Articles & Interviews

Winners of the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize present a surprising theory at the award ceremony in Zurich

The Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize 2010, endowed with one million Swiss francs (one million dollar), is being awarded to the British-American Israeli neuropsychologists Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi for their research on the interaction between genetics and environment and the effect of this on youth violence.

The Youth Employment Network (YEN), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Jacobs Foundation to build an evidence base in youth employment through evaluating the impact of youth employment programs.

Auma Obama works as a Global Technical Advisor for the aid organisation ‘CARE International’ and – like the Jacobs Foundation – actively promotes educational and development opportunities for young people.