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Doris Duke Foundation Awards 17 Physician Scientists DDCF’s 2017 Clinical Scientist Development Awards

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07/27/2017

... Awards of $495,000 each over three years. Selected from a highly competitive pool of 196 applicants by a panel of experts in medical research, these scientists distinguished...

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NY State Health Foundation: Kids Could Start a Ceasefire in Health Care Wars

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08/14/2017

NY State Health Foundation: Kids Could Start a Ceasefire in Health Care Wars Following last month’s ... set to expire on September 30, 2017—just about six weeks from now. Today, 8.9 million...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Burke Foundation’s Catalyst Program Seeking Applications

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08/23/2017

... Catalyst Program Seeking Applications For those working in the early childhood development sector, the Burke ... with Robin Hood’s Blue Ridge Labs, which is a Brooklyn-based social impact incubator that...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Mayor de Blasio Signs Sweeping Legislation to Curb Smoking, Tobacco Usage

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08/29/2017

... Smoking, Tobacco Usage Mayor Bill de Blasio today signed a series of bills to help reduce the number of smokers in New York City by 160,000 by 2020. While smoking rates in New York City have...

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In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and Culture in Times of Disaster

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09/07/2017

In the Eye of the Storm: How Federal Funding Rescues Arts and ... Western Louisiana, surpassing records for total rainfall from a single hurricane in the continental US, and...

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Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector

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09/08/2017

Better Understanding Business Models in the Nonprofit Sector In talking with the leaders of nonprofit organizations across the sector, there is a single truism that undergirds all of our...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Down to the Wire: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/08/2017

... has offered states only uncertainty about what to expect in 2018, which has made it difficult to set premium rates. ... This projection is consistent with similar estimates from the Kaiser Family Foundation...

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

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09/11/2017

Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power ... funders have been continuing the fight in places away from the capital. In fact,...

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IBM Joins With Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Ford Foundation, And Carnegie Corporation to Help Students Tackle Math

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09/14/2017

... some of the nation’s leading math experts, with feedback from more than 1,000 teachers across dozens of US states – ... grade levels, elementary school teachers have expressed a critical need for easy-to-use,...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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Alcohol Abuse Is Rising Among Older Adults

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09/15/2017

... on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism last month reported a jarring trend: Problem drinking is rising fast among older Americans. Their study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, compared data from...

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Aging

At Rockefeller Forum, Companies Commit to Simplify Food Date Labels Worldwide by 2020, Reducing Food Waste

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09/21/2017

... what do they all mean? Consumers around the world navigate a range of date labels on food products, and the resulting ... confusion costs families up to $29 billion annually in the United Statesalone. The...

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Iceberg That Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan

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09/27/2017

... Broke Off Antarctica Was 4 Times the Size of Manhattan A massive iceberg about four times the size of Manhattan ... is being tracked measured 71.5 square miles. It drifted from Pine Island Glacier -- one of...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Applying Social Enterprise to Refugee Settings

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09/29/2017

... to Refugee Settings Humanitarian assistance relies on a charity model of providing immediate relief in emergency situations. But once the emergency has passed, ... and are still living on the margins, neither...

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Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What's Needed Now?

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09/29/2017

Millions In Grants Have Gone to Teacher Preparation. What 039 ;s Needed Now? It is well known that one of the keys to a high-quality education system are excellent teachers. ... and trying to...

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case

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09/29/2017

... Thursday to news that the U.S. Supreme Court will revisit a case that could decide whether public sector labor groups can collect fees from workers they represent but who are not members. The ... agency fee...

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Workforce Development

Ford Foundation Awards 25 Fellowships to US Artists Driving Social Change

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10/02/2017

... that will support visionary artists and cultural leaders in creating powerful works of art that help advance freedom, ... leaders selected for Art of Change fellowships all have a demonstrated commitment to...

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Young Invincibles’ Jen Mishory & Skadden Fellow Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation

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10/04/2017

... and attorney Yan Cao have joined The Century Foundation, a leading progressive public policy think tank with offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Jen Mishory will serve as a ... of the...

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Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country

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10/06/2017

Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country For over 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation ... system. And, they 039 ;re staying longer. Stephens County, a mostly rural...

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Russell Sage Foundation Supported Studies Explore How Affordable Health Care Reduces Poverty and Payday Borrowing

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10/10/2017

... been bitterly divided over the subject of health care. A few weeks ago, Senate Republicans failed to pass the ... legislation raise questions about the role of government in providing health care to its...

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