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Simons Foundations Awards Grants To UH Mānoa Mathematics Professors

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10/05/2016

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Assistant Professors Sarah Post and Rob Harron were each awarded a collaboration grant for mathematicians from the Simons Foundation.

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2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi’s Discoveries Could Change How We Treat Disease

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10/05/2016

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, 71, won the 2016 Nobel Prize on Monday for his research on autophagy ― a metabolic recycling process in which cells eat parts of themselves to survive and stay healthy.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds Report on Why Cities and Businesses Should Partner to Achieve Climate Goals

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10/04/2016

Cities and corporations are increasingly working together to address climate change — and finding these partnerships present “huge economic opportunities” for both the public and private sectors, according to a CDP report released today.

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Rockefeller Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Jane Jacobs Medal

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10/04/2016

In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Jacobs' birth and the impact of her ideas on cities around the world, the award was open this year for the first time to international nominees.

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United Way of New York City Helps Distribute More Than 100 Backpacks to Brownsville Students

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10/04/2016

On September 8, FedEx volunteers teamed up with United Way of New York City (UWNYC) to make this first day of school possible.

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Zegar Family Foundation Supports 'Sunday in the Park' Starring Jake Gyllenhaal at City Center

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10/04/2016

City Center thanks Gala Performance Underwriters Luigi Caiola and Sean McGill and is grateful for additional support from the Zegar Family Foundation.

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Supported by Ford, JPB Foundations, 'America Divided' Series Provides Dose of Reality and Hope

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10/04/2016

As we prepare for a presidential election and think deeply about the direction of our country in light of current events, it seemed important to watch America Divided.

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Video: Rockefeller Features Jada Pinkett Smith in Latest Insight Dialogues

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10/03/2016

On September 19th, Pinkett Smith joined Rockefeller Foundation President Judith Rodin for the third edition of Insight Dialogues, touching on the many roles she balances in Hollywood, her vocal advocacy for girls and women and youth empowerment and...

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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10/03/2016

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for its Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.