Long-Sought ‘Warm-Sensitive’ Brain Cells Identified in New Study Supported by NY Stem Cell, Rita Allen, Sloan, and Klingenstein Foundations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Results challenge standard model of how animals and humans cool off.
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Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal
Release Date:
09/09/2016
Young Hispanic and Asian-Americans who are immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration than those with families who have been in United States longer, a new GenForward poll shows
Rockefeller Foundation and New York City Join Forces to Fund Internships at Cultural Organizations
Release Date:
09/09/2016
The $1 million initiative, half financed by the city and the other half by the Rockefeller Foundation, will place City University of New York students as interns at places like Carnegie Hall, MoMA PS1 and the Museum of Natural History.
Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline
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09/09/2016
Kavitha Mediratta, Chief Strategy Advisor for Equality Initiatives and Human Capital Development at The Atlantic Philanthropies, co-edits a new book that addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of...
Suzette Hunte Joins United Way of New York City as Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Hunte will serve as a strategic thought partner to the President and play a critical role in the design, coordination and implementation of the President's initiatives, both internally and externally, at UWNYC.
JPB, Rockefeller Support New Initiative, 'Reimagining the Civic Commons'
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Akron, Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit will split $40 million in funding for small, local projects “at the bottom of every mayor’s budget list.”
With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver Environmental and Financial Returns
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Despite plenty of political momentum for forest restoration, only about 17% of funding needs are met each year with very little of that coming from the private sector.
Sloan Foundation to Honor Recipients of Teaching Champion Awards
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Three recipients of the 2016 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award– K-12 teachers in the New York metropolitan area who have successfully integrated economics and financial literacy education into everyday learning in their classrooms–...
Let's Fight Racial Bias in Voting Through Donor Collaboratives and Litigation
Release Date:
09/08/2016
Gail Ablow, Carnegie Visiting Media Fellow, Democracy, writes about foundations that are funding the right—and the fight—to vote by working collaboratively to engage the next generation of leaders.
Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Opens Applications for its 2017 Prize
Release Date:
09/07/2016
At least five New York based scientists will each be awarded $200,000/year – for up to three years – to enable them to pursue groundbreaking research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking.
Doris Duke Supports Research on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
Release Date:
09/07/2016
A precision-engineered gene therapy virus, inserted into blood stem cells that are then transplanted, markedly reduced sickle-induced red-cell damage in mice with sickle cell disease.
UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School
Release Date:
09/07/2016
About 200 volunteers of all ages came together last week through the UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success program to fill backpacks with donated school supplies destined for local children in need of a hand to start the school year on a...
Sloan Foundation Contributes to Study on 'Superbugs'
Release Date:
09/07/2016
The overuse of antibiotics in both humans and livestock has largely been blamed for the rise in drug resistance.
Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children
Release Date:
09/07/2016
New research suggests that school districts can stave off the summer slide by offering free, voluntary programs that mix reading and math instruction with sailing, arts and crafts, and other summer staples.
Commonwealth Fund Executives Write About Stressed, But Fixable ACA Marketplaces
Release Date:
09/07/2016
Most ACA marketplace enrollees will not experience major premium hikes next year.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Super-Resolution Microscope Builds 3-D Images By Mapping Negative Space
Release Date:
09/06/2016
The method may help shed light on how cells communicate with one another and provide important insights for engineers working to develop artificial organs such as skin or heart tissue.
Mellon Foundation Supports Festival That Will Show Sneak Preview of PBS "Hamilton" Documentary
Release Date:
09/06/2016
The documentary will go behind the scenes of Miranda's creative process in transforming Alexander Hamilton's biographical history into a critically-acclaimed theatrical masterpiece.
Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/06/2016
As the globe continues to spin toward a future with higher temperatures, crop yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices.
Novo, Ford Foundations Create Authentic Relationships That are Key to Achieving Equitable Philanthropy
Release Date:
09/06/2016
Philanthropy typically stands at arm’s length. It is for the funded nonprofit organization to touch, engage, and understand.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity
Release Date:
09/02/2016
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