News tagged with gates foundation

Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations Rewards Bold Ideas

Even in troubled times, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recognize innovation for the betterment of mankind takes money. The Gates Foundation is providing $100,000 to 81 cutting edge health researcher ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 weblog

First Google hire leaving for online academy

The first person hired by Google's founders is leaving the Internet giant to devote himself to an innovative online education website called Khan Academy.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Research ensures 50 million vaccinated against deadly brain infection

Research at the University of Liverpool has supported the vaccination of more than 50 million people against a zoonotic brain infection that affects thousands of children across Asia every year.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gates makes $10 billion vaccines pledge

(AP) -- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New wheat varieties resist global wheat threat

(PhysOrg.com) -- Innovative techniques in wheat breeding are necessary to meet the needs of the world's growing population and overcome environmental challenges, said Ravi Singh at the American Association for the Advancement ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0