# Kavita Rao

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Taxing Smokeless Tobacco Products in India

Session Theme: To discuss and review the taxing regime of smokeless tobacco products in India   Distinguished Guest Speakers:   • Dr. Kavita Rao, Director, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy  • Mr. Raghunadha Babu Yadlapati, Chairman, Tobacco Board  • Mr. B.V. Javare Gowda, Presi…

5.19 Rukmini Shrinivasan: Numbers and Myth Busting: The stories behind the stats

Find out what data can and cannot tell us about modern India - from the way we eat, work, pray, and marry!  Join Tara and Michelle in conversation with Rukmini S , the author of ‘Whole Numbers and Half Truths’, a book which uses data to decode and demystify the private, but social lives and habits…

Design Cycle and Research with Kavita Rao

Welcome to Episode 132 of the Think UDL podcast: Design Cycle and Research with Kavita Rao. Dr. Kavita Rao is a Professor in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the current director of the Research Institute there in the College of Education. In today’s conversation we…

Demystifying Science: Cell Bank (Upstream Processing)

We explore the significance of the Cell Bank, a critical step in Upstream Processing and the foundation of biologics development. This segment takes you through the fundamentals of creating, establishing, and maintaining cell banks, which serve as the starting point for bringing life-saving therapi…

Demystifying Science: Downstream Processing

In Episode 3 of our vodcast series #Bioconversations: Demystifying Science, we continue our journey through the world of biologics — moving from growing cells to purifying the proteins they produce. Join us in this conversation along with our host Dr.Kavita Rao in conversation with Anirudh Vasudeva…

Demystifying Science: Cell Culture (Upstream Processing)

In this episode of  Demystifying Science:, Dr. Kavita Rao gets into a conversation with Ms. Prajna Udupa, Cell Culture Scientist at Biocon Biologics R&D, who explains the science and significance of cell culture, which is a critical step in biologics manufacturing. From creating an optimal environm…

Demystifying Science | Analytical Sciences

Every biologic has a hidden fingerprint and physicochemical characterization is how we read it. In Episode 5 of #Bioconversations: Demystifying Science, host Dr. Kavita Rao sits down with Dr. Navaratna Vajpai, Project Group Lead – Analytical Sciences, Biocon Biologics, to help understand the world …

Demystifying Science: Formulation Science

In Episode 4 of our vodcast series Bioconversations: Demystifying Science, as we continue exploring the fascinating world of biologics product development, our focus this time shifts to the science of formulation. Join our host, Kavita Rao, in conversation with Dr. Karthik Ramani, Global Head of Ma…

ThinkUDL: The UDL design cycle, research insights, and implementing inclusive learning in higher education.

This Feed Drop from ThinkUDL features Dr. Kavita Rao from the University of Hawai’i. Dr. Rao discusses the UDL design cycle and the evolving state of Universal Design for Learning research in higher education. Learn how to implement intentional, inclusive design from the outset, understand learner …