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Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research

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03/21/2017

... has announced a £20 million ($24.5 million) grant from the Simons Foundation in support of pioneering ... for the Developing Brain will be based at the university' s Patrick Wild Centre for Research into...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series

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03/24/2017

... group is a mosaic and not a monolith. People are arriving from dozens of countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands, ... of all eligible Asians and Pacific Islanders have become U. S . citizens. This represents...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

... it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’ s showing in Princeton. “It seemed like a natural fit for ... explained Martin Farawell, director of the foundation’ s poetry program, which since 1986...

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'Marjorie Prime' Wins Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at Sundance for Focus on Science and Technology

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03/29/2017

... Focus on Science and Technology FilmRise has acquired U. S . rights to Sundance winner “Marjorie Prime” and is ... of Walter provides companionship and stimulates Marjorie’ s memory as she lives with dementia...

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NYSHealth Foundation Hosts A Conversation With Sean Cavanaugh on the Future of Medicare

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03/31/2017

... a conversation with Sean Cavanaugh, one of the nation' s leading experts on Medicare, to discuss what is in store ... Medicare in this rapidly changing health care landscape. From 2014 to 2017, Mr...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work ...

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

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04/19/2017

... (SP2) documents the positive effects of New York’ s lively networks of cultural organizations, creative ... of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The...

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MetLife Foundation Innovation Competition Recognizes Indian Entrepreneur

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05/03/2017

... will be distributed through peer educators, who are women from the community and are graduates of the financial ...

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JPMorgan Chase Announces $6 Million to Prepare South Bronx Youth for High-Demand Jobs

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05/05/2017

... announced a $6 million commitment to expand young people’ s access to economic opportunity in the South Bronx. As ... dramatically the number of young people graduating from South Bronx high schools with...

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Backed By Rockefeller Grants Philabundance’s Non-Profit Supermarket Is Making Inroads in Food Deserts

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05/08/2017

Backed By Rockefeller Grants Philabundance’ s Non-Profit Supermarket Is Making Inroads in Food Deserts On the wall in Mike Basher’ s office at Chester’ s Fare & Square, there’ s...

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A New MIT-Led Simons Foundation Collaboration Aims to Understand Basic Principles and Laws of Microbial Ecosystems

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05/30/2017

... are one prime example of ecological systems that are far from being pure cultures, and these communities play fundamental roles in earth’ s ecosystems. Despite their critical contributions to our ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair

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06/02/2017

... to advance the mission and agenda of the Foundation— from governance and investment management to grantmaking and ... asset growth as well as maximizing the Foundation' s philanthropic impact..." The...

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Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities

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06/09/2017

... additional targeted studies over the next year. Mellon' s grantmaking tends to focus on the young and mid-career individuals, many of whom hail from underrepresented communities, within these .....

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Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel

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06/12/2017

... it possible to change the narrative about nuclear waste from a burden to a possibly profitable commercial enterprise? ...

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Sloan Foundation Noted in Article on What Could Help Americans Work More Years

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06/13/2017

... or full-time. But after attending Columbia University’ s 2017 Age Boom Academy program for journalists, Exploring ... that can be for many of them. But I also learned from the international Age Boom Academy...

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New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time

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06/21/2017

... The grants mark the first awards made under the Foundation' s new $1.95M "Aim High" initiative. The Aim High grant ... and the District of Columbia, including awards ranging from $15,000 to $100...

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Clark Foundation Emphasizes Access to Higher Ed for City Students

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06/27/2017

... the key challenges and obstacles that prevent students from graduating college in a timely manner or cause them to ... a quarter of the students that are in two-year associate’ s programs at the City...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

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07/06/2017

... way scientists study urban environments - with an assist from Google. In joint work with Edward L. Glaeser, the Fred ...

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