Sentences with phrase «funding the efforts of»

Did Chairwoman Nassour and her staff help fund the efforts of the State Senate races that were closely lost with great Republican candidates, like those in Plymouth and Worcester Counties?

«Penn State's Clinical and Translational Science Institute is working to address issues in human health in transformative ways, and this NIH $ 20 million grant is critically important in funding the efforts of our interdisciplinary teams,» said Penn State President Eric Barron.

Unlike many foundation - funded efforts of late, XQ did not decide on a «solution» ahead of time and then go out and find folks who would shape their plans around it.

Memorial donations help fund the efforts of the Foundation, including the Emergency Student Grant Fund, stethoscopes for new veterinary students, owner education programs and the Rusk Veterinary Assistance Grant program.

Packard funded the efforts of Jane Lubchenco, a noted marine scientist with dreams of a «new social compact» to convert impartial scientists into dogmatic advocates with policy goals, efforts that led to her appointment by President Obama to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, where she regulated the New England fishing fleet nearly out of existence.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick acknowledged he tried to torpedo the funding efforts of his company's biggest rival, Lyft.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK, April 25 - Venture capitalist Peter Thiel on Wednesday abandoned his effort to buy the irreverent news website Gawker.com, as part of a settlement freeing the billionaire from possible lawsuits for having secretly funded litigation that led to its demise.

And then at the end of that year, just before things really took off in crypto, White focused his efforts on attracting Wall Street clients: brokerages, large global banks, and hedge funds.

Development of a Zika vaccine is still ongoing (despite the effort running low on funds).

Attempting to raise funding for their effort to develop a novel therapy for persistent viral infections, the co-founders, who've been best friends since they grew up together in Philadelphia, were on the verge of giving up and heading back to the east coast when Peter Thiel personally persuaded them to stay in town.

While cost may be an issue, if you are confident that your efforts will be successful, there are sources of funding available to get the ball rolling on your expansion campaign.

Meanwhile, GSK said it would launch a review of its consumer healthcare nutrition products, such as Horlicks — a malted hot milk drink that's particularly big in India — in order to help fund the joint venture buyout, and to focus its efforts on over-the-counter medicines and the oral health category.

The move was in response to a union effort after a maid accused Dominique Strauss - Kahn, then - leader of the International Monetary Fund, of sexual assault.

Toronto - Dominion Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank Financial led the effort, along with five pension funds.

Of course, when takeover appraisal cases do make it all the way to court, there's no guarantee that the hedge fund will reap a return on its efforts.

In addition to funding new episodes, Hodgson told EW that he hopes the crowdfunding effort will serve as a promotional tool as well as a siren song of sorts to gather together those who have contributed to the show in the past, including cast and crew members.

I bring this up because this absence (or call it omission, if you like) underlies the staunch opposition of many conservative Republicans to the Affordable Care Act — and to previous government efforts to provide publicly funded health care and insurance coverage to their citizens going back to the passage of Medicare in 1965.

However you do it, putting some of your retirement funds into a business that you already plan to pour your time and effort into is yet another way your sweat equity can pay off in the long run.

To spearhead the Eco effort, Camp said he is creating a new non-profit organization, the Eco Foundation, that he plans to fund with $ 10 million from himself and a small number of partners affiliated with Expa, his 4 - year - old startup accelerator.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was offered $ 60 million by Congress from Defense Department funds last year to fight Russian election interference efforts — but after Tillerson waited for seven months trying to decide whether he wanted to spend it or not, the offer was withdrawn, and none of the money was used, according to The New York Times.

It continues: «Neither the initial application in October 2016, nor any of the renewals, disclose or reference the role of the DNC, Clinton campaign, or any party / campaign in funding Steele's efforts, even though the political origins of the Steele dossier were then known to senior DOJ and FBI officials.»

It closed in 1996 and held a few more events in 2010 and 2011 in an effort to revitalize interest in the space, but the local city council backed out of allocating funds to reopen it.

Indiegogo has made a big effort in helping entrepreneurs and new businesses with more than just the funding stage and the platform helps the entrepreneur through the whole lifecycle of their project.

