Tiffany & Co. Supports Ocean Conservation
Release Date:
09/26/2016
Tiffany & Co. and its head of philanthropy, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, are two names that show up all over marine conservation efforts.
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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals
Release Date:
09/23/2016
The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.
Morgan Stanley Renews Commitment of $8 Million to Feeding America
Release Date:
09/23/2016
The key components of the grant will expand the firm’s Flex Grants program, to help twenty-five local food banks start, grow and sustain childhood feeding programs annually.
Sloan partners with NASA to Study Microbes from ISS
Release Date:
09/23/2016
What can microbes from space tell scientists on Earth? The world is about to find out as experts are currently analyzing fungi grown from microbe samples collected from the International Space Station (ISS).
Bloomberg Awards $10 Million for Women Coffee Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
09/23/2016
Announced during the U.S.-Africa Business Forum, the grant will enable an additional twenty thousand women to benefit from and participate in Africa's economic growth through training programs and access to the region's coffee market.
Mellon's Bengochea: Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth
Release Date:
09/23/2016
Tenured professor jobs are even harder to come by, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation program officer Andrew Bengochea said, and Latino students need more institutional and foundational support to persist, particularly in humanities disciplines.
Three Questions With Darren Walker
Release Date:
09/23/2016
Ford Foundation president Darren Walker talks with SSIR senior editor Michael Slind about what organizations like his can do to address inequality.
Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
Almost 90 percent of high school graduates spend some time in college, but only 40 percent of those students complete a bachelor's degree in four years and 60 percent in six, according to a new report about undergraduate education.
United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Hospital Clinics Driving Growth of Primary Care Medical Homes in NY
Release Date:
09/22/2016
Report sets out opportunities and challenges for further expanding primary care model.
Rockefeller Leads Initiative to Help Young People Without College Degrees Land First Job
Release Date:
09/21/2016
Abigail Carlton, managing director at the Rockefeller Foundation, leads the U.S. Youth Employment Initiative, which aims to find jobs for young people with limited education and work experience.
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