The GuardianNine ways to tackle obesity and undernutritionThe GuardianUN agencies, donors, researchers need to realign their organisational and incentive structures to the problems of the 21st century, not those of the 20th. Integrate your maternal and…
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Navigating the health data ecosystem
O’Reilly Radar From that early thinking, we developed the framework for a grant with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to explore the technical, organizational, legal, privacy, and other issues around aggregating health-related data for research — to provide … |
The Week MagazineGeorge Stephanopoulos is not a journalistThe Week MagazineLast week, the Washington Free Beacon revealed that Stephanopoulos had been one of the more generous individual donors to the Clinton Foundation, giving $75,000 over three years…
CNN |
Super PACs coming to a city near you
CNN Elections in the nation’s cities are increasingly the territory of deep-pocketed donors who are finding that a dollar spent in a low-cost municipal race can easily put an ally in power. In Philadelphia, where Democratic voters will effectively choose … |
Texas Tribune |
Pearson Loses Bulk of Texas Student Testing Contract
Texas Tribune The London-based Pearson Education has held the state’s largest education-related contract — most recently, a five-year $468 million deal to provide state exams through 2015— since Texas began requiring state student assessments in the 1980s. Under … |
Ottawa Citizen |
Eugene Melnyk: I am ‘overwhelmed by the outpouring of support’
Ottawa Citizen Eugene Melnyk remains gravely ill with liver disease, but his chances of survival brightened considerably over the Victoria Day weekend following an intensive search for a suitable live liver donor. A member of Melnyk’s medical team said Monday he’s … Senators’ owner Melnyk thanks publicTSN Senators owner Eugene Melnyk thanks public for supportESPN Ottawa Senators’ owner Eugene Melnyk thanks public for “outpouring of support”CHEK Yahoo Sports all 22 news articles » |
USA TODAY |
Condoms-in-porn initiative spurs concern about foreign money in elections
USA TODAY The foundation argued that the Manwin-related contributions violated the federal law that bans foreign donations in federal, state or local elections. The Federal Election Commission’s top lawyers and its three Republican commissioners disagree … |
WVTM13 |
UAB task force releases CSS viability study on football
WVTM13 “We do believe that if a decision is, in fact, made to reinstate these sports, it would foster much good will and stimulate a substantial amount of spiritual and financial support from alumni, donors, ticket holders, friends, students, faculty and the … Karle’s Korner: The UAB/CSS report’s big question: What does Ray Watts want …WTVM |
Columbus Dispatch |
Ohio Politics Now: What a ruling in favor of same-sex marriage will mean for Ohio
Columbus Dispatch “A ruling in favor of same-sex marriage would cause a flurry of activity in Ohio courts and the legislature, which would have to modify dozens of laws and forms related to marriage, divorce, adoption, death and related matters,” Johnson writes … |
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UConn Foundation: Donors‘ business interests no barrier to contributions
Journal Inquirer The private foundation that acts as the primary fundraising vehicle for the University of Connecticut says it’s happy to accept financial contributions whether or not donors have contracts with the school or related business interests. Jack Kramer … |