UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/02/2019
Center for Near Eastern Studies at UCLA receives grant to improve teaching about the Middle East.
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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds
Release Date:
08/02/2019
New insight about a broad spectrum antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote to antibiotic resistance, researchers say.
With Support From the Surdna Foundation, This Organization Is Focused on Creating a National Black Tech Ecosystem
Release Date:
07/31/2019
The first grant awarded was from the Surdna Foundation whose mission is to support social justice reform, healthy environments, inclusive economies, and thriving cultures across the United States. The grant will support the building of an API tool...
Rockefeller Foundation Designates Atlanta As Newest City in Opportunity Zones Initiative
Release Date:
07/31/2019
The Rockefeller Foundation and Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, today announced that Atlanta will become the second city to participate in The Rockefeller Foundation's Opportunity Zone Community Capacity Building Initiative.
With Support From The Howard Gilman Foundation and Tow Foundation, Atlantic Theater Company to Present IMMIGRANT MIXFEST
Release Date:
07/30/2019
Co-producer Saheem Ali says, "I can't think of a more pertinent moment to be highlighting immigrant stories in the theater alongside our national discourse. I've been a huge fan of Atlantic Theater Company's annual MixFest series and am thrilled to...
Health Care Spending in New York Growing Faster Than Rest of U.S., New Report from The New York State Health Foundation
Release Date:
07/30/2019
Health care spending for the average New Yorker with employer-sponsored health insurance is increasing faster in New York State than the rest of the country, according to a new analysis released today by the New York State Health Foundation (...
Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Gilroy Foundation Set Up Gilroy Garlic Festival Victims Relief Fund
Release Date:
07/30/2019
In partnership with the Gilroy Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation has established a charitable fund to provide relief to victims of the terrible shooting that occurred July 28, 2019, at the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards University of Glasgow Over $1.1M to Tackle Crohn's Disease in Children and Adults With a Novel Diet
Release Date:
07/30/2019
The University of Glasgow has received $1.1 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
NYT Opinion: Darren Walker Reflects on Why Museums Need to Step Into the Future
Release Date:
07/26/2019
America’s museums are more than repositories of ancient Greek statues and Renaissance paintings. They are guardians of a fading social and demographic order. On Thursday, Warren Kanders resigned from the board of the Whitney Museum of Art, after...
NYT Opinion: Rockefeller Family Fund Director, Lee Wasserman asks "Why Are We Still Looking for Oil and Gas?"
Release Date:
07/25/2019
If an artist were to choose colors for portraits of public officials to represent their records on climate change, one color would suffice for Donald Trump: charcoal black. How better to capture the president’s efforts to increase the extraction of...
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