MacArthur Foundation [to 20 February 2016]
http://www.macfound.org/

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Publication
Fewer Women Ages 65 and Over Living Alone
Published February 18, 2016
A report by the Pew Research Center, conducted in partnership with the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on an Aging Society, finds the share of older Americans who live alone has fallen 3% since 1990, largely because women ages 65 to 84 are increasingly likely to live with their spouse or their children. The report attributes this trend to an increase in life expectancy, especially among men, which has made it more likely that older women would be living with their spouses rather than as widows.

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Publication
$18M in Grants to Advance Public Interest Technology
Published February 16, 2016
In a joint commitment to uncover new ways the Internet can be used to foster learning and promote justice, MacArthur and the Ford, Knight, Open Society, and Mozilla foundations have committed a combined $18M in grants to strengthen the emerging field of public interest technology. The grants will support a range of initiatives from fellowships that bring technology into journalism, science, and public policy, to a program that partners with civil society and government organizations to explore how technologies impact civil liberties, civil rights, and consumer protection matters. The NetGain partners also released their first report detailing opportunities and best practices for others to join the movement to build and expand public interest technology.