Human Bacterial Diversity Is Personalized Nov 6, 2009
The research was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the National Institutes of Health, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Avenor enjoys facelift project Nov 6, 2009
Accra, Nov. 5, GNA - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday started a pilot project at Avenor in Accra to help slum communities achieve better environmental conditions. The project was made possible through the Cooperative Housing Foundation (CHF) International, and Nimba Community Support Services (NIMCOSS), Non-Governmental Organizations that mobilise residents to improve on their living environment and asset generation opportunities. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Will Promising New Malaria Vaccine Deliver? Nov 6, 2009
The Path Malaria Initiative, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, says it is taking unprecedented measures to try and ensure that countries will be ready to distribute the malaria vaccine, called RTSS, as soon as it's approved. Related. (ABC News)
NYEP to run new social module Nov 5, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was sponsoring the programme with a three-year 4. 5 million dollar grant to be implemented by the CHF. At a press briefing in Accra on Wednesday, Ms. Sandrine Capelle-Manuel, Country Director of CHF International, said the organization would work with other NGOs and private sector providers in the waste management sector to build the capacity of the unemployed youth to be involved in the sector to earn a living. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Library corner 11-5 Nov 5, 2009
NEPONSET ; The Neponset Public Library is honored to be one of 128 Illinois public libraries to be awarded funds from the Opportunity Online Grant Program sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ... More information on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is available online at www. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
SPIN METER: Rankings unfair to US higher ed? Nov 4, 2009
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: The influential Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation laments the United States' fall from first to 10th in college completion rates. The White House says President Obama "is committed to ensuring that America will regain its lost ground and have the highest proportion of students graduating from college in the world by 2020." Several reports have warned U.S. higher education attainment is on track to peak with the baby boomers. (Anchorage Daily News)
WCMC-Q biomedical research program builds scientific knowledge, technical workforce in Qatar Nov 3, 2009
Laith Abu Raddad, PhD, assistant professor of public health and physics, collaborated on a study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It assessed the impact of the foundation's funded interventions designed to eliminate tuberculosis by the year 2050. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Big Picture school worthy of community support Nov 3, 2009
This success brought media attention, awards and financial grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Now there are more than 60 Big Picture schools in 14 states -- each providing students with real-world learning opportunities. (Fresno Bee)
Maintenance costs may shutter some city schools Nov 2, 2009
In its grant proposal to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the district proposed operating the academy at a handful of low-performing schools. Joe Smydo can be reached at or 412-263-1548. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Gates Foundation wants global health push Oct 29, 2009
"This is a tragedy of almost unimaginable proportions," Dr. Tachi Yamada, president of the Global Health Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour. "And how we address this problem will reflect on whether we as citizens of the world are prepared to address the biggest problems in the world.". (CNN -- Health)
We are in govt to improve the people's standard of living- Mills Oct 25, 2009
He made the observation when Mr. Jeff Raike, Chief Executive Officer of the US-based organisation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, led a delegation to pay courtesy call on him at the Osu Castle in Accra. The delegation is in the country to assess the performance of its health assistance grants launched 11 years ago, and renew its collaboration with government to venture into agriculture and sanitation. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The Chalkboard Oct 23, 2009
Olson has been a consultant to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Kennedy School at Harvard University and many large public school systems and charter schools. She received her doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2005. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Biochemical 'on-switch' could solve protein purification challenge Oct 23, 2009
UMBI holds the patent, which has been licensed to PAP. The research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. T. Gallagher, B. Ruan, M. London, M. Bryan and P.N. Bryan. (EurekAlert!)
