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In 2024, Michael Bloomberg’s foundation gave Johns Hopkins $1 billion; the gift made medical school tuition-free for students from families earning under $300,000 and expanded help with living costs

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In 2024, Michael Bloomberg's foundation gave Johns Hopkins $1 billion; the gift made medical school tuition-free for students from families earning under $300,000 and expanded help with living costs

Bloomberg’s $1B gift to Johns Hopkins made medical tuition free for families earning under $300K (Image Credit: Wikipedia) For many students, getting into medical school is only the beginning of a much bigger financial challenge. Tuition, accommodation and everyday expenses can make years of professional training difficult to afford. In July 2024, Bloomberg Philanthropies announced … Read more

In 2019, Metallica’s foundation launched a job-training initiative at 10 US colleges; seven years later, its investment topped $17 million and the programme expanded to 93 colleges across all 50 states

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In 2019, Metallica's foundation launched a job-training initiative at 10 US colleges; seven years later, its investment topped $17 million and the programme expanded to 93 colleges across all 50 states

Photo: https://www.allwithinmyhands.org/ When Metallica launched its Metallica Scholars Initiative in 2019, the programme began with 10 community colleges and a straightforward goal: help students gain practical skills for stable, well-paying careers. Seven years later, the initiative has grown into a nationwide workforce education programme supporting 93 colleges across all 50 US states, as well as … Read more

In 2013, Arizona’s rare leopard frogs were under threat from invasive bullfrogs, but by 2019 conservationists had expanded their recovery network from 7 sites to 19

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In 2013, Arizona’s rare leopard frogs were under threat from invasive bullfrogs, but by 2019 conservationists had expanded their recovery network from 7 sites to 19

The Arizona project began with a problem that was easy to see but difficult to solve. American bullfrogs had established themselves in the Cienega Creek watershed, where they could prey on Chiricahua leopard frogs and carry the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. The response involved more than removing the invasive frogs. Managers also had to keep them … Read more

Jim Belushi bought 13 acres beside Oregon’s Rogue River and expanded his retreat to 93 acres; years later, the actor described a sanctuary with a sweat lodge, 50 cows and 50 newly born calves

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Jim Belushi bought 13 acres beside Oregon's Rogue River and expanded his retreat to 93 acres; years later, the actor described a sanctuary with a sweat lodge, 50 cows and 50 newly born calves

Photo credit: Jim Belushi’s farm / Instagram Jim Belushi first bought 13 acres beside Oregon’s Rogue River as a private retreat from Hollywood, but over time he expanded the property to about 93 acres and turned it into a working ranch and spiritual sanctuary. In interviews in 2026, the actor and comedian described the land … Read more

In 1993, Bob Hope sold his 2,308-acre California ranch to the National Park Service for $16.7 million; the deal turned his former property into federal parkland and expanded protected land to about 20,400 acres

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In 1993, Bob Hope sold his 2,308-acre California ranch to the National Park Service for $16.7 million; the deal turned his former property into federal parkland and expanded protected land to about 20,400 acres

Bob HopePhoto: Wikimedia Common In 1993, comedian and entertainer Bob Hope sold his 2,308-acre Jordan Ranch in eastern Ventura County to the National Park Service for $16.7 million. The acquisition added the rugged, oak-dotted property to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, bringing the park service’s holdings in the recreation area to about 20,400 … Read more

An Iowa family lived on and worked its farmland for 84 years as Tom Woods gradually expanded the operation; now 1,209 acres are being split into 13 tracts and auctioned, ending a family land chapter

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An Iowa family lived on and worked its farmland for 84 years as Tom Woods gradually expanded the operation; now 1,209 acres are being split into 13 tracts and auctioned, ending a family land chapter

For 84 years, the Woods family lived on and worked a growing patchwork of farmland near Randalia in northeast Iowa. Tom Woods, who grew up in the area, steadily added acres to the operation as properties and funds became available, raising grain and cattle while also helping run a family wholesale business. Now that long … Read more

China expanded planted forests by about 35,000 sq km; 20 years of data show carbon uptake began declining within 15 years in 80% of areas

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China expanded planted forests by about 35,000 sq km; 20 years of data show carbon uptake began declining within 15 years in 80% of areas

Representative Image of the Yellow River Basin with expanding planted forests across dryland regions, viewed from above (AI Generated Image) China’s Yellow River Basin has gained roughly 35,000 square kilometres of planted forest over the past three decades, but a study of nearly 20 years of monitoring data suggests some of those forests begin losing … Read more

Sea otters returned to a polluted California estuary in 1984; eelgrass expanded 600%, while marsh-edge erosion later slowed by 69% on average

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Sea otters returned to a polluted California estuary in 1984; eelgrass expanded 600%, while marsh-edge erosion later slowed by 69% on average

Sea otters returned to California’s Elkhorn Slough in 1984 when pollution had severely affected its ecosystem. When sea otters returned to California’s Elkhorn Slough in 1984, the estuary was already facing severe environmental pressure. The coastal wetland had high nutrient levels linked to its agriculture-dominated watershed, while eelgrass had fallen to an all-time low of … Read more

Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000

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Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000

Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18, Rachel Chen has taken a decades-old mathematical idea and expanded it into a visual framework for understanding complex quantum systems, earning her a $100,000 award in the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search.Chen, a student at Marlborough School … Read more

In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

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In 2016, a family donated its 42-acre Pennsylvania estate as a free public garden; after surviving an eminent-domain threat, Stoneleigh has now expanded by 10 acres to 52

The expansion is an unusual second chapter for Stoneleigh, which was converted to a free public garden in 2016 when the family that owned the estate gifted it to Natural Lands. Two pieces of a historic Pennsylvania landscape were separated by a fence and a property line for more than a century. That division will … Read more