• First data for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine show it spurs an immune response

    First data for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine show it spurs an immune response

    Jul 15, 2020 02:31 PM EDT

    ... first decoded the genome of SARS-CoV-2. “It’s amazing just how fast we’ve gotten to this point,” Penny Heaton, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Research Institute in Cambridge, Mass., said in an interview. “It’s like six years of work has been compressed into six ...

  • Melinda Gates says Common Core pushback propelled by changing too much, too fast

    Melinda Gates says Common Core pushback propelled by changing too much, too fast

    Oct 07, 2015 08:12 PM EDT

    https://youtu.be/dROMKGnpwvc Tonight PBS NewsHour Anchor Gwen Ifill talks with Bill and Melinda Gates about their foundation’s influence on American public education and what they’ve learned in 15 years of supporting sometimes controversial reforms. The couple have been criticized in some quarters for pushing changes that ...

  • Is giving money to poor countries doing more harm than good?

    Is giving money to poor countries doing more harm than good?

    Jul 14, 2014 01:18 PM EDT

    ... Africa which is at those incredibly low-weight rates. Why is it not possible for modern enterprise to operate better? Paul Solman: So you mean Bill and Melinda Gates are doing more harm than good by keeping people alive longer so that their standard of living goes down? Greg Clark ...

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    Obama, Boehner Look Ahead to Next Budget Deadline

    Mar 04, 2013 02:00 PM EDT

    ... as director of the Office of Management and Budget on Monday. She's currently head of the Wal-Mart Foundation, and previously worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Burwell also served as the deputy budget director and deputy White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration. To ...

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    On Tuesday's NewsHour...

    Oct 05, 2010 10:14 PM EDT

    ... form of carbon just one atom thick but 100 times stronger than steel. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. JOB TRAINING IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES | The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will donate $35 million in grants to U.S. community colleges. Philanthropist Melinda Gates will talk to Judy ...

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    Strategies for Preventing Hiv Debated At AIDS Conference

    Jul 12, 2004 05:21 PM EDT

    ... the news agency. Some at the conference urged those attending to stop arguing over the two approaches. Helene Gayle, head of AIDS programs for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said one strategy was not better than the other. "The debate is more distracting than it needs to be because ...

  • News Wrap: Russia launches missile strikes in Syria

    News Wrap: Russia launches missile strikes in Syria

    Oct 08, 2015 12:41 AM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: In a moment, Judy's and Gwen's headline interviews with Hillary Clinton and Bill and Melinda Gates, but first the day's news, starting with Clinton's decision to oppose the Trans-Pacific trade agreement. It's her biggest break yet with President Obama, but she ...

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    Are Teachers Too Easily Caught in Crossfire Over Student Achievement?

    Jun 05, 2012 10:30 PM EDT

    ... approach to teacher accountability. ... JEFFREY BROWN: And next, the second part of our series about teachers, testing, and accountability in public schools. Last night, we interviewed Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Gates Foundation, who's been an outspoken advocate for testing and tougher standards. Tonight, we get a different ...

  • As Russia probe continues, some lawmakers want Trump to leave Mueller alone

    As Russia probe continues, some lawmakers want Trump to leave Mueller alone

    Oct 31, 2017 02:05 PM EDT

    Democrats — and a few Republicans — in Congress have a clear message for President Donald Trump: Don't mess with Robert Mueller.

  • A quick guide to Kwanzaa

    A quick guide to Kwanzaa

    Dec 20, 2024 02:56 PM EDT

    The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans seven days from the day after Christmas through New Year’s Day.