EA Organization Updates: March 2022

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These monthly posts originated as the “Updates” section of the EA Newsletter. Organizations submit their own updates, which we edit for clarity.You can see previous updates at the org update tag or in our repository of past newsletters.80,000 Hours80,000 Hours has updated its list of high-impact careers, which includes some important changes to the previous top recommendations. There’s also a new article on Communication careers.This month on The 80,000 Hours Podcast, Rob Wiblin interviewed Samuel Charap on why Putin invaded Ukraine, the risk of escalation, and how to prevent disaster, as well as 80,000 Hours advisors Michelle Hutchinson and Habiba Islam on balancing competing priorities and other themes from 1-on-1 careers advising.80,000 Hours also launched a new podcast feed! 80k After Hours will still explore the best ways to do good with your career, but will have a wider scope — including things like how to solve pressing problems while also living a happy and fulfilling life, as well as releases that are just fun, entertaining, or experimental. The first episodes include:Alex Lawsen on his advice for studentsRob and Keiran on the philosophy of The 80,000 Hours PodcastMichelle and Habiba on what they’d tell their younger selves, and the impact of the 1-1 team (Part 2 of their interview on the original feed)Finally, 80,000 Hours is hiring for an operations specialist (apply by April 3!), and reviewing expressions of interest for three potential roles: research assistant, popular writing consultant, and writer.GiveWellResearch updatesGiveWell recently published the following pages on grants it made or recommended:A $1.2 million grant to Malaria Consortium for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of a campaign to distribute long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs) to prevent malaria in Anambra state, Nigeria. GiveWell previously published pages on a similar grant for M&E in Ondo state, and on the grant for the LLIN campaigns themselves.A $120,000 grant to Oxford University to support research into spillover effects of GiveDirectly’s cash transfer program. This grant was made via GiveWell’s small discretionary grantmaking process, which it may use for very small funding opportunities that seem plausibly high-impact; more information here.GiveWell also published short notes on why it’s deprioritizing research into micronutrient powders, school feeding programs, and generic hepatitis C medication.GiveWell published notes from a conversation about tuberculosis with David Dowdy of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, as part of its investigation into IRD Global’s Zero TB program.GiveWell is hiringGiveWell is expanding its research team to find excellent new funding opportunities in 2022 and beyond. Current openings include a Senior Program Associate, Senior Researchers and Senior Research Associates, and Content Editors.ALLFED - Alliance to Feed the Earth in DisastersWhat would we eat after a nuclear war or massive asteroid impact? Malnutrition needs not be a major issue, given an adequate global disaster response: let’s establish preparedness to facilitate it. Read the latest piece of research from ALLFED:Nutrition in Abrupt Sunlight Reduction Scenarios: Envisioning Feasible Balanced Diets on Resilient FoodsAnima InternationalFollowing the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Anima International temporarily switched much of.