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Arcus Supports First Group for LGBTQ People with Special Needs

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08/24/2017

The group, the Special Needs Alliance for Pride (SNAP) will explore funding opportunities to expand its groundbreaking work through organizations such as the Arcus Foundation, which provides grants to further work for LGBT rights and social justice...

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

The report includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and the belief that family caregivers alone were both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care.

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Aging

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Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruffwill air its annual special 5-part “Rethinking College” series, profiling five innovative programs designed to make college more affordable and provide non-traditional students the higher education they need to compete...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

The general public's help is being enlisted in what's thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome—the bacteria that live in and on the human body –and are believed to affect health.

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Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws

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08/23/2017

Many state health policy leaders are interested in telehealth—the use of technology to deliver health care to patients in a setting different from that of the provider—as a way of expanding patient access to care, especially in rural areas. State...

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J.P. Morgan Is Giving $1 Million to Nonprofits Exposing Hate Groups in the Wake of Charlottesville

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08/23/2017

J.P. Morgan Chase will be giving $1 million to nonprofit groups fighting extremism following the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Va.

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Reveals Potential Target For Alcohol Liver Disease

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08/22/2017

Drinking too much alcohol can damage the liver, but investigators have discovered a protective response in the organ that might be targeted to help treat alcoholic liver disease. The team - led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

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Michael R. Bloomberg To Convene Heads Of State And CEOs At Inaugural Global Business Forum

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08/22/2017

Bloomberg announced featured speakers for the first-ever Global Business Forum, which will bring heads of state together with global CEOs to discuss opportunities for advancing trade and economic growth, and the related societal challenges - from...

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He Played the Long Game: David Rockefeller's Philanthropy and Legacy

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08/22/2017

After David Rockefeller’s death on March 20, at the age of 101, the New York Times ran a full-page obituary about his life and career. The article made much of his time at Chase Bank, but gave only passing attention to Rockefeller’s long and varied...