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In uncertain times, reasons for gratitude remain
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By Aileen Lee, Chief Program Officer, Environmental Conservation Program
We recently commemorated the 48th annual Earth Day. While the news cycle around it felt somber, Aileen Lee discusses the reasons she remains grateful for her work at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the work of grantees that makes the future of our earth look much brighter.
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GRANTEE NAME: ECRI Institute
PROGRAM AREA: Patient Care
FIRST GRANT: 2016
TOTAL NUMBER OF GRANTS: 1
CUMULATIVE GRANT AMOUNT: $3,000,000
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For nearly 50 years, ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization, has been dedicated to bringing the discipline of applied scientific research to determine which medical procedures, devices, drugs and processes are best — all to enable the improvement of patient care. ECRI understands the burdens placed on patients and researches the best approaches to improving the safety, quality and cost-effectiveness of care. The foundation is supporting the ECRI Institute’s Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety. Specifically, the effort broadens participation in the partnership; enhances data collection and analytics to accelerate learning on a larger scale; and designs, develops and disseminates health IT-related safety practices.
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Video spotlights conservation of Sonoma Wildlife Corridor
A new video produced by the foundation spotlights the work Sonoma Land Trust and its partners are doing to secure safe passage for wildlife across Sonoma County, from Napa to Marin. This video is the first in a series spotlighting the efforts of local grantees to preserve and enhance habitat for native plant and animal species in the Bay Area.
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New institute to focus on supporting family caregivers
Family caregivers and health practitioners nationwide will benefit from a new, first-of-its-kind academic institute dedicated to supporting those caring for family members and loved ones at home. The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis is creating the Family Caregiving Institute, where nurse leaders will develop tools that train and support family caregivers on how best to manage and deliver complex nursing tasks.
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How plants learned to breathe
Stomata – a tiny opening or pore – found on the under-surface of plants enable plants to take in carbon dioxide and let out oxygen and water vapor, or in other words, to breathe. These “mini mouths” have enabled trees to grow tall and helped plants inhabit and transform the Earth. Two Moore Foundation grantees recently published a study that gives us greater insight into how stomata came to be and how they have evolved. The research will have a great impact on how we think about future plant life.
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What lessons and/or events give you hope for successful long-term conservation?
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Science in turblent times
The scientific community is feeling understandably anxious. The President’s draft budget proposes large cuts to science funding. How should scientists respond? How should science philanthropies respond? Drawing upon his own experiences, Dr. Robert Kirshner, the foundation’s chief program officer for science, answers these questions in a guest blog for Scientific American.
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Moore Foundation announces new Open Access Policy
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation recently announced a new Open Access Policy that will help to maximize the impact of the research we fund. The policy requires that grantees ensure their peer-reviewed journal articles are openly available within 12 months of publication, either on the journal’s site, or in an open access repository.
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Foundation investment in policy highlighted by Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy featured the foundation’s program that connects scientists with policymakers. The piece describes our work with the California Council on Science and Technology in the California legislature and efforts to spread that model to nine additional states.
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