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Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

Study: Giving Leads to Happiness The adage says it’s better to give than to receive. But is it really? The scientific ... generous act is small or only imagined. Scientists at the ...

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Williamson Foundation’s Caroline Williamson Interviewed on Adaptive Leadership

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09/19/2017

... Bryant, created a variety of programs at New York University ’s (NYU) Silver School of Social Work using the ... by the B. Robert Williamson Jr. Foundation . I wanted to learn how this foundation came ...

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Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island

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09/26/2017

Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island New York City was ... special narcotics prosecutor, Bridget G. Brennan, decided to follow up on a tip — not about a drug crime but about a .....

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Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational

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10/10/2017

... Recognizing People Are Irrational Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, considered one of the founding fathers ... not the most advantageous in the long term. “In order to do good economics, you have...

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Economic Security

Rockefeller Foundation Research Shows Connection Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children

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10/10/2017

... Between Watershed Quality and Disease in Children A University of Vermont-led study of 300,000 children in 35 ... whose watersheds have greater tree cover are less likely to experience diarrheal disease, the...

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

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10/13/2017

... in Private. Why Not in Public? Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational ... the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program at the University of Michigan, finds that...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment

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10/30/2017

... Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment CHAPEL HILL, NC - Treating type 1 ... pump for insulin infusion. But researchers from the University of North Carolina and NC...

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Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing

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11/02/2017

Research Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads To Passwords In Clothing Want to wear your password on your sleeve? Computer scientists from the University of Washington can make it so. A...

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“Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste” Video From The Rockefeller Foundation Funded 2017 Food Tank Summit

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11/21/2017

... of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign • Bonnie ...

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SeaChange Capital Partners Co-Authors Report Highlighting Challenges Faced By Non-Profits In Philadelphia

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11/27/2017

... nonprofits face perilous times, as 40 percent skirt close to the financial edge. Burnley’s observation is based on a ... on universal themes—among them, the need for nonprofits to build reserves, the...

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‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism

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12/08/2017

... Understanding Racism Policies that create barriers to black achievement are often the result of 'white rage,' ... a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help Georgetown carry...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

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02/07/2018

... W. Mellon Foundation have elected Elizabeth Alexander to be the Foundation’s next President, effective March ... and partnerships, and dedicated herself consistently to creating, building and sustaining highly...

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Aetna Foundation’s Healthiest Communities Initiative Provides Insight into Social Determinants of Health

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03/26/2018

... The purpose of the Healthiest Communities project is to provide residents, policymakers and health leaders with ... quality of life and longevity. These factors can combine to create a community where...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust and Partners Announce Funding of Quantitative Analysis of Insulin Purchased from Pharmacies in the U.S.

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10/11/2018

... Trust (Helmsley) together announce the awarding of funding to the University of Florida for a one-year investigation by Dr. ... average dosage of 40.2 U/mL with levels ranging from 13.9 to 94...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic

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11/30/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies Donates $50 million to Fight Opioid Epidemic Former New York Mayor Michael ... Bloomberg’s charity has announced a $50 million donation to help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic...

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Arcus Foundation Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely To Be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity

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02/26/2019

... Funded Report Finds Infrastructure Development Likely to be “Devastating” for Wildlife, Ecological Integrity The Arcus Foundation and Cambridge University Press published a report that examines the .....

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air

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03/18/2019

... Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. A breakthrough by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may offer a new...

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Study Supported by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Antimicrobial Paints Have a Blind Spot

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05/13/2019

... of extra protection against bacteria. But Northwestern University researchers caution that these paints might be ... innocuous, but by attacking it, you might prompt it to develop more antibiotic resistance.”...

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UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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08/02/2019

... Mellon Foundation has awarded a two-year grant of $350,000 to UCLA to support a pilot project designed to reframe how Middle Eastern studies are conceptualized and ...

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