Grant-making

International grant making by U.S. foundations.

New Grant

The landmark observation of phenotype inheritance in peas by Augustinian Mandel’s in 1866 was the first concept that subsequently evolved as a framework for a new science, which is now known as genetics. The relentless search for genetic elements that predispose to a disease state reached a peak when the human genome project was completed in 2003, which led to extensive investigation of genome-...

Stephen Grant

This article examines recent developments in cognitivist theories of the emotions, and seeks to develop an original theory within that approach. The article specifically considers the criticism that such theories over-intellectualise emotions by reducing them to attitudes towards propositions and by excluding feelings. I argue that few cognitivists have ever held the former position, and that i...

Making Medicaid a block grant program: an analysis of the implications of past proposals.

In 2003, President Bush proposed converting Medicaid from an entitlement to a block grant program. Similar ideas from President Reagan in 1981 and Congress in 1995 were introduced but not enacted. Block grants aim to provide greater federal budget certainty and a stronger state incentive to contain program costs. This paper compares the preestablished funding levels proposed in 1981 and 1995 wi...

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