DSI Newsletter : February 2017

It’s the middle of winter here in New York, but at DSI it’s anything but gray and dull. Since our last newsletter, we hosted a summit measuring the impact of social design on human health, launched a collaboration with Cornell Tech University, celebrated the launch of faculty member Asi Burak’s new book, cheered as Mark Cuban became a partner in our alum’s company, and watched another cohort of first year students transformed as they learn and grow at DSI.

The Behavioral Benefits of Values-based Investing

This article covers, as we commonly understand it, the benefits of values-based investing; we invest in companies that operate in accordance with our values and it makes the world a better place. This value is well understood and undeniable, but it masks a less-recognized truism: I believe that values-based investing can actually help us make better investment decisions.

Climate Change and Women’s Rights: The Opportunity for Action

Are you a millennial? I have bad news and good news for you. The bad news is that climate change and gender equality — two key issues you care about — will cost our generation over $30 trillion; that is the equivalent of the American, Chinese and Japanese economies combined. The good news is that, while scary, we can use our voices and investable assets to create real change, quickly!

Last Call! Submit Your Idea to the #InventorsChallenge by Feb. 24

Calling young inventors: solve a problem in your community & submit your idea to the #InventorsChallenge at http://inventorschallenge.org/.

Univision Contigo Reimagined to Build Strong Minds, Promote Healthy Habits, & Celebrate Diversity

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced the next evolution of Univision Contigo, its award-winning corporate social responsibility and community empowerment platform, to focus on empowering and enabling communities to build strong minds, promote healthy habits and celebrate diversity.

CITGO and Girlstart Partner to Bring Afterschool Programming to Houston Students

Girls in elementary schools in Houston’s Alief Independent School District (ISD) will now have more opportunities to access afterschool programming that will expand their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and career opportunities, thanks to a new partnership between CITGO Petroleum Corporation and the nonprofit organization Girlstart, which is part of the CITGO STEM Talent Pipeline initiative.

Major Leaguers are Committed to Improving Lives in the Dominican Republic

Through the Players Trust, Major League baseball players are dedicated to helping others in need, including those in the Dominican Republic - a place so many of them call home.

STAR India Launches ‘TED Talks India: Nayi Soch,’ a New Social Impact TV Series Hosted by Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan

Through a groundbreaking partnership with TED, the nonprofit dedicated to sharing talks from the world’s leading thinkers, 21st Century Fox’s STAR India has announced its latest pro-social television series, TED Talks India: Nayi Soch (“New Thinking”). The show will feature speakers presenting big ideas in Hindi in TED’s signature format, with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan serving as the host. The series marks the first time TED will collaborate with a major network and star to produce a TV series featuring original TED Talks in a language other than English.

CITGO Innovation Academy Underwater Robotics Team Wins at International Competition

Students from the CITGO Innovation Academy for Engineering, Environmental & Marine Science at Foy H. Moody High School took home two awards at the 2016 Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Competition, held at the state-of-the-art NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston.

Tetra Tech’s 2016 STEM Program Results

Helping spark an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics for students of all ages

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