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Cornell University to Lead Broad Global Partnership to Combat Wheat Rust Disease and Protect Resource-Poor Farmers
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University today announced a $26.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch a broad-based global partnership to combat a deadly wheat disease…
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Now Accepting Proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for the first round of Grand…
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Pivotal Phase III Malaria Vaccine Trial Begins – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LAMBARÉNÉ, Gabon — The Phase III trial of the world’s most clinically-advanced malaria vaccine candidate began today in Gabon, marking the start of the largest malaria vaccine trial in history.…
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Statement on Noguchi Africa Prize Recipients
The Government of Japan announced today that Dr. Brian Greenwood and Dr. Miriam Were are recipients of the inaugural Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prizes. Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the Bill…
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CMS Unveils Groundbreaking Initiative to Transform Teaching and Learning in Achievement Zone Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsNora CarrPhone: 980.343.6274 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) unveiled a groundbreaking initiative today that will use high-quality student performance data to strengthen and accelerate improvement and guide classroom…
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Bulgarian Libraries to Offer No-Cost Public Access to Internet Services and Training
SOFIA, BULGARIA — The Ministry of Culture and the United Nations Development programme (UNDP) announced today that the planning phase of project Bulgarian Libraries—Access Points to Information and Communication for…
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UW-Madison, Lentigen to Collaborate on Influenza Research Project
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received a $1.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support research aimed at understanding the molecular features that lead…
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African Agricultural Technology Foundation to Develop Drought-Tolerant Maize Varieties for Small-Scale Farmers in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda — The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) today announced a public-private partnership to develop drought-tolerant maize varieties for Africa. The partnership, known as Water Efficient Maize for Africa…
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National Research Study on Charter Management Organization Effectiveness to Be Led by Mathematica Policy Research and Center on Reinventing Public Education
Julie PetersenNewSchools Venture FundPhone: 415.615.6863 Cheryl PedersenMathematicaPhone: 609.275.2258 SAN FRANCISCO — NewSchools Venture Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the launch of an ambitious new longitudinal…
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LSTM to Lead Research Program Into Malaria in Pregnancy
LIVERPOOL, England — The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has received a $30 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the control and treatment of malaria…
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