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.
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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.
City Council to Examine Young Men's Initiative Funded by Bloomberg and Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/21/2016
On Wednesday, about five years after the launch of the Young Men’s Initiative, the City Council will hold an oversight hearing to examine the status of YMI and its effectiveness nearly three years into the de Blasio administration.
Ms. Foundation for Women Will Join SheKnows Media for the Sept. 26 Panel on Next-Generation #Femvertising
Release Date:
09/21/2016
The survey, fielded online in September 2016, examines attitudes toward the pro-female advertising movement in which brands are increasingly building gender-equality messages and images into ads that target women.
Supported by Simons Foundation, ‘Video Game’ Study Identifies Kids With Attention Deficits
Release Date:
09/21/2016
A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders, according to the results of a study published Sept. 20, 2016, in Translational Psychiatry.
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.
Sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies, 35 Finalists Chosen for Fourth-Annual C40 Cities Awards
Release Date:
09/20/2016
Today, C40 announced the 35 finalists competing in ten urban climate action categories for the fourth-annual C40 Cities Awards, sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies and BYD.
With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer
Release Date:
09/20/2016
Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.
Century Foundation Releases Report on Diversity in New York City’s Universal Pre-K Classrooms
Release Date:
09/20/2016
A new report finds that on average, New York City's pre-K classrooms are even more racially segregated than kindergarten classrooms.
Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants
Release Date:
09/20/2016
I will invest in startups, established companies, social-impact initiatives and businesses founded by migrants and refugees.
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