Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research of Human Impact on Indoor Climate
Release Date:
06/04/2019
Human impact on the indoor climate is being mapped for the first time in a large-scale test at DTU.
Environment and Climate Change
Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit
Release Date:
05/16/2019
Today, Michael R. Bloomberg announced the largest expected convening of Midwest universities focused on mitigating the effects of climate change and moving to a 100% clean-energy economy.
Funding From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Helps Find First Evidence of Transitive Inference in Lowly Paper Wasp
Release Date:
05/14/2019
A new University of Michigan study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, the ability to use known relationships to infer unknown relationships, in a nonvertebrate animal: the lowly paper wasp.
Progress Update on Stavros Niarchos Foundation's €25 Million Grant to the Hellenic Fire Department
Release Date:
05/06/2019
In the summer of 2018, in the wake of the devastating fires that claimed dozens of lives in Greece, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced a grant of €25 million to aid the Hellenic Fire Department.
$100 Million Commitment From Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Western New York's Parks & Trails
Release Date:
05/03/2019
Now that the Buffalo Waterfront is finally starting to see some real improvements, it’s time for LaSalle Park to be added to the momentum.
Bloomberg Pledges $5.5 Million for Climate Action
Release Date:
04/23/2019
Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that Michael R. Bloomberg, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Climate Action, will contribute $5.5 million in support of the UN Climate Change Secretariat.
A Decade of Impact: Bloomberg LP Improves Energy Efficiency by 45%
Release Date:
04/11/2019
Bloomberg LP’s sustainable business practices have improved the company’s energy efficiency by 45% since 2008, avoiding more than 1 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions, according to the company’s 10 th annual Impact Report released today.
The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York
Release Date:
04/08/2019
Combating youth violence, addressing climate change, and improving access to mass transit. These are just three of the 46 projects New York’s community foundation is supporting to improve life for New Yorkers.
Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night
Release Date:
04/05/2019
Birds that produce faint chirps called flight calls during nighttime migration collide with illuminated buildings much more often than closely related species that don’t produce such calls, report researchers.
Rockefeller Foundation Appears Set to End 100 Resilient Cities Program
Release Date:
04/01/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation intends to disband its 100 Resilient Cities initiative, according to people familiar with the foundation's plans, Bloomberg reports.
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