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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

... For Evaluating Real Talent There's a harrowing disconnect in the hiring world: While job seekers say entry-level jobs ... are concerned with retaining this talent, as well. "For a long time, a...

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Open Society Foundations and Other Funders Mobilizing to Counter Hate

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03/29/2017

... of the most disturbing aspects of Donald Trump's election in November is that it was followed by a sharp upward spike in hate incidents that created a climate of fear for many in .....

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America's vast racial gaps in wealth and opportunity is increasingly diverse and ... to grasp that economic...

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With Support from Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers at UIC Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation

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07/12/2017

... layer of the eyeball. But without blood vessels, it has long puzzled researchers how this tissue becomes inflamed ... to be present, and these cells travel throughout the body in blood. Now, researchers at the...

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Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins

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07/24/2017

... joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long -awaited Bronx Children’s Museum on Wednesday, July 12. ... house the organization providing a children’s museum in...

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

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08/31/2017

... a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’s ... immune system through drugs and other therapies and has, in some cases, led to long...

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City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

... childhood experiences can affect a person’s health long into adulthood, New York City’s public hospital system ...

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New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students

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09/07/2017

... Carmen Fariña, the schools chancellor, said on Wednesday in the basement cafeteria of a Hell’s Kitchen elementary ... said. “All communities matter.” This move has been long sought by food-policy advocates and...

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New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests

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09/14/2017

... more realistic timelines for responding to requests. In new guidelines released Wednesday, the education ... within 20 days of acknowledging a request of how long it will take to respond, officials said,...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

... state Department of Environmental Conservation took too long to decide on the water quality permit needed to expand the Millennium natural gas pipeline in southeastern New York. The 7.8-mile pipeline will...

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Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition

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09/26/2017

... Susan Collins of Maine, effectively dooms what had been a long -shot effort by Republicans in the Senate to make one more attempt at repealing the health law after failing in dramatic fashion...

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De Blasio Says No Notice Needed from City when Entire Hotels Get Rented to Shelter the Homeless

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10/13/2017

... depends on whether something is a temporary action or a long term action," de Blasio said at an unrelated Queens ... Department of Homeless Services rents every single room in a hotel, effectively turning...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/17/2021

... A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to young researchers, in part because so many past Fellows have gone on to become towering figures in the history...

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The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/15/2022

... A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to young researchers, in part because so many past Fellows have gone on to become towering figures in science...

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Human Resources Leadership Group

... network comprised of senior-level HR professionals serving in a leadership role within foundations that have assets of over $250M and staff configuration of 20 or more. The network ... HR leadership at a large...

Katy Toolin Named Director of Finance and Administration at Unbound Philanthropy

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08/22/2013

... as the Director of Finance and Administration. Toolin has over thirty years of experience in finance, having served most recently as the Chief ... , where she held numerous finance and credit roles ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai Billionaire media mogul and former New York city ... cities and five countries which will receive $125 million over five years and technical support...

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Carnegie President Praises Efforts to Amplify World Humanitarian Initiatives

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08/19/2015

... for Refugees finds that almost 60 million people -- over half of them children -- have been displaced by ... is roughly 13 times the population of Costa Rica alone. In Latin America, the number of Colombian...

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New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists

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07/15/2016

... five years collecting measurements of 1.2 million galaxies over one quarter of the sky to map out the structure of the Universe over a volume of 650 cubic billion light years,” says ... the best measurements...

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Atlantic's Chuck Feeney Tops Forbes List of 'Most Generous' Givers

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10/07/2016

... list of the fifty U.S. philanthropists who gave the most in 2015, while Chuck Feeney, co-founder of the Duty Free ... Americans on its annual Top 50 Givers list gave the most over their lifetimes as a...

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