Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count
Release Date:
04/27/2018
New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless experience high levels of trauma, assault, early death.
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students
Release Date:
04/27/2018
Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and graduation rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations that have been historically disadvantaged in...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Science Foundation Fund Creation of Battery-Free HD Video Streaming Technology
Release Date:
04/27/2018
Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a new HD video streaming method that doesn’t need to be plugged in. Their prototype skips the power-hungry parts and has something else, like a smartphone, process the video instead.
Leon Levy Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts
Release Date:
04/27/2018
For the first time, new maps are using radar to forecast nighttime clouds of migratory birds and track their flights in near real-time. A potential boon to conservation efforts.
JPMorgan Chase Releases 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report
Release Date:
04/26/2018
The Report is a great representation of the firm’s work to support communities around the world.
Moody's Seeks to Open Doors to a Better Future
Release Date:
04/26/2018
Moody’s Corporation today launched a global approach to corporate social responsibility (CSR) focused on empowering people around the world with the information, resources and confidence they need to create a better future — for themselves, their...
William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District
Release Date:
04/26/2018
The South Orange Performing Arts Center received a $75,000 grant from the William Randolph Hearst Foundations to advance its arts education program.
The Estée Lauder Companies Announces Bold Family-Related Benefits to Meet the Diverse Needs of Its Employees
Release Date:
04/25/2018
The policies apply to all eligible employees, irrespective of gender. The company will also be adding or enhancing benefits around adoption, child and elder care, and infant transition support. These policies, which are among the most comprehensive...
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism
Release Date:
04/25/2018
There really isn’t another word than “local” for what local news does (no, hyperlocal doesn’t count). Local news’ strength and mere presence has been threatened in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help...
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Release Date:
04/25/2018
$6.2 million in philanthropic support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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