The John A. Hartford Foundation Approves Three Grants Totaling More Than $3.28 Million
Release Date:
09/29/2015
The grantees are Community Catalyst, The SCAN Foundation and ReFraming Aging.
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation supports Brown University research, which reports evidence that a particular part of the brain is responsible for keeping oneself on task.
The Century Foundation Welcomes New Trustees Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Sonal Shah and Damon Silvers will be joining The Century Foundation board of trustees. Together they bring decades of rich experience in public service, social innovation, and economics to TCF.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation Taps Sharon Alpert as Next President and CEO
Release Date:
09/25/2015
Sharon is currently the Vice President of Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the Surdna Foundation.
New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program
Release Date:
09/21/2015
Each Wednesday at the Greenmarket, Heart Smart activities focus on helping visitors improve their cardiovascular health.
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have found that changes to a small stretch of DNA may circumvent the genetic defect behind sickle cell disease (SCD).
New York State Health Foundation Sponsors Report on All-Payer Database & Consumer Transparency
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new NYSHealth-funded report, prepared by the APCD Council, examines opportunities for the State to advance the APD and maximize public interest. The report draws on insights from New York stakeholders and lessons learned from other states that...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funding Spurs Federal Synthetic Biology Research
Release Date:
09/17/2015
A new study shows that less than one percent of federal funding goes to risk research.
Commonwealth Explores Ramifications of Higher Premiums for Older Adults
Release Date:
09/15/2015
Analysis shows that if limits on premiums for older adults were relaxed, federal spending would rise.
Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy
Release Date:
09/11/2015
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding neurodegenerative disease that affects tens of millions of...
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