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ARLINGTON, Va. — To support basic research that will build a foundation for generating sustainable, science-based solutions to agricultural problems in developing countries, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded…

LONDON — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 78 grants of US$100,000 each in the latest round of Grand Challenges Explorations. Grants include the development of a low-cost…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE, PALO ALTO, OAKLAND, Calif. — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation today announced their support to…

SAN FRANCISCO — Link TV’s ViewChange.org, a next generation multi-media website launching this Fall, today kicks off an online short-film competition, with a Grand Prize of $20,000. The ViewChange Online…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] To dramatically improve student learning outcomes, 12 national foundations have committed $500 million in 2010 funds to leverage the U.S. Department of Education’s…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s thoughts are with the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck on…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that Ernest Loevinsohn will join the Global Health Program as Director of Policy…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joined representatives of the governments of the United States, Canada, Spain,…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] LONDON — The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation welcomes today’s proposals by the European Commission (EC) of its twelve point action plan to…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, urged community college presidents today to boost graduation rates by…