NEWS & EVENTS
- UCLA Hellenic center gets serious about biscuits in this winter’s events
14 January 2022 - Ghetto Film School and SNF announce the winners of Humanity Inspires Tech Filmmaking Competition
11 January 2022 - How did ancient Greeks understand their world? An exhibit at London’s Science Museum explores
11 January 2022 - Institute of International Education launches Hellenic Diaspora Academic Association to reinforce global ties created by SNF-supported fellowship
11 January 2022 - January in Vamvakou
06 January 2022 - Winter at the SNFCC
05 January 2022 - What does it take to be a leader? Andreas Dracopoulos and Alan Stoga discuss at event celebrating Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson prizewinners
21 December 2021 - Murals at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNF) welcome teens with “nutty exuberance”
21 December 2021 - Museum of Fine Arts in Boston opens new Byzantine, Greek, and Roman galleries
17 December 2021 - Andreas Dracopoulos made Honorary Battalion Chief of the NYC Fire Department
16 December 2021 - read more >
MULTI MEDIA
- New Year wishes from SNF
28 December 2021 - SNF at 25. Empowering Humanity.
15 September 2021 - “My students are going to get a better teacher out of this” at Barnard’s STEAM in the City
15 September 2021 - For a Brief Moment, the Drones Upstaged the Stars
25 August 2021 - SNF Nostos is back - in person!
18 August 2021 - Sports Paths: Summer Memories
18 August 2021 - Simon Fraser University Honors SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos
01 July 2021 - Opening of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) in New York
11 June 2021 - “Wings, Wetlands & People,” a Story about Achieving Harmony between Humans and Nature in Prespa
11 June 2021 - Making Healthcare Accessible to all in Greece
06 May 2021 - see more >
HIGHLIGHTS
- Thousands of Grants Around the World, One Purpose
From the Greek mountain village of Vamvakou to Zambia’s Copperbelt Province, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has made grants for projects in more than 135 countries. - A collaborative effort seeks clinical solutions to blunt COVID harm across Africa
Among the main lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic for addressing a health crisis have been the importance of coordinated efforts across borders, of trust in public health measures, and of multipronged approaches to manage evolving threats. - SNF partners give simple ideas big impact
It’s the most familiar of items, one that you know well from childhood and one that is likely sitting in your hall closet even now: a ball. - Showcasing Greece’s most famous unknown mosaic
If you’re in Greece, there’s a good chance you’ve got a mosaic in your pocket—or at least a copy of one. You’ve paid with it, gotten it back in change, or tossed it for heads or tails.
- Growing vibrant community hubs in NYC neighborhoods, one raised bed of produce at a time
When it comes to fresh produce, there’s local and then there’s local. - For greener cities, mayors tap a sustainable resource: great ideas from young people
From Bogota to Barcelona, from Quito to Quezon City, young people are thinking hyperlocal to make inroads on global challenges. - One secret for building buzz around STEAM in NYC schools? Bees.
“If our students don’t get into STEAM, who’s going to create, who’s going to invent?” says seventh grade teacher Yuderka Valdez. - Deploying proven strategies to facilitate pandemic response and preparedness across Africa
“We’re all experiencing pandemic fatigue,” says Amanda McClelland, Senior Vice President of the Prevent Epidemics team at Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies. - read more >