funding
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DonorsChoose.org founder shares journey to philanthropic innovation
Charles Best, the founder and CEO of DonorsChoose.org, discussed his journey from public school teacher to philanthropist in his keynote address last week as part of Student Engagement and Philanthropy Month.
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Northeastern helps secure $20M grant for Ruggles upgrades
President Joseph E. Aoun was joined by federal officials and state and city leaders on Friday afternoon at the Ruggles MBTA station to celebrate a newly announced TIGER grant for infrastructure improvements that will bring more jobs and vitality to the Roxbury community.
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Funding tips for startup ventures
Entrepreneurs looking to make an impact in the health sciences industry got advice on funding and networking opportunities from experts in a panel discussion last week at Northeastern.
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Seeding the solutions
I spoke to yet another beneficiary of the provost’s tier 1 interdisciplinary research seed grant program yesterday. Elizabeth Dillon’s work is a bit different from most of the people I talk to these days — she’s an English professor. But she’s doing incredible things combining the humanities and computation, mining…