Marcia Rieke, a scientist who worked on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope, has received the Gruber Foundation’s 2024 Cosmology Prize. Rieke will receive the award and gold laureate pin at a ceremony August 8, 2024, at the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Cape Town, South Africa. Rieke was awarded the prize “for...
March 13, 2013 United We Dream wins ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism “Undocumented and Unafraid”: DREAMers Network Tapped for Human Rights Award New York — On May 5, 2013 the third Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA)/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will be presented in New York City to United We Dream (UWD), a national network of youth-led...
First Nations Awarded Grants for Native American Farm to School Initiatives LONGMONT, Colorado (November 4, 2019) — First Nations Development Institute has received two grants to strengthen the capacity of Native American Farm to School programs. Farm to School programs in Native communities increase access to healthy foods and education for Native youth. Providing...
Top Public Administration Book Prize awarded to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’s The Politics of Information Post Date: November 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today awarded the 2016 Louis Brownlow Book Award to Frank R. Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones’ The Politics of Information (The...
citp April 2, 2013 In memory of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, Think Computer Foundation () and the Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) at Princeton University () are announcing the winners of two $5,000 grant awards for improving RECAP. Since 2009, a team of researchers at Princeton has worked on a web browser-based system known as RECAP () that allows...
2016 George Graham Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy Awarded to Jonathan D. Breul Post Date: November 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC — The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) today honored Jonathan D. Breul for his contributions to the Academy with the 2016 George Graham Award for Exceptional Service to the Academy, which was awarded...
Over $1 Million in Grants Awarded in Third Year of Native Language Immersion Initiative LONGMONT, Colorado (January 9, 2020) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) announced twelve new grantees under the third year of its Native Language Immersion Initiative (NLII). First Nations launched the initiative in 2017 as a three-year project to support Native...
Response to Recovery: First Nations Emergency Funding to Native Communities Hits Almost $1.5 Million LONGMONT, Colorado (July 16, 2020) – Coronavirus continues to impact the world, with disproportionate effects throughout Indian Country, where social determinants of health already play a compromising role. In response, First Nations Development Institute (First...
First Nations Awards 19 Keepseagle Fast-Track Program Grants to Support Native American Farmers and Ranchers LONGMONT, Colorado (September 21, 2020) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the 2020 round of 19 grantees under its Keepseagle Fast-Track Grants to Support Native Farmers & Ranchers Program. This grant program is an...
First Nations Development Institute Releases Latest Impact Report Showing Increasing Support to Native Communities Throughout the Pandemic LONGMONT, Colo. (May 18, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has released its annual Impact Report detailing highlights of 2020 and the organizations’ ongoing commitment to support Native resiliency and...