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With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”

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05/31/2017

What are common characteristics of student success in college? A team of researchers, including one from Rice University, narrowed it down to several: having a sense of belonging, intrinsic motivation, personal goals and a growth mindset.

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Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center

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05/24/2017

Inspiring creativity, strengthening community and driving economic growth are the three aims of the ambitious new arts center known as the Shed, rising in Hudson Yards. Michael R. Bloomberg donated $75 million to the innovative arts project.

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Autonomous Driving Will Transform Cities: Is Philanthropy Paying Attention?

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05/23/2017

Stacey Gillett of Bloomberg Philanthropies says the technology may dramatically alter the face of our neighborhoods, transform urban economies, and change the way cities respond to any number of complex challenges—from aging populations to economic...

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Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online

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05/22/2017

The Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has made road safety a top priority .

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Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Urban Public Health Initiative

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05/18/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies will launch the Partnership for Healthy Cities to focus on fighting noncommunicable diseases - including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory diseases - and injuries.

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Peter G. Peterson, Bloomberg & Others Give $10 Million to Launch Financial Crisis-Response Project at Yale School of Management

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05/17/2017

Yale School of Management announced that $10 million has been raised to expand the Yale Program on Financial Stability and launch the “Crisis-Response Project," which will codify best practices and provide training that can help governments fight...

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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

Innovative leaders are changing the world through their work in tech, fashion, food, entertainment, and more. James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies, is using technology, data, and a focus on sharing to spread best practices among cities.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: Six Things Cities Need to Know About the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

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05/08/2017

For cities and urban planners the issues surrounding how much autonomous vehicles could change the way we live and the shape of our communities in the coming decades is very significant.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $3 Million Fund for Coal Communities

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04/27/2017

Establishing a $3 Million Initiative to Support On-The-Job Training, Economic Development and New Career Opportunities in Communities Left Behind by the Declining Coal Industry

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Environment and Climate Change

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

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04/26/2017

Mobile data collection is helping Mobile, Alabama and Los Angeles clean up city streets

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Bloomberg Urges World Leaders Not to Follow President Donald Trump’s Lead On Climate Change

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04/24/2017

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump’s lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to reduce carbon emissions.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Supported by Bloomberg, New York Stem Cell Foundation Opens New Research Institute and Headquarters in Manhattan

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04/20/2017

The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) officially opened its new 40,000 square foot Research Institute in Manhattan, one of the largest laboratories in the world devoted exclusively to stem cell research.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports National Geographic Documentary About the Coal and Mining Industry

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04/14/2017

From the Ashes captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, and what its future should be under the Trump administration.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Data for Health Initiative is Closing Gaps in Health Data in 19 Countries

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04/12/2017

Data for Health is a four-year $100 million initiative aimed at improving health data in 19 low- and middle-income countries spanning Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America.

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Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification

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04/11/2017

Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.

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Report Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Smoking Still Kills Many Every Year

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04/06/2017

The number of deaths from smoking worldwide has gotten worse instead of better.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Mobile Content Guides at New York Botantical Gardens Spring Exhibit

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03/28/2017

CHIHULY Interactive Guide, made possible by Bloomberg Philanthropies, will deliver content to handheld devices that is dynamically customized to the user’s location, transforming how visitors are guided through the installations.

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Research And Policy Guidance Around Planning For Autonomous Vehicles

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03/16/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute launched an initiative last year aimed at formulating a framework and best practices for governments to follow. The program, which includes 10 international cities, expects to release its first...

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