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Potato Power: Ongoing Philanthropic Collaboration Elevates Research in Sustainable Agriculture 
Ahmad Al-Mallahi is a professor of agricultural engineering and sensing technologies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and he's spent the past five years developing technology that could...more
Ahmad Al-Mallahi is a professor of agricultural engineering and sensing technologies at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, and he's spent the past five years developing technology that could...more
Microschools Offer Montana Families Creative, Learner-Centered Education Options 
When Christa Hayes' kids shut down their public schools in 2020, the Montana math professor started hearing from parents seeking help for their children's schoolwork and wanting to find a way for...more
When Christa Hayes' kids shut down their public schools in 2020, the Montana math professor started hearing from parents seeking help for their children's schoolwork and wanting to find a way for...more
Empowering Music Education: Insights from South Australia 
Kids who learn to play musical instruments are more likely to be successful later in life, according to a new survey out of Australia. The survey of 115 primary school teachers in South Australia...more
Kids who learn to play musical instruments are more likely to be successful later in life, according to a new survey out of Australia. The survey of 115 primary school teachers in South Australia...more
Racing Toward a Better Future 
"We must constantly reinvent ourselves to align with the needs of the business community that supports us," Elva LeBlanc, chancellor of the Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, Texas,...more
"We must constantly reinvent ourselves to align with the needs of the business community that supports us," Elva LeBlanc, chancellor of the Tarrant County College District in Fort Worth, Texas,...more
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Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
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Community Foundation of Marshall County
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver Backs Social Saturday
UK will be celebrating its first national celebration of social enterprises dubbed as Social Saturday. World famous celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who founded the Fifteen restaurant chain.