Searle Scholars program awards $240,000 to UT Southwestern researcher
... The Searle Scholars Program was founded through trusts established by the wills of John and Frances Searle. He was president of G.D. Searle & Co., a Skokie, Ill.-based pharmaceutical company. Including this year's recipients, the program has made grants totaling more than$62 million to 378 researchers. ...Ranches key to conservation in rocky mountains
...livestock production. So far more than 1,200 land trusts have used conservation easements to preserve about 2.5 million acres of land in the U.S. However, this approach assumes that preserving ranches helps protect biodiversity, and some conservationists argue that ranching and maintaining biodiversity are...Study examines chemical safety across United States, effects on population
... have a better informed public -- where the public trusts the information coming out of the chemical industry -- so people are better able to deal with emergencies such as chemical incidents," Mannan said. "Public trust is essential for improved safety." The number of chemical spills in the United States an...Wistar Scientist Awarded Philadelphia Foundation Grant For Work In AIDS Research
... 1918, guides income from 310 individualand family trusts to nonprofit organizations in Southeastern Pennsylvania. In1998, the Foundation awarded 761 grants totaling $6.7 million for programs inarts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and public andcommunity development. The Founda...