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Students at the University of Mary Washington aren't just learning about philanthropy -- they're practicing it. Students taking a course on the economics of philanthropy will present $10,000 to local charitable organizations on...
The federal inspector general for transportation launched an audit Monday of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport, prompted by a dispute over safety testing for a bridge that will carry trains over Interstate...
A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit...
By Associated Press Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Added 2m ago CAMBRIDGE — The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University has received a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation to establish a new fellowship for...
The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a report revealing that the last remaining population of Siberian tigers has likely declined significantly due to the rising tide of poaching and habitat loss.
By Mutsuko Murakami TOKYO, Nov 24 (IPS) - These ideas, they say, are best summed up in the concept of solidarity economy (SE). The term was first coined at the World Social Forum, originally a Brazil-based civil society’s...
Longhurst Group and Longhurst & Havelok Homes staff at Leverett House in Boston had their cake and ate it, raising a mouth watering £800 for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Staff rolled up their sleeves and got their cake...
A consignment of books and stationery will arrive in the Gaza Strip over the coming days with support from Qatar Charity. The organisation has sent QR10m worth school stationery to the Palestinian people in Gaza. The 250 tonnes...
CREVE COEUR -- Chaminade College Prep is set to announce the donation today, from the family of alumnus and mutual fund innovator Skip Viragh, who died in 2003. Get schooled on schools at STLtoday's education page, the...
Do a Good Deed While Getting a Tax Write-off Thinking about donating a car to charity? Auto donations provide much needed support to charity, and donating a car provides a tax deduction for the donor. Donating a vehicle to...
