THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION

Bill Gates always ranks among the wealthiest people in the world.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation and is larger than the next four foundations combined.

Bill and Melinda Gates are giving $10 billion to help reach children in need of vaccines, those in the poorest countries.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is sponsoring a conference on new male contraceptives in October 2011. Will men take responsibility for birth control?

A report published this month by UC Berkeley economist Jesse Rothstein raises serious ethical questions about the objectivity of an analysis of "value-added" models by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Cell phones are becoming a critical part of remote health care in third world countries. The problem lies with not the availability of cell phones, but with the ability to charge those cell phones.

The GMO lobby group has friends and connections under every rock. In their war against small farmers and organic foods it is important to know one's enemy. Some of them may surprise you.

The articles below demonstrate just how much effort has been put into this strategy by those who are on the ground and the frontlines of this war.

William Kamkwamba demonstrates the ingenuity and problem-solving capacities of Africa's youth

At 58 Henry Samueli is a self-made billionaire who has the power and influence to advance the nation and the world at large with his philanthropy.

Describes why the treatment of education as a production process is not only misguided and ineffective but is causing harm to our children, our future, and our current society.

Researchers working for the Gates Foundation have unveiled plans for a mosquito-killing laser device.

I don't know how many of you have been wondering about the news, that the founder and chairman of Microsoft quit. As for me, since I am in the computer science industry, this news hit me hard.

The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute is doing research on malaria vaccines This is not something in which I would participate.

A grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, with matching funds from the Norwegian government, is being put toward the creation of a "doomsday seed vault".

Warren Bufffett is the greatest investor of all time. His value assessment principles and careful investments in companies have created unbelievable wealth for him and the investors in his company.

An article that discusses five possible options for Time Magazine's person of the year.

In response to a reported case of polio in neighboring Chad, Sudan is beginning a 3-day polio immunization campaign on Aug. 6. It's anticipated that nearly 5 million children will be immunized.

We often talk about the classroom as an important part of the learning environment but the fact is that most classrooms are outdated and designed for another time. Can the face of the modern classroom be changed?

Forbes Magazine released its annual list of the world's billionaires, and once again Bill Gates and Warren Buffet topped the list. Buffet was also on the list of most generous philanthropists, after pledging more than $43.5 billion in 2006.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 brings new changes to those considering retirement at any point. This act is helping you build retirement savings, protect your pension and making charitable contributions easier.

Rock star Bono has spent the last six years working on behalf of HIV/AIDS relief in Africa. Unlike many celebrities, however, Bono has put his time and effort, as well as his money, behind the cause.

Bill Gates revealed on the Charlie Rose show that he was completely ignorant of the American economic system when he admitted that he didn't know that medical research funds were determined by demand and profit.