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Study: Oil And Gas Stocks Are High Performers In College Endowments
2015-09-10 06:13:30| oilandgasonline Home Page
Oil and natural gas company stocks outperformed all other asset classes held by college and university endowments, according toa new studyconducted by Dr. Robert Shapiro, chairman of the economic consulting firm Sonecon, for API.
RTI-Alcoa merger approved; Perrigo to buy Naturwohl; Heinz Endowments funding veterans
2015-07-23 09:39:31| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Shareholders of RTI International Metals approved plans to merge the Moon-based titanium producer with specialty metals producer Alcoa. RTI shareholders will receive 2.83 Alcoa shares for each of their RTI shares.
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Heinz Endowments taps McElwaine to oversee environmental grantmaking
2015-04-14 22:44:07| Food - Topix.net
The Heinz Endowments on Tuesday appointed Andrew McElwaine to the new post of senior program director for sustainability and the environment to oversee the Pittsburgh-based foundation's environment grantmaking. Last year, the Endowments' environmental program distributed more than $14.4 million in grants.
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Should Endowments Divest Their Holdings in Fossil Fuels?
2014-11-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: College and university endowments have roughly $22 billion, or 5% of their assets, invested in energy and natural resources, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Traditional fossil-fuel investments account for a big chunk of those energy bets, which has sparked a showdown between student activists who say it is morally wrong to support an industry contributing to global climate change, and colleges and universities under pressure to raise funds for...
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President of Heinz Endowments to retire
2013-10-15 02:15:45| Food - Topix.net
Robert Vagt has headed the charity since 2008, and he announced the decision in a Monday statement to staff, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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