Doris Duke Environmental Program Director Comments on Global Poo Menace
Release Date:
08/08/2016
When ivermectin knocks down the population of dung beetles in a cattle field, an extra 312 pounds of dung can pile up on every acre every year.
Health & Human Services
Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study
Release Date:
08/05/2016
The results stand in stark contrast to current views of thirst regulation, which hold that the brain signals for drinking to stop when it detects liquid-induced changes in blood concentration or volume.
On The Foundation Freeway: Entering And Exiting Priority Areas With Caution
Release Date:
08/02/2016
David Sandman of the NYS Health Foundation writes about the challenges of funding health care needs in the large and diverse state of NY.
With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life
Release Date:
08/02/2016
A pilot study opens a window on a biological mechanism for health benefits of urban greenery and on the methodology to expand research efforts.
Commonwealth Fund, Peterson Center on Healthcare, and John A. Hartford Foundations Combine Forces to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs
Release Date:
07/29/2016
A coalition of national health foundations has announced the launch of a collaboration aimed at transforming care delivery for chronically ill patients with the greatest need.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies
Release Date:
07/27/2016
The Simulation in Motion Nebraska grant includes the purchase of four, customized mobile simulation training trucks and 20 high-fidelity patient simulators.
NY Community Trust Updates Grant Strategies for Behavioral Health and Special Needs Programs
Release Date:
07/25/2016
These strategies are the culmination of six-months of interviews with nonprofit leaders, government officials, and advocates; a literature review; and a scan of the field for best practices.
Open Society Foundations Public Health Division Director Writes Op-Ed on Health Financing in the Post-Aid Era
Release Date:
07/22/2016
Aids activists have been sounding the alarm that the withdrawal of health funding from middle income countries (MICS) will result in a failure to meet global goals to end the epidemic.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names 17 Recipients of 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/22/2016
The program provides funding to physician-scientists who are one to five years into their first faculty appointment to support their transitions to independent research careers.
Citi, Rockefeller Contribute to City's Nonprofit Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York
Release Date:
07/22/2016
The Mayor's Fund to Advance New York raised $25.4 million over the past year.
Pages
