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Bixby Fellowship Program
Begins
The Population Council
will launch a new fellowship program in January 2007, thanks to the
generous support of The Fred H. Bixby Foundation. Over the next ten
years, the Bixby fellowships will open opportunities for 35 to 50 social
and biomedical researchers and program managers from developing
countries to work with experienced mentors in the Council’s laboratories
and network of offices. The Bixby fellows will work side by side with
staff members in the United States, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the
Middle East, on projects in the Council’s three major program areas: HIV
and AIDS; Poverty, Gender, and Youth; and Reproductive Health. This new
program exemplifies the Council’s commitment to developing the
leadership potential of professionals in the fields of population,
health, and development.Fred H. Bixby (1910–72), a
California rancher, provided in his will for the creation of the Fred H.
Bixby Foundation to support activities related to issues of population.
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