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Tow Foundation, Columbia University Arts Announce Winners of Play Reading Series

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05/19/2016

The reading series awards three playwrights from the current MFA program and recent alumni with a cash prize as well as two readings in Roundabout's Black Box Theatre.

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

Older women, minorities, especially Latinos, most at risk; aging baby boomers contribute to increase.

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Health

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Ford Foundation Appoints John Irons as Director of Inclusive Economies

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05/19/2016

An economist by training, Irons led work on U.S. employment, including employment in a green economy, and a project on state and metropolitan innovation in partnership with the Brookings Institution.

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At Rockefeller, Actor Robin Wright on Negotiating Equal Pay on ‘House of Cards’

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05/18/2016

In an interview with the Rockefeller Foundation about closing the gender gap, Wright explained that she made the move after learning she was earning $420,000 an episode, compared to Spacey's $500,000.

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Century Foundation Report Analyzes 'Identity Threat' Some College Students Face

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05/18/2016

The report suggests that students face bias from some professors based on stereotypes and that this creates "stereotype threat" in which students may come to doubt their own abilities.

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We Need Your Input on Justice Reform

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05/18/2016

Philanthropy New York’s 37th Annual Meeting last week focused on “Rethinking American Justice” and, while the programming received considerable praise from members, we know we have much more work to do.

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

Forty nonprofit organizations will use funds to address urban challenges ranging from affordable housing to environmental sustainability and infrastructure.

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With Support from Several PNY Members, EngageNY Archive of Common-Core Materials Grows in Popularity

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05/18/2016

The online library of common-core-aligned curricula hosted by New York state’s education department has now been downloaded more than 45 million times.

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Well-Told Stories Can Super-Power Social Change

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05/17/2016

Betsy Richards at Opportunity Agenda creates video of a new social justice superhero, "Helvetika Bold," which marries comic book culture with activism.

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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05/17/2016

Mount Sinai Queens strives to increase vital preventative and supportive services extending beyond the hospital and clinic walls to patients who are at risk for medical, behavioral or social health stressors.

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