The Pew Charitable Trusts - Newsroom The Pew Charitable Trusts now offer news delivered to your desktop via RSS Feeds. Subscribing is easy http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx U.S. and European Experts Applaud Creation of New Transatlantic Task Force on Global Antibiotic Resistance Threat <p><p>Experts on both sides of the Atlantic applaud President Barack Obama and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, representing the European Union Presidency, for establishing a transatlantic task force to address antibiotic resistance, an urgent and growing problem that threatens patient safety and public health worldwide.</p></p> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55935 Pew Fellowships Revamps Nominating Procedures <p><p>A <em>Philadelphia Inquirer</em> article on the Pew Fellowships in the Arts, which has announced new guidelines for artists.</p></p> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55932 Public Weighs in With Nearly 100,000 Comments for Grand Canyon Protection <p><p>Pew ad calls on Congress to support bill to make ban on mining near park permanent.</p></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:40:05 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55907 Web, Cellphone Users Are Not Isolated From Reality <p><p><em>USA Today</em> reports on a new study by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. The survey found that people’s use of mobile phones and the Internet is associated with larger and more diverse discussion networks.</p></p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55903 Pew Internet Project: Social Isolation and New Technology <p><p>People who use modern information and communication technologies have larger and more diverse social networks, according to new Pew Research Center findings that for the first time explore how people use the internet and mobile phones to interact with key family and friends.</p> <p> </p></p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55891 Reef Troubles Warn of Disaster <p><p>An Op-Ed article written by Jeff Wise that appeared in the San Luis Obispo Tribune.</p></p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55889 Credit Cards: Break Up, or Make Up? <p><p>A <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article provides tips for credit card holders, citing data from the Pew Safe Credit Cards Project.</p></p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55887 Report: Tech Use Doesn’t Add to Social Isolation <p><p>MSNBC reports on a new study on the use of social networking sites from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.</p></p> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55902 The Perils Of Overfishing <p><p>An episode of NPR's Fresh Air about overfishing, featuring comments from Daniel Pauly of the Sea Around Us project.</p></p> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55875 Massive Fire Blazes on Leaking Australian Oil Rig <p><p>An article from Agence France-Presse about an oil rig burning off the coast of Australia.</p></p> Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:45:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=55860 Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx