'We're Trying to Go All In': Chocolate Giant Mars Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... solving poverty," Barry Parkin, Mars' chief sustainability officer , told Business Insider. . . 'We're Trying to Go All .....
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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem.
Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city's most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas emissions.
Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Studies completed decades ago suggested a risk of birth defects from these drugs, but data from more recent studies have shown no clear evidence of an increase. There are remaining questions, researchers say, about whether prenatal exposure to the...
As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
Release Date:
09/27/2017
At a recent hearing, New York City Council members discussed the effectiveness of NYPD responses to “emotionally disturbed person” (EDP) calls, the slow pace of implementation for new NYPD crisis intervention training, and the tragic outcomes of...
In an Era of Strife, Museums Collect History as It Happens
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... singing hymns. But Mr. Bryant was neither a police officer nor a participant in the protest. He was a curator ...
'Massive Anxiety' As Turkey Cracks Down On International NGOs
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Just before Ramadan in late spring 2017, the full might of the Turkish state descended on a foreign aid agency in the border town of Gaziantep. Six different government agencies, among them the migration directorate and the gendarmerie, had come to...
Presidential Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Three long-standing presidential commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved.
Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth
Release Date:
06/29/2018
Operation Spark is training local youth and adults for high-tech careers of the future.
The Commonwealth Fund Finds that Middle-income Americans are Paying More for Health Insurance
Release Date:
12/10/2018
Middle-income families are spending more of their incomes on health insurance as average premiums skyrocketed in 2017 after modest rate increases earlier this decade, The Commonwealth Fund found in a new report.
ViacomCBS Names Crystal Barnes Senior Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Strategy & Reporting
Release Date:
03/16/2020
... ViacomCBS' chief communications and corporate marketing officer . ViacomCBS Names Crystal Barnes Senior Vice .....
Federica Mogherini and William Lee Join Rockefeller Brothers Fund Board of Trustees
Release Date:
03/28/2022
... Commission, and William Lee , former chief investment officer for New York-Presbyterian Hospital, have joined the ...
Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s
Release Date:
05/17/2014
... $584,000 on average for an insurance chief executive officer , $386,000 for a hospital C.E.O. and $237,000 for a ...
Bloomberg Plans a $50 Million Challenge to the N.R.A.
Release Date:
04/15/2014
Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans a $50 million challenge to the N.R.A., reports the New York Times.
Why Are the Rockefellers Moving From 30 Rock?
Release Date:
11/24/2014
The Rockefeller headquarters will be moving from Rockefeller Center to 49th street.
Commonwealth Fund Survey Shows Adults Skip Doctor Visits Due to Cost
Release Date:
01/01/2015
Four in 10 working-age adults skipped some kind of care because of the cost.
North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking
Release Date:
08/14/2015
North Star Fund Executive Director Hugh Hogan questions de Blasio's claims of grassroots governance.
Arcus and Other Organizations Shift Focus to Stop LGBTQ Violence and Intolerance
Release Date:
10/02/2015
As same-sex marriage legalization come to the forefront, organizations have shifted away from fighting for marriage equality legislation.
Lois Quam Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
Release Date:
07/11/2016
... of Directors Lois Quam, until recently chief operating officer of The Nature Conservancy, has been elected to The ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund Details its Mission-Aligned and Impact Investment Strategy
Release Date:
09/16/2016
... Investment Committee, outsourced chief investment officer Perella Weinberg Partners, and staff... Rockefeller ...