Global hunger Oct 22, 2009
Shah, who was in charge of agricultural development efforts for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation before joining the USDA, is part of an interagency team working on the plan, led by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "She's been focused on a core strategy that is amazingly refreshing in that it is fundamentally about focusing on smallholder farmers and the most vulnerable producers in the world," he said. (AlertNet)
Purple Pinkie Day Oct. 24 Oct 18, 2009
Rotary is working to raise an additional $200 million toward a $355 million challenge grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. These efforts are providing much needed operational support, medical personnel, laboratory equipment and educational materials for health workers and parents. (Concord Journal, MA)
Agribusiness readies technology to fight hunger Oct 17, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced $120 million in grants to boost self-help efforts in agriculture in Africa and South Asia. Microsoft founder Gates told forum participants they must work together better. (Scientific American)
Burns honored for 45 years of library service Oct 15, 2009
Further expansion occurred in 2007 when all three branches of the Lincoln-Lawrence-Franklin Regional Library system were awarded grants through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Burns said the computers multiply the library's services. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Hungry? One-sixth of humanity feels the same. Oct 15, 2009
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are trying to trigger a second Green Revolution, focused on Africa (which seemed to miss the first one). All this new activity calls for using this Friday's World Food Day to refocus attention on the 1 in 6 people who go to sleep each night with hunger pangs. (Christian Science Monitor)
World Cocoa Foundation to launch Cocoa Livelihoods Programme in Ghana Oct 15, 2009
It is being funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and 12 chocolate and cocoa manufacturing companies ... "Making real progress against hunger and poverty starts with small farmers," said Richards Rogers, Programme officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ... Funding for the programme comes from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the private sector: major branded manufacturers, The Hershey Company, Kraft Foods and Mars, Incorporated; cocoa processors Archer Daniels... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
City schools dishing out merit bonuses Oct 15, 2009
That is one goal of the district's $85 million-plus proposal for improving teacher effectiveness, a plan for which officials hope to receive $50 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The district this year gained ground on many of the state tests and made "adequate yearly progress" or AYP, the federal achievement standard, for the first time. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
HCC chief hails record growth, sets stage for future Oct 14, 2009
That includes a $743,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, awarded in June to expand programs preparing students for college-level work. A $3. (KHOU.com, TX)
Pittsburgh schools gear up for teacher initiative Oct 12, 2009
The district has asked the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for $50 million to help fund initiatives to improve teacher effectiveness. The foundation has said it's willing to fund Pittsburgh's plan -- and similar plans in four other cities -- but hasn't said how much it would give to each. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Upper County after school programs provide homework help and activities Oct 8, 2009
It was Wilton and Kim Headrick, Walter Strom principal, who wrote the grants that fund the program, 132,000 over five years in federal Century 21 money allocated through the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), plus 60,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The funding runs until 2014. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Study reveals short tenure for Texas principals Oct 6, 2009
The study was funded by the Texas High School Project Leadership Initiative, which is jointly funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wallace Foundation, and conducted in partnership with the Texas Education Agency. Most Read Stories. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
• Photo: Community partnership against polio Oct 4, 2009
Rotary will contribute $875 toward Rotary's effort to raise $200 million in three years to match the $355 million challenge grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ... Rotary will contribute $875 toward Rotary's effort to raise $200 million in three years to match the $355 million challenge grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ... Rotary will contribute $875 toward Rotary's effort to raise $200 million in three years to match the $355 million challenge grants from the Bill... (Juneau Empire)
* Dialing for answers where the Web cannot reach in Africa Oct 1, 2009
It has received financial backing from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Question Box service was first introduced in remote villages in India two years ago and came to Uganda in April. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Researchers look to enriched crops to solve childhood malnutrition Sep 30, 2009
The project is sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Roger Beachy, professor of biology and director of the Danforth Plant Science Center, said the relationship grew out of the complementary goals of the three institutions and the conviction that we can do more together than we can alone. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Grant money flowing to UGA Sep 26, 2009
7 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a project that aims to find ways to combat schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that afflicted 200 million people in tropical areas around the globe with chronic illness. But UGA scientists who specialize in alternative fuels research also helped boost the total with several million dollars worth of federal grants, Lee said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Early Colleges Offer Educational Al... Sep 25, 2009
In the case of Surry Community College s Early College program, part of the revenue support comes from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. There is no tuition and books are free. (Suite101.com)
Africa: Is Foreign Aid Still Worth it? [document] Sep 25, 2009
The Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) an initiative funded by international donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation works to support agricultural productivity by training smallholder farmers and ensuring that African farmers have access to quality seeds, tools and fertilizer. AGRA's Program for Africa's Seed Systems (PASS) also provides grants and scholarships to agricultural scientists who take their knowledge into local communities to help... (allAfrica.com)
Gates Foundation to promote US global spending Sep 25, 2009
WASHINGTON The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is launching a campaign to highlight the U.S. government's efforts to improve global health. The concept for the Living Proof Project came straight from Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., and his wife, who felt the American people weren't getting the message about the impact U.S.-supported initiatives were having in the developing world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
AIDS breakthrough as vaccine cuts infections for first time Sep 25, 2009
The Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, an alliance of researchers, policymakers, donors and advocates that includes the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said it was a "historic day in the 26-year quest to develop an AIDS vaccine.". The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), an organisation that promotes the search for a vaccine, said the trial results were "very exciting and a significant scientific achievement.". (Yahoo! Asia News)
Coury Traces History Of Polio Vaccines Sep 24, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has made a $350 million challenge grant to raise more money for Polio Plus. Rotary International is seeking to raise an additional $200 million by June 30, 2012. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Breakfast With ... Christian Slater Sep 21, 2009
The same thing with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. They have a thing called "Get Schooled," which they asked me to get involved with because you know about a million students every year drop out of high school. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
HIV uses several strategies to escape immune pressure Sep 19, 2009
The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Reference: R. Rong et al. Escape from Autologous Neutralizing Antibodies in Acute/Early Subtype C HIV-1 Infection Requires Multiple Pathways. (EurekAlert!)
