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Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring

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10/03/2018

Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring A team of biologists has discovered that the distinctive genetic processes of...

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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

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10/24/2018

... so that it can be read in a mirror. Your brain has all of the visual information you need, and you’re a pro at ... for its poor performance in tasks that require this kind of complicated transformation. As it...

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Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration

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11/01/2018

Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation , Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That ... to a wound, fibroblasts (cells found in connective tissues of the body), are activated to migrate toward the wound...

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NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to Address Key Gaps in Local Communities' Responses to Human Trafficking

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11/05/2018

NoVo Foundation Announce Support for Grassroots Organizations to ... The Partnership for Freedom today announced recipients of new grants to address labor and sexual exploitation at the ... reach deep within their...

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline ... and lose their majority status. The presentation of the data disturbed Kenneth Prewitt, a former Census Bureau ... about this,’” said Dr...

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Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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12/06/2018

... Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described ... published Dec. 5 in the journal...

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - ... in. Next100 is a pop-up think tank built for a new brand of policy leaders, working on the issues that matter most to the next generation. And...

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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

Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable ... citizen-science program, scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology say that, in as little as four decades, it may...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth A team of researchers has tested how each gene within the genome of rice--one of...

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Pursuit Bonds, Funded by Inherent Foundation, Helps Provide Workforce Training for Disadvantaged New Yorkers

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03/15/2019

Pursuit Bonds, Funded by Inherent Foundation , Helps Provide Workforce Training for ... tech can be a road to the middle class for large numbers of Americans,” said Mr. Hsu, a co-founder and the chief executive...

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

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04/04/2019

Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color Exercises that address middle school students’ ... new research. The exercises also sharply...

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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

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night The new analysis of a 40-year record of more than 70,000 nighttime songbird collisions in...

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Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA

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05/27/2019

Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA ... Biology (CCB) in New York City and a professor of computer science at Princeton University...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

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06/10/2019

Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect ... engineering department chair, associate professor of architectural engineering, and director...

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Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice

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07/23/2019

Initial Funding From Ford Foundation , New York Community Trust Supports New Council on ... organization whose founder bills it as a new “center of gravity and crossroads” for criminal justice policy was set to...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds ... construct in nature can help prospect for new classes of antibiotics through DNA sequencing...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression

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10/29/2019

Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified biomarkers...

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Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to Racial Justice

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01/12/2022

Five Nonprofits Win Brooklyn Community Foundation ’s Spark Prize for Outstanding Commitment to ... Racial Justice We are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2022 Spark Prize, the only honor celebrating .....

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the Fight for Local Journalism

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04/25/2018

Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Joins Consortiums, Labs, and Associations in the ... in the roiling journalism industry — but a number of initiatives are stepping up to help fill the void. In the ... local...

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