Cardano Foundation have announced that there has been a change in the Foundation Council. Michael Parsons has resigned with immediate effect, Pascal Schmid takes over as Chairman on an interim basis. https://cardanofoundation.org/en/news/cardano-foundation-statement-13th-november-2018/
 Emurgo will be funding 5 research and development fellowships! Selected individuals will be funded for a calendar year to explore new topics in decentralization and distributed ledger technologies with applications for the Cardano blockchain. Apply here: https://medium.com/dlabvc/dlab-fellowships-15498a9e0859