New Airline Ticket Tax to Aid the Developing World Sep 18, 2009
The scheme, the idea of a small United Nations agency, is backed by the travel industry and heavyweights of international aid such as the William J. Clinton Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It will be formally announced in New York on Sept. 23 on the fringes of the U.N. General Assembly, and accompanied by a marketing blitz. (Time.com)
Students burn midnight oil at Boston college Sep 11, 2009
Hillary Pennington, of the Seattle-based Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, an influential voice in education policy, said she was surprised that Bunker Hill offered midnight classes and that students agreed to go to school that late. "Bunker Hill is a good example of an institution that's doing enormously creative things that go above and beyond what you'd expect to respond to students' needs," Pennington said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
* [ HEALTH ] Medi-dramas give patients unrealistic expectations, say experts Sep 8, 2009
Her program receives funding from the US governments Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help television writers develop accurate health stories. When the drama is compelling, the viewer is completely transported, Buffington said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Obama gave AG ethics waiver to probe Stevens case Sep 5, 2009
Margot Rogers, a senior counselor to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, can participate in issues involving her former employer, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, whose activities include education. Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams can take part in events involving the National Peace Corps Association, on whose board Williams used to serve. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Tests show students have 'a lot of work left' Sep 4, 2009
It's been a big year for the Pittsburgh Public Schools -- the Pittsburgh Promise scholarship program raised $15 million, officials learned they're in line for a big grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the district met the federal achievement standard, "adequate yearly progress," or AYP, for the first time. But Pennsylvania System of School Assessment scores released yesterday show how many challenges the district -- four years into its academic improvement campaign -- still... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Farmington Public Library eligible for grant Sep 3, 2009
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
GM Foods: Will Parliament Yield to US Pressure? Sep 1, 2009
Either way, it seems that supporters of GM foods, including heavy weight organizations like The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Monsanto, Inc, and USAID will continue to push for the adoption of GM foods in Ghana and developing countries. (Next: Should GM foods be labeled. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Inspiring video anchored presentation Aug 30, 2009
First used at a teacher-training session in January and then in July at a release of the district's test scores, officials played it again Aug. 5 during a critical presentation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle. Set to the upbeat tempo of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida," the video shows inspiring footage of the city, its heroes and its classrooms, a montage intended to rally teachers to the district's improvement efforts. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
City schools ask Gates for $50M Aug 30, 2009
The Pittsburgh Public Schools has asked the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to contribute $50 million toward an $85 million-plus campaign to produce better teachers. The effort would include pay-for-performance, extra money for teachers taking on high-need assignments and creation of an "academy" to provide intensive training to new hires. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Africa: Malaria Milestone in Sight Aug 28, 2009
While in Tanzania and Uganda, Mr. Chambers and Dr. Chan - who were accompanied by Tadataka Yamada, the President of the Global Health Programme at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - met with senior Government figures in the two countries, as well as with local malaria experts. The delegation also visited urban and rural health centres that are focused on fighting malaria, including centres that are conducting trials of new vaccines. (allAfrica.com)
Council hears firehouse update, party request Aug 27, 2009
The new Public Access Computers will be purchased through a $15,300 grant program in conjunction with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Three of the new computers will replace older units. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
WHO top official cautions on more A/H1N1 flu cases in Africa Aug 21, 2009
She is in the country with Raymond Chambers, UN secretary general's special envoy for malaria and Tadataka Yamada, president of the Global Health Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to review Uganda's successes and challenges in fighting malaria. Chan hailed Uganda for putting up effective pandemic containing system, which had been tested by previous outbreaks of Ebola, Marburg and meningitis. (Xinhuanet, China)
Library board approves budget increase for 2010 Aug 19, 2009
A series of grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, for upgrading public access computers, are being looked at by board members. The grant is a two-phase project that will require local funding matches. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Needle-free, inhalant powder measles vaccine could save thousands of lives Aug 17, 2009
The study has been conducted with a grant from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The American Chemical Society is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. (EurekAlert!)
