Carnegie and MasterCard Foundation Headline African Higher Education Summit
Release Date:
10/06/2014
... The African Higher Education Summit will be held in Dakar from 10-12 March 2015 under the theme “Revitalising Higher ...
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Primary Care Doctors on the Front Lines of Medicine Are Burning Out
Release Date:
10/20/2014
... workload and punishing schedule, have it rough. A study from the Annals of Internal medicine — entitled “Burnout ...
RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund
Release Date:
10/29/2014
... the fund is responding to the immediate needs resulting from the outbreak, as well as working to strengthen the ...
MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... storage facilities for their crops to help uplift them from poverty,” said Dr Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA. ...
Foundation to Move Funds to Detroit Pensions
Release Date:
11/12/2014
... and preserving the Detroit Institute of Arts collection from creditors, the grand bargain is a key piece of the ...
The Ploughshares Fund Strives to Create a Nuclear-Free World
Release Date:
11/17/2014
... organizes and innovates projects to realize a world free from the threat of nuclear weapons.” The fund is in turn ...
Wealthy Donors are Driving the Immigration Reform Debate
Release Date:
11/20/2014
... leading up to what is sure to be a landmark announcement from the Obama administration.... Wealthy Donors are Driving ...
Elton John and Darren Walker on Race, Sexual Identity and Leaving the Past Behind
Release Date:
12/01/2014
... Past Behind It’s hard to imagine two people coming from worlds as different as those of Elton John and Darren ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Stem Cell Research
Release Date:
12/18/2014
... said. Implanting the patient's own stem cells, extracted from the patient's healthy eye, initiated regeneration of .....
New Report Offers Framework to Analyze Effects of Potential Changes to the US Food System
Release Date:
01/14/2015
... decisions about the nation's food system, a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council .....
Microsoft Is Teaching Cybersecurity to Cities Around the World—For Free
Release Date:
01/16/2015
... cities over a period of time to share what we’ve learned from operating some the world’s largest data centers,” ...
NYCT-Funded Unaccompanied Minor Initiative Lauded for Helping NYC Address Immigrant Issues
Release Date:
02/11/2015
... immigrants. Mark-Viverito herself came to New York City from Puerto Rico as a young adult.... NYCT-Funded ...
Rockefeller Foundation Taps Skilled Workforce in Kenya
Release Date:
02/17/2015
... it has received a $2 million Program Related Investment from The Rockefeller Foundation to expand its SpeakerText ...
NY Stem Cell Foundation and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Explore Strategies to Advance Women in Science
Release Date:
03/06/2015
... 2015 IWISE Working Group Meeting was supported by a grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The initiative is ...
Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College
Release Date:
03/16/2015
... college’s students, many of whom are immigrants and come from families that earn less than $25,000 a year.... ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies to Help Poor Countries Fight Big Tobacco
Release Date:
03/19/2015
... a $4 million fund to help poor countries resist pressure from big tobacco companies desperate to offset falling sales ...
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Backs Program to Address Patient Safety
Release Date:
03/23/2015
... of New England (UNE) has recently received a major grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation aimed at expanding its ...
North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform
Release Date:
03/24/2015
... has a new police problem on his hands — only this time from his friends on the left. The North Star Fund, a ...
White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments
Release Date:
03/24/2015
... and prepare more girls and boys — especially those from underrepresented groups — to excel in the STEM ...
Simons Foundation Initiative Provides Support for Early Career Scientists
Release Date:
03/25/2015
... has at the time of the grant. The grants will range from $100,000 to $400,000 per year for direct costs. The ...