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Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/03/2016

Edited Stem Cells Offer Hope of Precision Therapy for Blindness (Doris Duke, Research to Prevent Blindness) A team of University of Iowa and ... Health, the Doris Duke...

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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

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02/23/2016

... struggle with obesity, take heart. Losing as little as 5% of your body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism. The...

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UHF: A New Arena For Reducing Antibiotic Misuse: Outpatient Care

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03/25/2016

... Misuse: Outpatient Care Antibiotic resistance related to the misuse and overuse of antibiotics has emerged as a growing public health ... our quality improvement and capacity-building—as well as grant...

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New Board President Selected to Lead the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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07/11/2016

New Board President Selected to Lead the Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Butler Plum as its new...

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Arabella Advisors Study Finds Global Funds For Fossil Fuels Are On The Decline

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02/02/2017

... On The Decline As the Trump administration threatens to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement and double ... to revive a slowing fossil fuels industry , the rest of the world is pulling...

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President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping Down

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02/02/2017

President Of Montauk-Based Environmental Advocacy Organization Stepping ... 2012, will be stepping down at the end of March, 2017, to join The Nature Conservancy as the Director of...

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UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's Congressional Delegation

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03/24/2017

UJA-Federation of New York's CEO Writes Letter About AHCA to NY's ... that serve them. The current proposal to block grant or cap Medicaid will end the long-standing...

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Stonewall Community Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities

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04/10/2017

... Foundation Makes Funding Available for Responding to Shifting Realities Stonewall Community Foundation is now accepting proposals to fund organizations that are struggling to respond ...

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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems

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05/17/2017

... left its mark on America. Founded in 1940 by five sons of John D. Rockefeller Jr.–John 3rd, Nelson, Laurance, ... has been better known for its investments than for its grant -making. In 2014, RBF made...

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Ford Foundation Hires Detroit Native, Kevin Ryan, as Program Officer for its New Detroit Office

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05/31/2017

... the Motor City in 1953 as it ramps up a major initiative to invest in affordable housing in the city where it was ... Detroit native Kevin Ryan from the New York Foundation to be its new Detroit-based program...

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NoVo Foundation is Built on Partnership; Founders Champion Gender Equality

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07/19/2017

... Champion Gender Equality If a foundation’s mission is to build more healthy partnerships in the world, what better place to start than with their own internal partnerships? In fact, for Peter and Jennifer...

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Inside Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power

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09/11/2017

... Game: A Foundation Supports LGBTQ Leaders in the Halls of Power While it was the nation’s highest court that granted marriage equality to LGBTQ Americans two years ago, the news out of...

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Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past Estimates Provide Some Clues

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09/21/2017

Commonwealth Fund: What Are the Potential Effects of the Graham-Cassidy ACA Repeal-and-Replace Bill? Past ... unveiled congressional Republicans’ latest bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...

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Mertz Gilmore and Howard Gilman Foundations Among Funders Backing The Springboard Project's 2018 Residencies

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10/24/2017

... giving as strapped government agencies cut back. News out of New York City provides another example of this phenomenon ... dance-driven musical. It's the kind of program we've come...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award

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11/06/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Cities of Service Announces Engaged Cities Award On a sunny Sunday ... site. Then the volunteers—many of them children—get to work. They hoe out the brown patches...

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Michael J. Fox Foundation and Simons Foundation Making Waves in Basic Science

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12/01/2017

... Science With that announcement, the CZI joined the ranks of a handful of other philanthropic mega-donors pumping cash ... Foundation, for example, has devoted more than $40 billion to...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America

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12/15/2017

John A. Hartford Foundation Named One of Nation’s Top Funders Addressing Aging America Recent ... rapidly. The number of Americans over 65 has ballooned to 49.2 million this year, up from 35...

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With Support from Gerstner and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students

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12/19/2017

... and Heckscher Foundations, SUNY Announces Emergency Aid to Support Degree Completion Among Students Starting next year, University at Albany students who are at risk of dropping out due to...

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The Heckscher Foundation for Children

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Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation

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01/03/2018

Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation The Westport-based Newman’s ... facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it out of the massive bill. That...

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