News&Events

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Libreria Egea
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Milano Book City 2019 - "Africa. Storie Non Stop"
LEAP was invited to present at Egea event for Milan BookCity
14/10/2019
Eliana La Ferrara elected to the American Association of Arts and Sciences
LEAP Scientific Director Eliana La Ferrara has been elected to the prestigious American Association of Arts and Sciences during the Induction Ceremony held this past weekend in Cambridge
18/09/2019
Summer School LEAP - D'Agliano 2019
Great experience at this year's edition of D'Agliano Summer School on "Social Norms, Gender and Development"
09/09/2019
Lucia Corno's ERC Starting Grant
Lucia Corno, LEAP Executive Director, obtained an ERC Starting Grant for her research project on "Harmful Traditions, Women Empowerment and Development".
Bocconi University, via Roentgen room 5-E4-SR04
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LEAP Seminar: Heather Schofield, University of Pennsylvania
"Sleepless in Chennai: The Consequences of Improving Sleep among the Urban Poor" - paper presented by Heather Schofield, University of Pennsylvania
02/04/2019
Bocconi Donor Event 2019
Prof. Diego Ubfal (Bocconi University) and Dr. Gianantonio Bissaro (Fondazione Invernizzi) presented LEAP during Bocconi Donor Event 2019
Bocconi University, via Roentgen room 3-B3-SR01
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LEAP Development Coffee Damien De Walque, World Bank
"Love, Behavior and Incentives in the Time of HIV/AIDS" - presented by Damien De Walque, Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development Team) at the World Bank
Bocconi University, via Roentgen room 5.E4.SR04
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LEAP Workshop: Emanuela Galasso, World Bank
Workshop on Early Childhood Development
Bocconi University, Roentgen Building Room AS01
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J-PAL Traning: Evaluating Social Programs
Five-day in-person training hosted by J-PAL Europe at Bocconi University with the support of LEAP for directors, managers, officers, and researchers from governments, NGOs/nonprofits, international development organizations, and foundations.
18/09/2018
Study conducted in a Refugee Camp by three LEAP affiliated students
Bocconi students Giulia Buccione, Viola Corradini and Beatrice Montano have conducted a LEAP Research project in the Greek refugee camp of Ritsona, hosting Syrian refugees.