UC Big Ideas Contest joins The Rockefeller-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge

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The Big Ideas Contest has been named one of four university social innovation competitions to be a part of The 2019-2020 Rockefeller Foundation-Acumen Student Social Innovation Challenge. 

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