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Medical Ship Docks in Sierra Leone for Free Surgeries and Training

NonProfit Quarterly

In August 2024, the Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked at the port of Freetown for a 10-month field service to provide surgical operations and educational training by invitation of the government of Sierra Leone. Mercy Ships is not the only medical NGO that offers medical care by boat, but it is one the largest.

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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Commits $60 Million to Diversify Science Education

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute wants to expand racial and ethnic diversity in undergraduate science education. Michael Abernethy, Elon University Elon University students in the Grand Challenges in Engineering 1 course test their underwater remotely operated vehicle prototype.

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The Good, Bad, and Boring of Bloomberg's $1 Billion Hopkins Gift

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

While making medical school free is a worthy endeavor, to truly transform health care, Bloomberg needs to think bigger. By Amy Schiller Courtesy of Johns Hopkins University Michael Bloomberg’s $1 billion gift to Johns Hopkins Medical School guarantees the money goes where it’s needed most, but it also ensures education remains a commodity.

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Shades of Inequity: Why It’s Crucial to Diversify Medical Illustrations

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout the overlapping worlds of science and medicine, thin, White, young, heteronormative bodies are seen as the standard, and are most often represented within medical textbooks. For aspiring care providers who use medical textbooks, illustrations essentially provide the first visual guide for diagnosing and treating medical conditions.

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Carly St. Onge’s Passion for Fundraising is Transforming Children’s Healthcare in Montana

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

The hospital also relies on a donated aircraft to transport medical professionals to remote areas—a lifeline for families who might otherwise have to travel hundreds of miles for care. Beyond her fundraising work, Carly is deeply committed to community outreach.

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Megaphilanthropist and Science Champion Jim Simons Is Dead at 86

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Hedge fund manager Jim Simons supported mostly scientific and medical research, higher education, basic science, and STEM programs and scholarships. The billionaire math genius gave heavily to STEM after pioneering "quant" trading at his investment management firm Renaissance Technologies.

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Donors Choose Anonymity with Record $550M Public University Gift

NonProfit PRO

Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, inspired the largest gift ever made to public higher education: $550 million. It’s a gift with very few restrictions, made outright over the span of 10 years to the university, its medical school and athletics.