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Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

... Rescue and recovery workers will get a permanent tribute at New York City's 9/11 memorial, officials said at a ceremony of honor. The announcement was made Tuesday at ... southwest...

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With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

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06/02/2017

... study published in Cell Host Microbe led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center completely maps all mutations that help the HIV virus ... and can block them from spreading in the body. To get...

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MetLife Foundation Noted Among Funders of Arts and Justice Initiative

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07/19/2017

... Arts and Justice Initiative I recently framed the Lincoln Center Cultural Innovation Fund as Exhibit A in how legacy ... its Weill Music Institute and the Los Angeles-based Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network...

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Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

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07/24/2017

Five Questions for Laurie Tisch, Founder/President, Laurie M. Tisch ... whose Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund is gearing up for its tenth anniversary and will have given $100 million to ... philanthropy as...

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New Mellon Fellowship Program Explores Cultural Preservation through Long-Term Conservation of Navajo Textiles

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08/04/2017

The Heard Museum has been awarded a $300,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to launch a fellowship program centered on care and long-term preservation of Navajo textiles while potentially gaining new insights into conservation techniques.

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Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan

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08/30/2017

... York, company executives said. “This is a new paradigm for the automotive industry and so we are excited that the students at Farmingdale are going to have a head start learning about ... announcement inside...

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Workforce Development

Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... Access Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated that state and local officials need to ... innovative campaigns that increase public sector funding for childcare at...

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Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead

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09/14/2017

Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead Diller Island is ... commitment to build and operate a $250 million performance center on an undulating pier 186 feet off the Hudson River ... “...

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Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State

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09/14/2017

... brokering and reduce barriers to insurance coverage for addiction treatment. The announcements were made at the grand opening of a new $25.6 million substance use disorder treatment center on...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

... have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant ... New York. The 7.8-mile pipeline will supply gas for Competitive Power Ventures'...

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... these days. The question is how much credit he deserves for it. The percentage of New Yorkers living in poverty has declined significantly for the second year in a row, according to data released by ... last...

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Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself

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09/25/2017

... Steve Vassalo quotes John Arnold, who taught a course at Stanford in the early ‘60s called ‘How to Ask a ... this design-based approach is reflected in the search for the intersection of desirability (do...

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High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities

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09/28/2017

... of white worker angst and racial disparities that took center stage during the 2016 presidential election created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great ... owner has big-city...

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Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation

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09/28/2017

... the two-day “Sustaining Television News Preservation for the Next Generation” workshop, with the goal of ... associate university librarian for research and learning at Vanderbilt University...

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Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

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10/03/2017

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down Mayor de Blasio is eyeing a ... the idea. “Expanding and reopening the Queens Detention Center would be an ideal first step and...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

... types of housing and a state-of-the-art recreation center has seen successive setbacks in recent months. As ...

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, provides funding for underrepresented students to pursue doctorates in ... universities selected by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the University Center...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017

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11/28/2017

... Miami, 2017 Neighborhood Builders Camillus House and PACE Center for Girls will each receive $200,000 in flexible funding, leadership development ( for the executive director and a developing...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Grantee Releases Medicare Advocacy Toolkit

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01/16/2018

... Medicare beneficiaries respond to Medicare denials. The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA), a John A. Hartford Foundation ... The toolkit includes self-help materials to advocate for coverage...

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