Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation News

Washington University in St. Louis announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Women in the poorest countries of the developing world have unmet demands for reliable modern contraception, such as condoms and contraceptive pills, a recent study finds.

Before there was a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation or a Ford Foundation, there was the Rockefeller Foundation, whose philanthropic muscle dominated scientific and medical research for four decades.

The intended consequences of the education reform movement have finally shaken out due to the debate over Common Core.

A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic.

Just four germs are responsible for most of the severe and fatal diarrhea among the world's infants, according to a large new study.

KUALA LUMPUR: Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd has been invited by the Water Sanitation for Africa - a Pan-African inter-governmental agency - to contribute towards development of sewerage industry in African countries.

As the San Jacinto Valley Academy Class of 2013 valedictorian, Andrea Franco will be giving a farewell speech to her senior classmates at the commencement ceremony on June 4. "People think I'm always studying but I have responsibilities after school - I care for my younger brothers and volunteer at their after-school program," Franco said.

Almost two years after the Colorado Department of Education asked Jefferson County Public Schools to participate in a pilot program to streamline management of student information, some members of the state Board of Education are concerned it may compromise student and parent privacy.

With a $72.7 billion fortune, Gates is now $550 million ahead of Slim , according to Bloomberg .

The reason for Gates' rise to the top is in part due to the rising stock price of Microsoft, which reached a five year high at the close of trading today.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board today launched Compare College TX an online, interactive tool designed to make the most relevant data about public higher education in Texas available to everyone.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 -- Indah Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Water Sanitation for Africa , a pan-African inter-governmental agency, to provide technical know-how and consultancy services in sewerage management in African countries.

Speaking during the health budget vote debate in the National Assembly on Wednesday, Motsoaledi said government hoped to negotiate lower prices for the vaccine, which treats the Human Papilloma Virus - the major cause of cervical cancer among women.

Out of 54,000 applicants nationwide, one Campbell High School student has been selected to receive the Gates Millennium Scholarship .

While considerable recent progress has been made against childhood diarrheal diseases, the number of children dying from diarrhoea remains unacceptably high.

While most people concentrate on curriculum, a large part of education reform will require revolutionary ideas about professional development for teachers.

The University was named to the Next Generation Learning Challenges Breakthrough Models Incubator grant program, an initiative managed by the nonprofit organization Educause with support from the League for Innovation in the Community College and funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Omidyar Network today announced that Mike Kubzansky has joined the philanthropic investment firm in the newly created role of vice president, intellectual capital.

Last month, the U.S. government stood on the sidelines as much of the world united for the final push to eradicate polio.