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.
Technology
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.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces Retirement of William B. Petersen, CIO
Release Date:
01/20/2015
William B. Petersen has been employed at Alfred P. Sloan Foundation since 1998.
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
Program is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation's 100 Resilient Cities initiative.
Simons Foundation Helps Scientists Share and Review Findings
Release Date:
01/06/2015
Over one million research articles are currently being reviewed by the Simons Foundation-funded arXiv.org.
Ford Foundation Pours Millions into Net Neutrality
Release Date:
12/16/2014
Net neutrality plan would restrict providers from blocking or slowing online traffic.
Foundations Work Together to Improve Broadband Service in Low-Income Communities
Release Date:
12/10/2014
Ford and OSF among partners in Next Century Cities initiative.
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds New Smartphone Application to Detect Vision Problems in Young Patients
Release Date:
11/05/2014
The new app takes images of hard-to-see areas of the back of the eye.
Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea
Release Date:
10/17/2014
Rockefeller Program Associate, Rehana Nathoo, discusses the foundation's social media campaign during the Social Capital Markets Conference.
SIFMA Funded Programs Provide Financial Literacy to Millions of Students
Release Date:
10/02/2014
InvestWrite and the Stock Market Game, both funded by SIFMA Foundation, provide valuable education and increased mathematics proficiency.
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