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SEATTLE (June 3, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced funding for 55 projects from 12 countries through its Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative. GCE is a…

PARIS (April 2, 2014) — Two years after the launch of a landmark private and public partnership, the world is accelerating progress in combating 10 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Global…

DELHI, INDIA  (March 1, 2014) – In Asia and the Pacific, around 1.7 billion people still lack access to safe toilets or latrines, 780 million people still practice open defecation, and around…

SEATTLE (March 4, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is accepting applications for Round 13 of its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, which seeks innovative…

NEW YORK, NY (February 25, 2014) – Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released results from the comprehensive survey Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on Teaching…

SEATTLE (January 29, 2014) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is making more than $13 million in grants to help Washington state’s new public charter schools get off to…

HOUSTON (January 29, 2014) — To support its goal of providing every student with a high-quality public education that prepares them for success in college and career, the Bill &…

SEATTLE (December 19, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced Phase II winners as part of its Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) initiative focused on water, sanitation and…

SEATTLE (December 17, 2013) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., as its next chief executive officer. Currently the chancellor of the University of…

NEW YORK (December 10, 2013) — Introduction President Ashe, Ambassador Kõrösi, Ambassador Kamau, Excellencies. It is an honor to be with you for this sixth session of the Open Working Group…