NEWS

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has awarded a $1.3 million grant to Columbia Journalism School, in New York City, for the implementation of a three-year pilot program, allowing both entry-level and mid-career mass media professionals, as well as recent journalism program graduates from Greece, to participate in three intensive summer courses.

On December 7th Arup Acoustics, consultants for acoustic design, successfully completed the last of a series of “real life” performance tests at the building of the Greek National Opera at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

The Municipality of Thessaloniki as part of the event entitled “100 donations, 1.000 thank you”, whose goal was to recognize the support of individuals and organizations for the support of those in need, honored the Stavros Niarchos Foundation for its contributions to the city’s social welfare structure.

Asimina Arvanitaki will share the New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Foundation – a $100,000 award that recognizes exceptionally promising young researchers.

The Financial Times (FT) report on the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center referring to the SNFCC as “Greece’s new temple to high culture.”

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) will host surgeons from Greece for an annual symposium dedicated to teaching the latest techniques and innovations in complex hip and knee reconstruction.

The Tällberg Foundation announced today the winners of its Global Leadership Prize for 2016: Sunitha Krishnan from India and Christiana Figures from Costa Rica.

Replacement of radiotherapy equipment in public hospitals

On Monday, November 21st the inauguration event for the SNF grant towards the General Hospital of Athens “Korgialenio – Benakio” took place. The grant includes the acquisition of the new modern CT scanner and the renovation of the surrounding area of the Radiology Department.