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United Nations Foundation: Mark Malloch-Brown Appointed Co-Chair of the UN Foundation Board
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The United Nations Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 17:
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- Former senior UN official brings deep multisector experience at critical time for global peace and progress
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The United Nations Foundation announced the appointment of Lord Mark Malloch-Brown as Co-Chair of its Board of Directors. With a uniquely distinguished career in diplomacy, the private and public sectors, including as UN Deputy Secretary General, Lord Malloch-Brown will bring unparalleled breadth and depth of expertise to help guide the Foundation in its work as a strategic
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The United Nations Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 17:
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- Former senior UN official brings deep multisector experience at critical time for global peace and progress
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The United Nations Foundation announced the appointment of Lord Mark Malloch-Brown as Co-Chair of its Board of Directors. With a uniquely distinguished career in diplomacy, the private and public sectors, including as UN Deputy Secretary General, Lord Malloch-Brown will bring unparalleled breadth and depth of expertise to help guide the Foundation in its work as a strategicpartner to the UN in the critical years ahead.
"Mark is a leader with rare political acumen and influence," said UN Foundation founder and chair Ted Turner. "He brings skills across sectors, and I am delighted to have him at my side on the Board of the UN Foundation."
"I am delighted to take on a greater role in guiding the work of this renowned and effective organization," said Lord Malloch-Brown, who joined the UN Foundation Board in March 2019. "The shared nature of global challenges today means the UN is more important now than ever before and having the Foundation as its go-to partner is essential."
"Having Mark take a guiding role on our already powerhouse Board will be hugely valuable to the Foundation and to me personally," said Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens, who took over as President and CEO of the UN Foundation in January 2020. "We have so much to do in the coming years to avert catastrophic climate change, deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, and restore trust in multilateral cooperation. Mark can help us help the UN deliver for people and planet."
Currently a Senior Adviser with political risk consultants Eurasia Group, Lord Malloch-Brown has extensive experience with the UN, serving as Deputy Secretary-General as well as Chef de Cabinet under then-Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006. Before that, he spent six years as Administrator of the UN Development Programme, leading the UN's development efforts globally. He also previously served as Minister of State in the UK Government's Foreign Office and as a Vice President of the World Bank. As a private sector leader, he chaired the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, which worked to align business practices with the Sustainable Development Goals. He began his career as a journalist for The Economist.
Lord Malloch-Brown succeeds Gro Harlem Brundtland and Timothy Wirth, who previously served as Vice Chairs of the UN Foundation Board of Directors.
The UN Foundation Board of Directors comprises:
* Ted Turner (USA) - Founder and Chair of the Board, UN Foundation
* Mark Malloch-Brown (UK) - Co-Chair of the Board, UN Foundation; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group
* Elizabeth Cousens (USA) - President & CEO, UN Foundation
* Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah (Jordan) - Chair, Jordan River Foundation
* Valerie Amos (UK) - Director, SOAS University of London
* Fabio Colletti Barbosa (Brazil) - Chairman of the Board, Endeavor Brazil
* Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norway) - Former Prime Minister of Norway; Director-General Emeritus, World Health Organization
* Kathy Calvin (USA) - Former President and CEO, UN Foundation
* Julio Frenk (Mexico) - President, University of Miami
* Frannie Leautier (Tanzania) - Executive Director of Asset Management & Special Advisor, Trade and Development Bank
* Narayana Murthy (India) - Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Limited
* Hans Vestberg (Sweden) - Chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications
* Timothy E. Wirth (USA) -Former U.S. Senator, Colorado
* Muhammad Yunus (Bangladesh) - Founder, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
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About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation acts as a strategic partner to help the United Nations mobilize the ideas, people, and resources it needs to drive global progress and tackle urgent challenges. We focus on issues at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals, build initiatives across sectors to solve problems at scale, and engage citizens who seek action. Founded in 1998 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner, the UN Foundation works with philanthropic, corporate, government, and individual partners. Learn more at: http://www.unfoundation.org.
Three NFF National Scholar-Athletes to Play on NFL Championship Sunday
IRVING, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release:
The NFL Playoffs are entering Championship Sunday, and three past NFF National Scholar-Athletes appear on rosters for this weekend's stellar matchups.
After leading the Tennessee Titans to huge wins over New England and Baltimore, quarterback Ryan Tannehill (Texas A&M - 2011) hopes to extend the team's remarkable postseason run against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs and offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski (Penn State - 2010) hope to ride
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IRVING, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release:
The NFL Playoffs are entering Championship Sunday, and three past NFF National Scholar-Athletes appear on rosters for this weekend's stellar matchups.
