Alejandra Leyton, a master of public health student in the Tulane University Department of Global Health Systems and Development, has earned top prize in the Incentive Challenge to Improve Dairy Data, issued by Scientists Without Borders in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science.

The innovation challenge was designed to spur creative ideas to increase and improve milk collection data in low-resource settings. Better data collection could help boost overall production and quality of milk, increasing small dairy farmer income and improving nutrition for the local area. The challenge attracted more than 40 entries from nearly 20 countries.

Read the full article here. Congratulations, Alejandra!