of Prof. Juma’s Twitter Q&A on this topic, click here. #AskCJuma by Calestous Juma The current slump in world commodity prices is forcing Africa to rethink its traditional dependence...
View ArticleAviation and logistics in Africa’s regional integration
by Calestous Juma Africa’s regional economic integration represents the continent’s most ambitious political innovation since the wave of decolonization that started in the late 1950s. It is widely...
View ArticleScientists can create malaria-proof mosquitoes – but is the world ready?
by Calestous Juma The ability to edit the genetic code of organisms is hailed as one of the most profound technological achievements of the last five years. Specific techniques known as “gene drives”...
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