Vanguard's Bennyhoff suggests that individual investors who don't want to spend a lot of time and effort vetting investment funds keep it simple.

«If the entrepreneur is really doing it, not just presenting an idea but has put a lot of effort into making it happen already in real life and could use the funding to move their business forward, that carries a lot of weight with the judges,» Behnke says.

Thanks to the efforts of their global team of designers, engineers and thinkers, Rootstrap alumni have a 2,600 percent increase in their chances of getting funded compared to the average startup.

The case in point, of course, is Tea Party Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who spearheaded an effort to tie the GOP's campaign to repeal Obamacare to the process of renewing funding for the federal government.

Pershing Square said it was getting out of the investment because it now represented a small percentage of the fund assets, while sucking up a disproportionate amount of the fund's time and effort.

The company also paid $ 1.2 million to consultants who were lobbying on behalf of the company's efforts to change law related to how grant funds are taxed, the report said.

Why take a scatter - gun approach when a more targeted customer - funded effort — using one of the five models — might take you directly where you really want to go?

Because of The Funded, he's modified his behavior in an effort to be more polite.

But with the disease still killing a child in Africa every few minutes, those eager to finish the job are worried that the presidency of the United States — a crucial funding source for international malaria control efforts — is now passing to a man whose commitment to global health projects is uncertain.

The organization was criticized for its relief efforts and handling of funds in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, prompting a Houston city councilman to call donating to the organization a «waste of money.»

In three rounds, the last of which concluded in 2014, the central bank credited itself with funds that it then used to buy debt — Treasurys and mortgage - backed securities, the latter in an effort to drive down rates on housing loans during the worst real estate market since the Great Depression.

May 3 - Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

May 3 (Reuters)- Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier Inc has agreed to sell its Toronto aircraft assembly site to a pension fund as part of efforts to raise extra cash under a five - year recovery plan.

To spearhead the Eco effort, Camp is creating a new non-profit organization, the Eco Foundation, that he plans to fund with $ 10 million from himself and a small number of partners affiliated with Expa, his 4 - year - old startup accelerator.

Infrastructure spending could come, just as it did by the efforts of Van Rysselberge in Oklahoma City, from passing local sales taxes to fund those programs.

In addition to funding expanded marketing, sales and customer service efforts, Kindler says the $ 10 million investment will be used to develop deeper analytics and more features, including tools to detect malicious fake sites that often are created as part of cyberbullying campaigns.

After all, Mylan acquired the EpiPen from another company, and while Bresch insists that significant improvements have been made to the epinephrine - delivering product itself, she also admitted on Thursday that a big part of the price increase rationale was to fund marketing and awareness efforts for the device.

But without specific numbers as to what percentage of his investment went to women and / or minority - led startups (as opposed to funds), we have no way of knowing how effective these efforts are.

An online savings account that yields 1 percent or more is the safest option for an emergency fund and requires the least amount of effort.

«But basic field studies on ticks has never been a priority at the National Institutes of Health and the CDC has too little funding to support the major research effort that is needed for our academic institutions to solve the tick problem.»

Consisting of just two exchange - traded funds (ETFs), one tracking stocks and the other tracking bonds, the portfolio requires little time or effort.

Mycoskie imagines all his efforts (he also funds one employee - suggested social venture project a month, at $ 10,000 a pop) as part of an expanding ecosystem.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

With such lack of accountability it is not surprising that Alphabet contributed substantial funds to the tech lobbying groups who are opposing federal legislative efforts to give additional options to prosecutors and civil trial lawyers to fight websites like Backpage (child sex trafficking) and prevent them from flourishing.

«In an effort to continue his memory, this scholarship is being created to help other students experience the joys of music as well as fund increased security at schools.

The news is an encouraging milestone in an ongoing effort by JPMorgan Chase, the country's biggest bank, to steer more of its corporate philanthropy toward revitalizing inner cities — particularly in Detroit, where the Entrepreneurs of Color Fund is part of a $ 150 million, five - year commitment by the bank.

Today, Microsoft is announcing the creation of Microsoft Ventures, a coordinated global effort that offers the tools, resources, expertise and routes to market by providing mentorship, technology guidance, seed funding, joint selling opportunities and other benefits.