paul allen

Planting the seedfor new endeavor

The call caught Chris Feise off guard that morning in 2002. Preoccupied with mundane daily details, he was startled when the voice on the other end identified herself as a staffer from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The caller explained that WSU alumnus Allen, of Microsoft fame, was interested in Feise’s work on sustainable […]

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation will support Markovitz’s Exhibit

The Washington State University Museum of Art has been awarded a grant in the amount of $35,000 by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation to be used for the upcoming “Sherry Markovitz Retrospective” exhibit and book publication. The exhibit, curated by the Museum of Art/WSU, will be displayed Feb. 22 –April 12, 2008 and will […]

Paul Allen gives $3.75M for farm-gas research

Helping farmers ease global climate change by reducing farm-produced greenhouse gas emissions is the goal of a $3.75 million research grant from the Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation to Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. The grant is the largest of more than 130 grants totaling $12.45 million announced recently by […]