William H. Gates

IAWW Honors Mimi Gates & Bill Gates Sr. on Its 25th Anniversary "Building Bridges" Event

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008

The India Association of Western Washington (IAWW) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. And the Association decided to celebrate this occasion by including other mainstream and local Asian communities and honoring their leaders who have been instrumental in building bridges across all communities for years. Mimi Gates and Bill Gates Sr. are going to be honored at this celebration...

Society's Top Award Recognizes Gates' Longstanding Humanitarian Efforts

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008

The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) has selected Bill and Melinda Gates as recipients of the 2009 Howard K. Schachman Public Service Award, the society's highest nonscientific honor.

Gates Foundation breaks ground

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will build its $500 million headquarters across from the Seattle Center.

BGI Delivers Letter to Waste Management CEO and Board of Directors

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008

KIRKLAND, Wash. - BGI, the investment office that manages the assets of Cascade Investment, L.L.C. and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, today announced that it has delivered a letter to the Chief Executive Officer and board of directors of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WMI). The te

UW raises record-breaking $2.68 billion

KOMO - News - Local (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

... contributed to the campaign that just ended. The campaign's largest donor was the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave more than $400 million.Five new buildings will result from the campaign, including some that have already been built. The new buildings include the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering and William H. Gates Hall to house the Law School....

• UW raises record-breaking $2.68 billion - Seattle Times
• UW raises record-breaking $2.68 billion - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

UW raises record-breaking $2.68 billion

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

... contributed to the campaign that just ended. The campaign's largest donor was the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which gave more than $400 million.Five new buildings will result from the campaign, including some that have already been built. The new buildings include the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering and William H. Gates Hall to house the Law School....