After leading the Tennessee Titans to huge wins over New England and Baltimore, quarterback Ryan Tannehill (Texas A&M - 2011) hopes to extend the team's remarkable postseason run against the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.
Meanwhile, the Chiefs and offensive lineman Stefen Wisniewski (Penn State - 2010) hope to ridethe momentum of their 24-point comeback win over the Texans. The AFC Championship will kick off at 3:05 p.m. ET on CBS.
After pulling out a close win over the Seattle Seahawks, cornerback Chandon Sullivan (Georgia State - 2017) and the Green Bay Packers now turn their attention to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship, which will kick off at 6:40 p.m. ET on FOX.
Hearst Journalism Awards Program: 2019-2020 Hearst Multimedia I Winners Named
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 18 -- The Hearst Journalism Awards Program issued the following news:
Winners have been announced in the Multimedia I/Narrative Video Storytelling Competition of the 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
There were 88 entries from 54 schools submitted in the first multimedia competition of the year.
First Place has been awarded to Jiakai Lou, a senior from University of Montana. Jiakai will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning multimedia piece titled 32 Below from The Montana Kaimin. Jiakai also qualifies to participate in the National Multimedia
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 18 -- The Hearst Journalism Awards Program issued the following news:
Winners have been announced in the Multimedia I/Narrative Video Storytelling Competition of the 2019-2020 Hearst Journalism Awards Program.
There were 88 entries from 54 schools submitted in the first multimedia competition of the year.
First Place has been awarded to Jiakai Lou, a senior from University of Montana. Jiakai will receive a $3,000 scholarship for the winning multimedia piece titled 32 Below from The Montana Kaimin. Jiakai also qualifies to participate in the National MultimediaChampionship which will be held in Houston, Texas this June, 2020.
The other top finalists are:
Second place, $2,000 award, Kathryn Ziesig, Western Kentucky University
Third place, $1,500 award, Hope Davison, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fourth Place, $1,000 award, Mackenzie Behm, University of Florida
Fifth Place, $1,000 award, Owen Schatz, University of Oregon
The top five winning schools receive matching grants.
The sixth through tenth place finalists are:
Sixth Place, certificate, Justin Bright, University of Florida
Seventh Place, certificate, Nash Consing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Eighth Place, certificate, Kenneth Ferriera, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ninth Place, certificate, Michelle Hanks, Western Kentucky University
Tenth Place, certificate, Jack Rodgers, University of Minnesota
University of Florida and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are tied for first place in the Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition with the highest accumulated student points from the first of four multimedia competitions. They are followed by: Western Kentucky University; University of Nebraska-Lincoln; University of Montana; University of Oregon; Syracuse University, University of Minnesota, New York University; Pennsylvania State University.
The final intercollegiate winners will be announced after the completion of the all four multimedia competitions and will be presented at the Intercollegiate Awards Ceremony this June in Houston.
The top three intercollegiate winners earn $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000 respectively
The Multimedia judges are: Danese Kenon, Director of Video & Photograph, Philadelphia Inquirer, PA; Brian Storm, Founder & Executive Producer, MediaStorm, CA; Jarrad Henderson, Senior Multimedia Producer - Investigative and Enterprise Video Team, USA Today, VA.
The Journalism Awards Program, now in its 60th year, added multimedia to the competitions in 2010. The program also includes five writing, one radio, two television, and two photojournalism competitions offering up to $700,000 in scholarships, matching grants and stipends. 104 member universities of the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication with accredited undergraduate journalism programs are eligible to participate in the Hearst competitions.
Getty Research Institute Acquires 52 Lebbeus Woods Drawings and a Los Angeles Sketchbook
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 18 -- The Getty Research Institute, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, issued the following news release:
The Getty Research Institute announced today that it has acquired a two-part collection of drawings and sketches by renowned architect Lebbeus Woods (American, 1940-2012).
"The Getty Research Institute's architectural holdings are especially strong in 20th-century avant-garde architects such as Lebbeus Woods. These distinctive examples of Woods' unique vision will no doubt be inspiring to researchers working in our collections," said Mary Miller, director
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LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 18 -- The Getty Research Institute, a program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, issued the following news release:
The Getty Research Institute announced today that it has acquired a two-part collection of drawings and sketches by renowned architect Lebbeus Woods (American, 1940-2012).
"The Getty Research Institute's architectural holdings are especially strong in 20th-century avant-garde architects such as Lebbeus Woods. These distinctive examples of Woods' unique vision will no doubt be inspiring to researchers working in our collections," said Mary Miller, directorof the Getty Research Institute. "We are grateful to the Getty Research Institute Council for supporting the acquisition of the Lebbeus Woods drawings."
