Richard King Mellon Foundation gives $5M for digital health initiative

Highmark Health named two western Pennsylvania residents to its board of directors. Taking their place on the board immediately are Debbie Demchak, a former VP at JP Morgan, and Scott Izzo, a senior consultant for the Richard King Mellon Foundation. .....»»

The Tull Family Foundation has donated $1.5 million to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, according to a statement from the hospital on Tuesday. The majority of that sum — $1 million — will go to the Richard King Mellon Institute for Pediatric.....»»

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Duke University has landed a $3 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to grow its relationships with liberal arts colleges and historically black colleges and universities.  The grant will fund a 5-year initiative called Humanities Unbou.....»»

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With Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations on the rise in King County, the county’s public health director told the Metropolitan King County Council on Tuesday to prepare to slide back to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan, the Seatt.....»»