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$1 million Contribution to Texas A&M Borlaug Scholars Fund – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — An endowment contribution from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to honor Dr. Norman Borlaug, “the father of the Green Revolution,” will help the Texas A&M…
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Keystone Symposia Receives Grant for Infectious Diseases – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SILVERTHORNE, Co. — Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology is pleased to announce that it has received a second grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund…
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$10.9 million Awarded to Study Impacts of Sanitation on Diseases – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BERKELEY, Calif. — Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have received a five-year, $10.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate several interventions to combat…
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Exploratory Study to Illuminate the Spread of the System of Rice Intensification – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands — A team of researchers from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, will investigate the adoption, spread and potential benefits of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI comprises a…
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ICRISAT’s Village Dynamics Studies to Help Reduce Poverty in the Drylands – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
PATANCHER, India — Grassroots-based information articulating the voices of the poor can greatly help reduce poverty in the drylands. Along with this, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid…
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Kate James Announced as Chief Communications Officer – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected Kate James to serve as its chief communications officer. James will join the…
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New Grants Will Support Washingtonians Hit Hardest By the Recession – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
SEATTLE — A dozen local nonprofit organizations and their partners will be able to assist a growing number of Washington’s most vulnerable families that are feeling the impact of the…
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Bill and Melinda Gates: Global Health is “America’s Best Investment for Saving Lives” – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON — In a joint speech to policymakers tonight, Bill and Melinda Gates will make the case that U.S. initiatives to fight AIDS,…
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Funding 76 New Ideas to Improve Global Health – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] ARUSHA, Tanzania — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced 76 grants of US$100,000 each to pursue bold ideas for transforming health…
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Exploratory Study to Illuminate the Spread of the SRI | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WAGENINGEN, Netherlands — A team of researchers from Wageningen University, the Netherlands, will investigate the adoption, spread and potential benefits of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI comprises a…