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International Genome Research Partnership Uncovers Bed Bug Resistance to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation)

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02/03/2016

... to Pesticides (Sloan Foundation) The very thought of them makes a person shudder – and scratch. Those ... gene that is published this month in the journal, Nature Communications . The intensive analysis...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Josiah Macy Foundation Supports Project in Integrated Care for Psychologists & Doctors

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02/03/2016

... Lauren N. DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, works at the University of Rochester Medical Center, but her focus isn't on patients. ... surgeons and other clinicians who care for them. As an assistant professor...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

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02/21/2018

... Wirelessly Using a Laser Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and ... them into an outlet. But engineers at the University of Washington have for the first time...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Technology

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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 ... that require this kind of complicated transformation. As it also does in...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Lukemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating a Childhood Brain Cancer, Research Supported by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award

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09/20/2019

... leukemia appears to be more effective at stopping a type of medulloblastoma in mouse models than existing treatments ... team led by researchers at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at...

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Doris Duke Foundation

Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic

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07/21/2020

Pfizer Foundation Awards Grant to the Maryland Department of Health to Address Decreases in Childhood Vaccinations ... due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant will be used for communications , outreach and...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Communications/Media

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Pfizer

16 Feb 2017

Perspectives on Sanctuary Policies – A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Thursday, February 16, 2017 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

... are sanctuary policies, and what are the implications of the executive order? Join us for a discussion ... and hear how it is particularly relevant or pressing for philanthropy . At the beginning of...

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Immigration

Public Policy

24 Feb 2021

Building a Better Ecosystem for Business Owners of Color - A Webinar Hosted by Asset Funders Network

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to PNY members. Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. economy, employing nearly half of the private ... businesses owned by POC The innovative and impactful ways philanthropy can...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Grantmaking Strategy & Tools

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Economic Security

Workforce Development

Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

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01/04/2022

... in hotter neighborhoods, and face greater food insecurity as agricultural patterns shift. The impact of structural ... declared racism a public health crisis . As we enter a new...

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Where Walls Exist, the Arts Provide a Doorway

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03/27/2017

... funders, academics, activists and artists gathered at New York University to discuss the role of arts and culture in ... for “societal rehearsal.” Truscott defined this notion as...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

United Hospital Fund Literacy Project, funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Makes Lasting Difference at East Harlem Health Center

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09/27/2023

... at the health center came through a partnership with the New York Public Library that stemmed from the UHF project. ... reading skills and confidence among caregivers is often as crucial...

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Education

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund

18 Jun 2026

Foundation Financial Managers Group - June 2026 Meeting (Hybrid)

Thursday, June 18, 2026 -

9:15am to 11:00am

... of private and community foundations in the tri-state ( New York , New Jersey and Connecticut) area. Members share ... AI: Safety and Security Implications &...

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New York City

"Be the Change" an Interview with Arabella Advisors' Eric Kessler

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11/21/2017

... Kessler Eric Kessler’s family built and operated one of the country’s most attractive places to work for five ... Alliance Foundation. “What I immediately learned is philanthropy isn’t easy,” he says. “There...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Arabella Advisors

Fitting The Image To The Spirit

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06/26/2018

... By Yvonne Moore, Principal philanthropic advisor, Moore Philanthropy Most colleagues know I am a huge advocate for, and write often on the topic of African Diaspora Philanthropy . So when I...

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Philanthropy & Nonprofit Sector Support

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Moore Philanthropy

13 Feb 2020

Walking the Walk: Operationalizing Lessons from Decolonizing Wealth and Winners Take All - A Food for Thought Conversation

Thursday, February 13, 2020 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

... dates * Racial and economic inequality are codified within philanthropy 's institutional structure and often perpetuate ... efforts to address these issues, the problem persists. As philanthropy...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

28 Apr 2025

Fighting Exclusion and Expulsion: Protecting the Freedom to Move and to Stay - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

Monday, April 28, 2025 -

1:00pm to 2:00pm

... to PNY members.* The U.S. government has a long history of excluding people from entering the United States, ... States their home. Speakers Lillian Aponte , Executive Director , Florence Immigrant and Refugee...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Immigration

The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts NEW YORK | June 1, 2021 – Despite tireless efforts by health ... crisis. Our interconnected global economy stands to lose as much...

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Disaster Relief