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Kids, technology focus of $50 million grant

October 19, 2006 Nonprofit foundation's donation intended to study how technology affects children and how they learn. TAGS: grant, digital media, kid, games

Cisco, MTV tap college students for ideas

May 14, 2007 The two companies team up again to give five teams of university students grants to develop new media projects. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., MTV, grant, winner, college student, broadband, idea, video

Konarka, 12 others land federal solar-energy funding

March 9, 2007 Energy Department grants go to solar companies targeting more cost-effective solar-power generation and advanced materials. TAGS: grant, material

Investing Bill's and Warren's money

September 13, 2006 The head of the Gates Foundation's infectious diseases program explains the group's investment process TAGS: Warren Buffett, grant, vaccine, foundation, health, health care, start-up

The foundation that Bill Gates built

June 16, 2006 Organization that will get Microsoft chair's full attention stresses global health, education, libraries and the Pacific Northwest. TAGS: foundation, Bill Gates, grant, vaccine, development, health, Microsoft Corp.

Apple, CA wrestle with stock option irregularities

June 29, 2006 Internal probes at both companies reveal possible problems in past employee stock options policies. TAGS: stock option, Computer Associates International Inc., grant, Steve Jobs, practice, Apple Computer, adjustment

Microsoft dishes out academic grants

February 16, 2006 Software giant allocates $1 million in funding to academic researchers in countries around the world. TAGS: RFP, Trustworthy Computing, grant, curriculum, software engineering, local search, proposal, researcher, university, winner, recipient, information technology, research, Microsoft Corp., security, knowledge

BP to fund biofuel research institute

February 2, 2007 California and Illinois schools beat out competitors for a $500 million grant from the oil giant that will fund a new, huge energy lab. TAGS: British Petroleum Co plc, grant, petroleum, lab, transportation, university, biology, scientist, CEO, California, school, U.S.

Apple board member resigns in options probe

October 4, 2006 Former chief financial officer steps down from company's board amid an investigation into stock option grants. TAGS: stock option, irregularity, Steve Jobs, investigation, CFO, accounting, grant, Apple Computer, shareholder, CEO

House OKs billions of dollars for federal science, tech projects

August 2, 2007 Tech industry-backed bill is expected to go before the Senate on Friday amid lingering reservations about its price tag. TAGS: bill, science, grant, Rep., chairman, dollar, Republican, CEO
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