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Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism

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11/15/2016

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues.

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Jonas Center Announces Partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs

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11/15/2016

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a first-of-its-kind partnership to establish a national network of nurse researchers, clinical experts and educators working to improve...

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Ellen Braune Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications

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11/15/2016

Bringing more than 20 years of communications, media production, advocacy, and strategic planning experience, Braune joins the Foundation to lead the organization's internal and external communications efforts.

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Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

Randy Engstrom, director the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture at the NY Community Trust, writes about arts as a strategy to address racial equity in housing, criminal justice, education, jobs, the environment and more.

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Arts

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Ford Is One of 46 Foundations Contributing to Movement That Helps Ex-Cons Turn Their Lives Around

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11/14/2016

So far, 47 foundations including the Ford Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others have joined corporations like Starbucks, Facebook and Target in giving ex-cons a better chance at making something of...

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Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning

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11/14/2016

LRNG was launched in 2015 as a partnership between the Gap Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Electronic Arts, the Fossil Foundation, the National Writing Project, the Best Buy Foundation, musical artist John Legend, along with the John D. and...

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Commonwealth Fund Expresses Concern of Losing Coverage Gains Under Trump Presidency

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11/11/2016

The Commonwealth Fund expresses concern over the strides the industry has made to lower hospital patient readmissions, partly the sign of a shift to value-based care initiatives that have penalized systems for poor outcomes.

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Wallace Foundation Supports a Transgender Story Told Through Opera

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11/11/2016

As One, a chamber opera with only two singers, tells the story of Hannah, a transwoman, and her journey to self-understanding. The opera is meant to be both an experience, and a vehicle for meaningful conversation.