Cash handset Aug 17, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to put $12. 5m into a programme to extend services to the poor. (BBC News -- Business)
Greater access to online education needed Aug 10, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that online college courses can help arrest that slide. Most recently, the foundation awarded a 1. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Diarrhea: The Great Zinc Breakthrough Aug 7, 2009
Over the past few years, a handful of aid organizations and governments including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development have begun distributing zinc supplements to villagers in Bangladesh, India, Mali and Pakistan. Several other groups are working with governments in Africa to introduce zinc, which comes both in tablet form and as a syrup. (Time.com)
Drug-resistant Malaria Has Emerged In Cambodia Aug 5, 2009
The study was funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Li Ka Shing Foundation, and the Global Malaria Programme of the World Health Organisation (through grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Western Pacific Regional Office). Malaria is a potentially deadly disease that kills more than a million people each year, mainly young children and pregnant women. (Science Daily)
UGA donations buck recession Aug 5, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave the UGA Research Foundation a five-year, $18. 7 million grant to reduce morbidity from schistosomiasis, a disease that plagues much of Africa. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Scientists, doctors unite to fight malnutrition Jul 30, 2009
Much of the funding for cassava improvements has come from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Monsanto Fund and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Researchers have added DNA at the cellular level to enable cassava, naturally low in protein and beta carotene, to produce high levels of those nutrients. (MSNBC -- Health)
Malaria vaccine will be a first Jul 29, 2009
7thmillion), five-year grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Vi Typhoid Vaccine Proves Highly Effective In Young Children, Study Suggests Jul 29, 2009
In a separate IVI study conducted in five Asian countries and supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, children less than five years of age were found to have high rates of typhoid in Kolkata, India, Jakarta, Indonesia and Karachi, Pakistan, confirming that the disease is not limited to school-aged children and adults. The IVI-NICED study, which was supported by the Gates Foundation and the governments of Korea, Sweden, and Kuwait, also revealed that delivering the low-cost Vi typhoid... (Science Daily)
'Rift b/w party & govt a media creation' Jul 26, 2009
He was speaking to reporters at Rashtrapati Bhavan after presentation of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A discussion on the issue will be held on the joint statement in Parliament on July 29 and the Prime Minister will make a statement. (India Times)
Single-shot typhoid vaccine passes test Jul 24, 2009
The new study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Vi vaccine provides immunity that lasts three years. (India Times, India)
Vaccine shows promise against typhoid fever Jul 23, 2009
The study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and coordinated by the Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute. GlaxoSmithKline PLC provided the vaccine used in the research, but did not fund the study. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gates Foundation gives 28 million dollars for malaria research Jul 17, 2009
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is injecting over 28 million dollars into the project, which is set to take off in eight demographic surveillance sites in Ghana, Tanzania, Burkina Faso and Mozambique. Madam Jessica Milman, an officer with the Global Health Programme run. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Hungry World: A Silent Crisis Calls for Urgent Action Jul 17, 2009
Organizations such as AGRA, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, represent the highly innovative approaches that can be realized by such partnerships. The counter-productive policies of developed nations must also be changed. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Most state libraries offer wireless Internet services Jul 17, 2009
Thirteen sites in the Winding Rivers Library System will receive grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve the quality of their free computer access. The foundation announced 6. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Eliminating polio requires global, coordinated effort -- Health Affairs article highlights risks, rewards of eradication Jul 14, 2009
Barrett's paper is one of many articles on global health in the new Health Affairs issue, which is supported by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Other issue highlights include a discussion of an innovative new international approach to providing affordable antimalarial drugs; an examination of the extent to which people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, are forced to borrow money or sell assets to afford health care; a study of whether donor funding... (EurekAlert!)
Pittsburgh schools official wants to study dropouts Jul 8, 2009
The idea received a hearty endorsement from John M. Bridgeland, president and CEO of Civic Enterprises, a policy firm that collected data on nearly 500 dropouts with financial support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In a 2006 report, "The Silent Epidemic," Mr. Bridgeland and two co-authors said 47 percent of dropouts indicated their classes weren't interesting enough. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
