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In the News    May 25, 2012   


Howard Hughes Medical Institute Awards $50 Million Through Science Education Initiative

Four-year grants of up to $1.5 million were awarded to forty-seven colleges and universities working to create more engaging science classes, bring real-world research experiences to students, and increase the diversity of students who study science....

Global Polio Eradication Initiative Launches Emergency Action Plan
Developed in coordination with new country national emergency plans, the plan builds on successes in India and outlines a range of new strategies to better support eradication efforts in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic....

Ford Foundation Celebrates Fifty Years in East Africa, Awards $2 Million in Grants
In addition to awarding $2 million in support of the Tukuve Initiative for Peaceful and Fair Elections in Kenya, the foundation will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of its work in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania with a variety of special initiatives....

Kresge Foundation Adopts 'Creative Placemaking' Approach
Under the new strategy, Kresge will focus on the integration of arts and culture into comprehensive community revitalization efforts, an approach sometimes called "creative placemaking"....

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