This two-part collection of drawings and sketches represents a powerful postwar critique of architecture and a radical reimagining of the urban environment. The materials will provide scholars and researchers valuable insight on a theoretical architect known for detailed renderings that serve as striking statements of his philosophy.
Acquired with partial support of the Getty Research Institute Council, the 46 drawings for Lebbeus Woods's A-City and 4 Cities and Beyond projects (ca. 1982-1997) establish a distopian vision for an alternate world. Though fragmentary, each drawing puts on display the totality of Woods's urbanistic fantasies, constituting a conceptual masterplan for the projects' development. In addition, the Getty Research Institution has recently received a donation of 6 more drawings belonging to the series A-City, making the series complete.
A 30-page sketchbook that Woods kept during one of his many visits to Los Angeles illustrates both the architect's working process and, through handwritten notes, his various lines of thinking on the city and on the production of cinema-stage representations.
"As a teacher who linked drawing to theory, Lebbeus Woods' influence on generations of architects is difficult to overestate," said Maristella Casciato, senior curator of architecture at the Getty Research Institute. "With these acquisitions, the Getty Research Institute is the largest repository for Lebbeus Woods' theoretical thinking on the city."
Both the collections of drawings and the sketchbook are complemented by two significant holdings already in the GRI's special collections: Lebbeus Woods Drawings for the Berlin Free Zone Project (1990) and Lebbeus Woods Journals, 1988-1997.
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Getty is a leading global arts organization committed to the exhibition, conservation, and understanding of the world's artistic and cultural heritage. Working collaboratively with partners around the globe, the Getty Foundation, Getty Conservation Institute, Getty Museum and Getty Research Institute are all dedicated to the greater understanding of the relationships between the world's many cultures. The Los Angeles-based J. Paul Getty Trust and Getty programs share art, knowledge, and resources online at Getty.edu and welcome the public for free at the Getty Center and the Getty Villa.
The Getty Research Institute is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. It serves education in the broadest sense by increasing knowledge and understanding about art and its history through advanced research. The Research Institute provides intellectual leadership through its research, exhibition, and publication programs and provides service to a wide range of scholars worldwide through residencies, fellowships, online resources, and a Research Library. The Research Library--housed in the 201,000-square-foot Research Institute building designed by Richard Meier--is one of the largest art and architecture libraries in the world. The general library collections (secondary sources) include almost 900,000 volumes of books, periodicals, and auction catalogues encompassing the history of Western art and related fields in the humanities. The Research Library's special collections include rare books, artists' journals, sketchbooks, architectural drawings and models, photographs, and archival materials.
Electronic Frontier Foundation Argues in New Jersey Supreme Court That Defendant Can't Be Forced to Turn Over Password to Encrypted IPhone
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release:
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- U.S. Constitution Protects Rights Against Self-Incrimination
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On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm, EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule that the state can't force a defendant to turn over the passcode for his encrypted iPhone under the Fifth Amendment, which protects American's rights against self-incrimination.
The Fifth Amendment states that people cannot be forced to incriminate themselves, and it's well settled that this privilege
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TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- The Electronic Frontier Foundation issued the following news release:
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- U.S. Constitution Protects Rights Against Self-Incrimination
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On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm, EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule that the state can't force a defendant to turn over the passcode for his encrypted iPhone under the Fifth Amendment, which protects American's rights against self-incrimination.
The Fifth Amendment states that people cannot be forced to incriminate themselves, and it's well settled that this privilegeagainst self-incrimination covers compelled "testimonial" communications, including physical acts. However, courts have split over how to apply the Fifth Amendment to compelled decryption of encrypted devices.
EFF, ACLU, and ACLU of New Jersey filed a brief in the case State v. Andrews arguing that the state can't compel a suspect to recall and use information that exists only in his memory to aid law enforcement's prosecution of him.
At Tuesday's hearing, Crocker will tell the court that reciting, writing, typing or otherwise reproducing a password from memory is testimony protected by the Fifth Amendment.
Read the amicus brief EFF filed in the Andrews case: https://www.eff.org/document/effaclu-amicus-us-v-andrews
WHO: EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker
WHAT: New Jersey v. Andrews
WHERE:
Supreme Court of New Jersey
25 Market St.
Trenton, NJ 08611
The argument will also be live-streamed.
