Oracle’s co-founder and the world’s second-richest person pledges to concentrate his vast resources on his own research institute and for-profit ventures to address health, hunger and climate change.
Category: Oxford University
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After 114 Years, Chanel Gets Into Sports Sponsorship
The annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge now will bear the name of the fashion house’s J12 chronograph watch.
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What if Charity Shouldn’t Be Optimized?
The recent trend in philanthropy has been to look for the most bang for your buck. Maybe you don’t have to.
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Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
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Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Benefit, Study Finds
An Oxford researcher measured the effect of popular workplace mental health interventions, and discovered little to none.
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John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery
An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.
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C.S. Lewis’s Oxford: Where the Lion and the Witch Met the Hobbit
Discovering the Oxford where C.S. Lewis, the writer of over 30 books, including the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, found faith, inspiration and a life-changing friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien.
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As Dollar Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits
The pound and the euro are trading at decades-long lows against the dollar. For American students abroad, that has made weekend trips, dinners and theater tickets (somewhat) less of a splurge.