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Simons-Supported Research Shows Link Between Non-Coded Portions of Genome and Cancer

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09/28/2016

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) screened thousands of non-coding RNAs to find those that were expressed at high levels in two types of aggressive breast cancer.

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum announces the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art.

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Weinberg Foundation Employees Given $500,000 to be Grantmakers for a Day

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09/27/2016

At the event, 25 employees will each present a check for $20,000 to a Maryland nonprofit consistent with the Foundation's mission and grant guidelines.

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

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09/27/2016

The intensive summer program, which meets Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., combines more than 300 hours of instruction in web development and design, robotics and mobile development with mentorship and exposure, led by top female engineers...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $300M to Johns Hopkins to Tackle Major Domestic Health Issues

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09/27/2016

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, the gift sets the school and its partners on a path to transform our national approach to modern public health challenges.

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The New York Women’s Foundation Celebrates Six Outstanding Women Leaders of Queens

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09/27/2016

Martha Baker, Barbara Wynne, Katherine H. Kim, Patricia Simon, Nataly Rubio-Torio and Andrea Ormeño were recognized for their outstanding contributions to community and their work promoting social change.

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Julie Floch, Nonprofit Finance Expert And PNY Policy Committee Member, Has Died

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09/27/2016

Julie Floch, a leader in nonprofit accounting and finance, died on Friday after a years-long battle with cancer.

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Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars

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09/26/2016

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the selection of eighty-four faculty scholars, early-career scientists at forty-three institutions who have great potential to...

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Sloan Supports New Study on What Happens When The Brain Is Artificially Stimulated

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09/26/2016

The research marks a step forward in the quest to develop personalized brain stimulation as a treatment for disease.

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Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers

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09/26/2016

As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.

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