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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

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04/05/2019

Birds that produce faint chirps called flight calls during nighttime migration collide with illuminated buildings much more often than closely related species that don’t produce such calls, report researchers.

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

Using data on 77 North American migratory bird species from the eBird citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may be very difficult to predict how climate change will affect...

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The Leon Levy Foundation and Charles H. Revson Foundation Fund New Nonprofit Local News Entity in New York City

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09/28/2018

Funding from Charles H. Revson Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark will launch a new nonprofit local news entity set to serve the New York City area.

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Leon Levy Foundation Supports Bird Migration Forecasts

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04/27/2018

For the first time, new maps are using radar to forecast nighttime clouds of migratory birds and track their flights in near real-time. A potential boon to conservation efforts.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

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09/06/2017

Researchers in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine found structural abnormalities in the brain's white matter match up consistently with the severity of autistic symptoms not only in children with autism...

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Health

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Leon Levy Foundation Funds Civil War Brooklyn Historical Research via the BAM Online Archive

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08/14/2017

It is always a cause for celebration when new archival history resources go online — especially for the enthusiastic digger of sometimes obscure history. Brooklyn history buffs have a new source of information (and distraction) thanks to the...

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With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

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04/04/2017

Open-source pioneer Alfresco Software announced today that the New York Philharmonic, in conjunction with Alfresco partner Technology Services Group (TSG), has now digitized materials from former Music Director Arturo Toscanini’s era, and made them...

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Ford, Blaustein, Levy and Overbrook Join Push to Protect Journalists

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01/18/2017

Months before actress Meryl Streep's plug at the Golden Globes for the Committee to Protect Journalists, Donald Trump was on the group's radar for his contempt for reporters and their bosses.

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Guggenheim Foundation Announces 2016 Fellows

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04/08/2016

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has announced its 2016 class of fellows. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, the successful candidates were selected from a group of nearly three thousand applicants.

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Leon Levy Foundation Promotes Three Managers

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02/08/2016

The Leon Levy Foundation announced the promotions of three executives -- Jennifer E. Ellis, Director of Communications and Operations Manager; Controller Justine Koch, who has added the title of Human Resources Manager; and Meredith Ross, Grants...

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Leon Levy Foundation Names Robert F. Goldrich President

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06/11/2015

Goldrich was previously senior policy advisor for the Bloomberg Administration.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Ford Foundation Appoints John W. Bernstein as Chief Operating Officer

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11/07/2014

Leon Levy Foundation president, John W. Bernstein, will join Ford Foundation as its new COO in January 2015.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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New York Botanical Garden Gets $28M Windfall Donation

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06/05/2014

A $5.6 million donation from The Leon Levy Foundation helped the New York Botanical Garden surpass its goal and raise $28 million.

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Brooklyn Museum Receives $5 Million From Leon Levy Foundation

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05/24/2014

The Brooklyn Museum has announced a $5 million gift from the Leon Levy Foundation to create an endowment for the position of museum director.

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