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Dr. Helene Gayle to Head CARE USA – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Patti PiersonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Patty Stonesifer, co-chair and president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made the following statement today regarding CARE USA’s announcement…
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UW School of Law Announces Public Service Law Scholarship Program – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Paul MoredockAssistant Dean of Development & External RelationsUniversity of Washington School of LawPhone: 206.616.5356Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The University of Washington School of Law today added a new component to…
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New Investments Expand Reform Initiatives in Kansas City’s Urban School Districts
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Kansas City, Kansas School District (KCKSD) and the Kansas City, Missouri School District (KCMSD) today launched a new, $2.8 million collaborative effort for the redesign…
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Institute for OneWorld Health to Create Innovative and Sustainable Disease Control Program
Angie CecilThe Halo ProjectPhone: 516.455.7441 SAN FRANCISCO — The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the U.S., today announced that it has received a US$30 million…
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Major Funding Announced to Save Newborn Lives
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $84.3 million in grants to help prevent newborn illness and death in 18…
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New Investment in Envision’s Network of Charter High Schools Boosts Efforts to Expand
Laura WindischAnn Hill CommunicationsPhone: 415.491.5901Email: [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO — Envision Schools today announced an additional $800,000 investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help expand a high-performing charter…
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High School Initiative Targets Success for All Austin Students
Nicole KaufmanAustin Independent School DistrictPhone: 512.414.2414 AUSTIN, Texas — As part of Austin’s ongoing effort to increase high school graduation and college readiness rates, the Austin Independent School District (AISD),…
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Imperial Receives Gates Foundation Grant to Develop New Tests for Managing AIDS Treatment in Developing Countries
Tony StephensonPress Officer, Communications DivisionPhone: +44.(0).20.7594.6712Email: [email protected] LONDON — Imperial College London has received a £4.9 ($8.6) million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a simple,…
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Major Investment Solidifies State’s Pledge to Prepare All Ohio Youth for Demands of College and Work – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mark Rickel Office of the Governor State of Ohio Phone: 614.644.0957 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor Bob Taft today announced a $2.75 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
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$24 Million Investment Launches Campaign to Build a Model Urban School District in Oakland – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Jose TengcoOakland Unified School DistrictPhone: 510.879.5437Mobile:510.316.8599 OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES) today announced $24 million in investments to…