In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health journalism in Los Angeles and across the country, The California Endowment has awarded two major grants to programs directed by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
The awards include a $3.5 million grant over three years to the USC [...]

This title includes a Foreword by John W Bachman, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota. Mastering the art of medical practice management requires knowledge that most physicians don’t learn in medical school, residency, and fellowship training. Successful practice management in the 21st century requires physicians to understand how to organize [...]

Supports full-time graduate study or research for women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents, are completing or have completed an undergraduate degree, plan to pursue a U.S. graduate program, and intend to return to their home countries to pursue a professional career. English proficiency is required. Applicants must have demonstrated a commitment to [...]

The American College of Surgeons offers International Guest Scholarships to competent young surgeons from countries other than the United States or Canada who have demonstrated strong interests in teaching and research. The scholarships, in the amount of $8,000 each, provide the Scholars with an opportunity to visit clinical, teaching, and research activities in North America [...]

The ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarships are offered by the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) for students from the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN (except Singapore). ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The scholarship is tenable for an undergraduate degree programme on a full-time basis at NTU.

A $6.5 million gift from a retired business executive in Florida will allow Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to create scholarships for science and engineering students.
Robert Weissman learned about the school through a column in the New York Times written by Thomas Friedman. The best selling author had previously written about the school’s president, Shirley Ann [...]

The decision contained in the 2006 Budget to fully exempt scholarships was one that has been greatly appreciated among students, parents and the academic world.
But as is always the case with a potential tax-free source of income, there are those who want to use the scheme in ways not contemplated by the government.
For example, we [...]

Money from an anonymous donor in Lakeland is funding a full scholarship for a fellowship in integrative medicine to be granted to a physician serving socio-economically disadvantaged patients in the area.
The dollar amount of the donation to the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine wasn’t disclosed. It will fund the Brenda Craft Service [...]

The Joe Lurie Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Fellowship was launched at the UC Berkeley International House’s 19th Annual Celebration & Awards Gala Thursday.
The fund aims at providing an I-House room and board award to an entering first year returned Peace Corps doctoral student at UC Berkeley. The UC Berkeley Graduate Division will match this annually [...]

Eight Van Buren High School graduating seniors have been awarded Harry O. Hamm scholarships providing them a college education. Stephen Chapman, Lauren Clark, Leanne Cushman, Natasha Harris, B.J. Huffstetler, Caitlin McBride, Meredith McCabe and Daniel Sharp join 61 other recipients of the prestigious scholarship.
Hamm, who attended Sophia Meyer School, valued his education and the influence [...]