Burcu Pekcan (@burcu_columbia) 's Twitter Profile
Burcu Pekcan

@burcu_columbia

Doctoral student @Columbia | Economics and Education MA'19 @EPSAatTC | Health, Education & Economic Development

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J-PAL (@jpal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

School closures and higher poverty rates caused by #COVID19 are predicted to increase rates of #childmarriage & #teenpregnancy around the 🌍. J-PAL Africa highlights 2 particularly relevant interventions to reduce teenage pregnancies 👇 #DayOfTheGirl j-p.al/p5nw

Ceyla Pazarbasioglu (@ceylap_imf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The pandemic provides an opportunity to build a more resilient future. This includes tackling climate change, weak investment, gender gaps, digitalization gaps, and rising inequality. #BuildForwardBetter @IMFNEWS Watch live:

Ram Fishman (@ramfishman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Between 1960 and 2000, the fraction of children in developing countries who died before their 1st birthday fell from ~20% to ~10%. What drove this remarkable decline? Our new paper in Journal of Health Economics shows the Green Revolution made a large contribution.

Burcu Pekcan (@burcu_columbia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can #school leaders help build capacity, trust, and collaboration around using #data for instructional improvement? “Leading with Evidence in Schools”, a 4-week #PD course Teachers College, Columbia University, starting on Nov 2! Alex J Bowers #TEACHers #eddata youtube.com/watch?v=m4AR9a…

Alex J Bowers (@alex_j_bowers) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Using #evidence in #schools is all about building relationships! Leading with Evidence in Schools starts next week Nov 2! Join us Teachers College, Columbia University with a network of #Teachers & #EdLeadership #EdAdmin for online professional development! 5hrs/wk for 4 weeks tc.columbia.edu/cps/evidence

Using #evidence in #schools is all about building relationships! Leading with Evidence in Schools starts next week Nov 2! Join us <a href="/TeachersCollege/">Teachers College, Columbia University</a> with a network of #Teachers &amp; #EdLeadership #EdAdmin for online professional development! 5hrs/wk for 4 weeks tc.columbia.edu/cps/evidence
Burcu Pekcan (@burcu_columbia) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you an #educator interested in learning how to use #eddata to make effective instructional decisions in #schools? Join Alex J Bowers for "Leading with #evidence in Schools". Starting November 2! tc.columbia.edu/cps/evidence #TEACHers #PD

Are you an #educator interested in learning how to use #eddata to make effective instructional decisions in #schools? Join <a href="/Alex_J_Bowers/">Alex J Bowers</a> for "Leading with #evidence  in Schools". Starting November 2!
tc.columbia.edu/cps/evidence

#TEACHers #PD
Ebru Erbay (@ebruerbaymdphd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective & uses technology developed by an immuno-oncology company, BioNTech, co-founded by husband-wife Turkish scientist duo, Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, in Germany. A proud moment for all Turkish scientists dispersed around the world!

Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective &amp; uses technology developed by an immuno-oncology company, BioNTech, co-founded by husband-wife Turkish scientist duo, Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, in Germany. A proud moment for all Turkish scientists dispersed around the  world!
Journal of Health Economics (@jhealthecon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In Volume 74: It runs in the family – Influenza vaccination and spillover effects - Nicolas Bouckaert, Anne C. Gielen, Tom Van Ourti: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Dr. Mehmet Oz (@droz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Racial injustice in healthcare is real, but it doesn’t need to be permanent. Dr. Jen Caudle and I co-wrote this piece for Washington Examiner ahead of our #MoreBlackDoctors webinar tonight at 7pm. washex.am/3eMDJSh Click here for info on the webinar: bit.ly/3li7BZn

Teachers College, Columbia University (@teacherscollege) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How can school leaders best use data to make effective decisions related to instructional improvement? Register by 3/1 to gain expertise & skills in data, assessment & research literacy in this interactive online course led by TC’s Alex J Bowers. tc.columbia.edu/continuing-pro…

Pippa Norris (@pippan15) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We should all know the names behind the Pfizer vax...Scientists Drs. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci... cnn.com/2020/11/10/eur…