WHEN:
Tuesday
January 21
1 pm
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awarded More Than $32 Million in Grants in the Fourth Quarter of 2019
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, Jan. 18 -- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation issued the following news release:
The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that 15 grants were approved, totaling more than $32 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. These grants were awarded to 15 organizations spanning across the Hilton Foundation's program areas, both in the U.S. and internationally.
"As we embark on our 75th year while entering into a new decade, we continue to use our founder's intent as a guidepost for our work," said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO of the Conrad
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, Jan. 18 -- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation issued the following news release:
The board of directors of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that 15 grants were approved, totaling more than $32 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. These grants were awarded to 15 organizations spanning across the Hilton Foundation's program areas, both in the U.S. and internationally.
"As we embark on our 75th year while entering into a new decade, we continue to use our founder's intent as a guidepost for our work," said Peter Laugharn, president and CEO of the ConradN. Hilton Foundation. "With that in mind, we are proud to support these innovative organizations working around the globe to improve the lives of individuals living in poverty and experiencing disadvantage."
Following is an overview of all grants awarded in the fourth quarter of 2019:
Foster Youth - First Star Inc. was awarded $955,000 to support the First Star Bruin Scholars Academy in Los Angeles and the City University of New York (CUNY) Staten Island Academy in New York. Alliance for Children's Rights will receive $1.8 million to support a network of critical services and advocacy for foster youth in Los Angeles with the goals of increasing graduation rates, college readiness, and employment.
Homelessness - L.A. Family Housing Corporation was granted $700,000 to support a senior housing services pilot project to enhance the range of services provided to chronically homeless seniors in the San Fernando Valley and prevent older adults facing housing insecurity from entering the homeless system altogether. United Way Inc. will receive $9 million toward a $39 million project budget for ongoing support of United Way's Home For Good initiative to end chronic homelessness in LA County. Of the total grant amount, $3.75 million would support Home For Good implementation, and $5.25 million would provide leveraged grants through the Home For Good Funders Collaborative.
Hospitality - The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation will receive $600,000 to implement the Restaurant Ready and apprenticeship programs in New Orleans and Louisiana.
Avoidable Blindness - The Carter Center was awarded $5.4 million to contribute to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mali and Niger. Helen Keller International will receive $5.175 million, also contributing to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mali and Niger. Sightsavers Inc. was granted $200,000 to contribute to the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mali.
Safe Water - WaterAid America, Inc. will receive $2 million to implement WASH services for communities, schools and healthcare facilities in two districts in Mali. World Vision was granted $2 million to support the implementation of WASH services in HCFs within two communities in Niger.
Catholic Sisters - Africa Faith and Justice Network was awarded $700,000 to continue strengthening a coalition network of sisters already established in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda and Tanzania, deepen their analytical abilities and advance their practical advocacy skills. The Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa will receive $950,000 to develop a regional formation program for Catholic Sisters. LifeNet International was granted $1.5 million to continue and expand health service quality improvement in Uganda and Malawi. President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College will receive $552,000 to provide Catholic Sisters in East Africa practical hands-on learning experiences in social entrepreneurship through the Miller Center to catalyze sustainable and scalable solutions to alleviate poverty. The Zambia Association of Sisterhoods was granted $580,000 to strengthen the livelihood resilience of vulnerable and marginalized communities by congregations in targeted areas through capacity-building training.
For more detailed information on our grantmaking, please visit hiltonfoundation.org/grants.
California Improvement Network Announces New Partner Organizations
OAKLAND, California, Jan. 18 -- The California Health Care Foundation issued the following news release:
Twenty health care organizations have been selected as partners for the California Improvement Network (CIN) in 2020-2021. Collectively, these organizations serve or support more than 25 million patients across the state -- more than half the population of California.
This diverse group of health care delivery systems, plans, payers, and quality improvement (QI) organizations were selected as QI thought leaders in California. They will help drive the CIN activities that lead to action. CIN
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OAKLAND, California, Jan. 18 -- The California Health Care Foundation issued the following news release:
Twenty health care organizations have been selected as partners for the California Improvement Network (CIN) in 2020-2021. Collectively, these organizations serve or support more than 25 million patients across the state -- more than half the population of California.
This diverse group of health care delivery systems, plans, payers, and quality improvement (QI) organizations were selected as QI thought leaders in California. They will help drive the CIN activities that lead to action. CINwill focus on the following priority areas for learning and action in 2020-2021:
* Resilient leadership: The foundation for all improvement efforts
* Addressing social needs that impact health: Health begins where people live, work, and play
* Providing care differently: New methods, future thinking
CIN is a project of the California Health Care Foundation and managed by Healthforce Center at UCSF.
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About the California Health Care Foundation
The California Health Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of California, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the status quo. We work to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford.
