Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Backs Panel to Explore Ways to Keep Women in STEM Fields
Release Date:
03/23/2015
Women account for half the college-educated American workforce but only 28 percent of science and engineering workers.
Technology
Alfred P. Sloan and Simons Tapped to Offset Federal Budget Cuts in Science Funding
Release Date:
03/17/2015
The coalition, the Science Philanthropy Alliance, has picked Marc Kastner as its first president.
National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory
Release Date:
03/13/2015
New rules—adopted last month by the Federal Communications Commission and released Thursday—classify broadband providers in the same category as phone service providers, allowing the government to regulate them more strictly.
Capital One to Invest $150 Million to Help Close Digital Skills Gap
Release Date:
03/10/2015
Capital One has announced a five-year initiative aimed at helping low- to moderate-income Americans succeed in an increasingly digital economy.
NY Stem Cell Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Explore Strategies to Advance Women in Science
Release Date:
03/06/2015
The Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group presented seven strategies to advance women in science, engineering and medicine.
Why STEM? The Key to Future Innovation Needs Funding Now
Release Date:
03/03/2015
Pinkerton Foundation Program Officer, Jennifer Correa, explores the importance of funding STEM programs.
We Can Build a Better, More Inclusive Tech Workforce
Release Date:
02/06/2015
Hive Digital Media Program Associate, Leigh Ross, explores the shortage of qualified, tech employees in NYC.
Ford Joins Other Major Foundations in Requiring Funded Projects to Be Open Through Creative Commons License
Release Date:
02/04/2015
Open licensing will allow for transparency and accessibility.
J.M. Kaplan Fund Launches Innovation Prize, Seeks Applicants
Release Date:
01/29/2015
Fund will award up to ten prizes of $175,000 each.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Elects Dr. Francine Berman to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
01/22/2015
Dr. Francine Berman is a Professor in Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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