Dec. 10/REPLICA: Daniel Arsham Residency at New Museum Nov 18, 2009
Additional presentation support is being provided by the New Museum, Carr dArt de Nmes, Institut Valenci dArt Modern, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and USArtists International, a program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Trust for Mutual Understanding. Purchase tickets in advance online at http://www. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Gallery Glimpses: Oct. 22 Oct 23, 2009
This exhibition and related programs are funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Wellesley College Friends of Art. Christine Hiebert s Reconnaissance: Three Wall Drawings. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Syracuse Stage receives grant to boost attendance Oct 22, 2009
The theater was able to host the long-overdue open house due to the recently received grant of $77,000 from the Future Audiences from the New Generations Program, created by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Theatre Communications Group. This is the ninth year that the program has handed out grants, which will be distributed to Syracuse Stage over the next two years. (Daily Orange, NY)
Technology Brings New Insights To One Of The Oldest Middle Eastern Languages Still Spoken Oct 17, 2009
The collaboration between the Oriental Institute at Chicago and the West Semitic Research Project at Southern California began with support from a substantial grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in 2007. To date, the teams have made high-quality images of almost all the monolingual Aramaic Fortification tablets. (Science Daily)
Gallery Glimpses Sep 18, 2009
By Staff reports GateHouse News Service Posted Sep 17, 2009 @ 02:27 PM. A Z Fine Arts, 339 Washington St., will be hosting free artists series on Saturdays through Oct. 3. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
4,000-year-old dye found on Egyptian artifact Aug 11, 2009
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, the David H. Koch Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Reporter's Notebook: First Night button contest under way Aug 5, 2009
4 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education in 2008. The center integrates the environment and sustainability across the college curriculum and links classroom learning to co-curricular programs, the greening of campus operations and student involvement in the local community. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Zimbabwe: Race Remains Big Issue in U.S.A Jul 30, 2009
Gates was the first African-American to receive the prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowship, and he is the holder of multiple honorary degrees and awards for his teaching, research, and development of academic institutions to study black culture. In 2002, he was selected to give the Jefferson Lecture, in recognition of his "distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.". (allAfrica.com)
Schools hope venture yields savings, sharing Jun 30, 2009
The group got a $100,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and will be headquartered at Hamilton in Oneida County because of its central location. It will be modeled on similar private college consortiums in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and the Midwest. (Albany Times Union)
UGA Press thinks ahead to stay afloat Jun 29, 2009
Earlier this year the press was one of three selected to share a $648,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Today the press publishes about 75 new books a year and has more than 1,000 titles in print. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Plant Life Discovery On Boston Harbor Islands Could Help Future Damage Caused By Exotic Species May 20, 2009
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Science Foundation, this study is unique because it overcame issues that have limited the conclusions of previous studies on the distribution and abundance of exotic and native species on islands. Trussell, Marine Science Center postdoctoral research associate Jeremy Long, and Ted Elliman of the New England Wild Flower Society, focused their study on a group of islands that were ideal in terms of their location and the number of exotic... (Science Daily)
Pippin, a leader in interdisciplinary work, elected to oldest learned society May 15, 2009
The author of numerous books and articles in English and German, Pippin received the 2001 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Pippin, who also is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the other American honorary society, was among 35 people elected to become members of the APS during its spring meeting. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Oriental Institute takes Persian Empire into digital age May 1, 2009
With a substantial grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a team of researchers began work in 2007. Now, with a second Mellon grant, the team will continue this work through 2010. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Mellon grant supports closer look at moving images’ history Mar 20, 2009
Thomas Gunning, one of the nation s leading film historians and theorists, will explore the historical and aesthetic context of the moving image with the support of a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The three-year award, given annually to distinguished scholars in the humanities, provides as much as $1. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
'Map Of Science' Shows Scientists' Virtual Trails Through Online Services Mar 17, 2009
Bollen and colleagues received funding from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation to examine the potential of large-scale usage data. The study is part of the MESUR (Metrics from Scholarly Usage of Resources) project of which Bollen is the principal investigator. (Science Daily)
Nasher Museum gets a $500,000 donation Feb 25, 2009
DURHAM -- Duke's Nasher Museum of Art will work to enhance collaboration with faculty and students on teaching, exhibitions and research thanks to a $500,000 four-year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. . (Herald Sun)
