NEWS & EVENTS

• 18 JUNE 2019Expanded Service Hours at the National Library with the Support of the SNF
• 18 JUNE 2019Nice Social Service Center Inaugurates Improved Facilities
• 14 JUNE 2019Wildlife Conservation Society Holds 2019 Gala
• 14 JUNE 2019Open Discussion with Residents of Komotini and Thessaloniki on New Hospitals to Be Created Through SNF Grant
• 13 JUNE 2019An International News Conference in Athens
• 11 JUNE 2019Carnegie Hall Holds Medal of Excellence Gala
• 11 JUNE 2019Green Career Guidance for Girls
• 11 JUNE 2019Lung Cancer Research Foundation awards research grants commemorating dear SNF colleague
• 10 JUNE 2019ARTWORKS Announces the Participants in the 2nd SNF Artist Fellowship Program
• 10 JUNE 2019Walking along Agiou Mina Street in Thessaloniki
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MULTI MEDIA

• 05 JUNE 2019The Mobile Medical Units Reach Solid ground, in Sidirokastro, Messinia
• 29 MAY 2019Vamvakou: A New Life
• 28 MAY 2019Euro 2004 Again, 15 Years Later!
• 24 MAY 2019Enter the Magical World of the Summer Nostos Festival
• 16 MAY 2019New Statue of Liberty Museum Opens its Doors
• 16 APRIL 2019“Reflections on Central Bank Independence” at the Peterson Institute SNF Lecture
• 10 APRIL 2019“Data for Good: Data Science at Columbia” at Zuckerman Institute Brain Insight Lecture
• 04 APRIL 2019Presentation of the 2019 SNFestival Program
• 03 APRIL 2019DIALOGUES: Europe: Challenges, Dilemmas, and Brexit
• 28 MARCH 2019Kounadis Archive – Notes on Rebetiko History
• 15 MARCH 2019A Family Tradition of Musical Craftsmanship
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OUR  STORIES

• Empowering Women: the Most Effective Tool for DevelopmentEmpowering women through financial security sparks change that is about so much more than money. It enables women to gain greater control over many other aspects of their lives.
• Support for Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University and Related ProjectsThrough several grants since 2004, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has supported building projects, equipment purchase, and educational programs in northern Thailand, provinces of eastern Myanmar, and regions of Lao.
• A Virtual Highlight Tour of McGill’s Virtual Museum of Greek Immigration to CanadaThe museum that holds them may be a virtual one, but these stories of the Greek-Canadian immigrant experience are very much real.
• Rockefeller University dedicates Stavros Niarchos Foundation–David Rockefeller River CampusIn a 2017 press conference at The Rockefeller University in New York City, biologist Michael Young kept referring to a “problem.” This problem had not hindered his Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough—he had just won the Prize in the “Physiology or Medicine” category for discovery of the molecular mechanism of circadian rhythm—but rather had framed the work that led to that advance.
• A New Museum for the New Colossus“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,” begins Emma Lazarus’s well-known poem affixed to the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty.
• Leadership in a Disrupted World: a Tällberg Foundation workshopA team from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and iMEdD—Andreas Dracopoulos, Stelios Vasilakis, Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou, Stratis Trilikis—traveled to Cairo to participate in a Tällberg Foundation workshop.
• A Decade of Collaboration between SNF and Chatham HouseWhen someone refers to the Chatham House Rule, they’re invoking both a specific guideline for discussion and the broader philosophy that underpins it.
• Penn finds Αncient Ιnspiration for the Education of Modern CitizensIn a city whose name is drawn from the Greek for “brotherly love,” perhaps it’s only natural to turn to ancient Greece for inspiration.
• Rebetiko 101: A PlaylistIf you're new to rebetiko, the first thing you should know is that a "Rebetiko 101" playlist is antithetical to the spirit of the music.
• Vamvakou Revival: They’ve got Big Plans for this Small VillageAcross Europe, small rural towns have been losing population as young people move away to seek opportunity in cities.
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