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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

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02/04/2016

... Eighty-five-year-old Luis Cajigas doesn't need much to keep him happy. Cajigas, known as "el gallo," or the ... by the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University 's...

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Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment Will Double by 2050

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05/19/2016

Funded by Research to Prevent Blindness, USC Study Predicts Visual Impairment ... by 2050 A study published today by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute ... in visual...

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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs

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01/06/2017

... Could Cost 3 Million Jobs Congress has another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests ... Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington University 's Milken...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits ... for eye problems have mild conditions, and recommends ways to help those patients get the right level of care. The national study, led by...

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Giving Like a Rockefeller, Even if You’re Not Super-Rich

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03/31/2017

... Mr. Rockefeller gave away an estimated $2 billion to organizations, from Harvard and Rockefeller Universities to a “Living Pyramid” made of wild grass and flowers in Queens. “No individual has contributed more...

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

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04/19/2017

Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being Neighbors performing in a local theater form ... gathering places. Dance studios give city kids a chance to challenge themselves. We’ve long...

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William T. Grant Publishes How Social Science Research Can Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World

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05/17/2017

... Improve Youth Outcomes In The Real World" Bringing Rigor to Relevant Questions Social scientists too often view the ... of research methods, approaches, and purposes is reduced to monochrome binaries:...

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Commonwealth Fund and GWU Release New Findings on House GOP Healthcare Bill Resulting in Loss of 1M Jobs in 10 Years

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06/19/2017

... new study from the Commonwealth Fund and George Washington University presented some unflattering potential effects from ... the enacting of the American Health Care Act. According to the study from Leighton...

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Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’

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08/29/2017

Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’ A Northeastern University researcher who was asked to remove any reference to...

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Audacious Philanthropy

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08/29/2017

... 911 service. Securing the right for same-sex couples to marry in the U.S. These efforts have transformed or saved ... of today’s emerging large-scale philanthropists aspire to similarly audacious successes...

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Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

... is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps. Unemployment rates among black workers ... joblessness for black workers has led policy makers to accept it is as...

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

... breathing or even die. It is critical for the dental staff to keep track of the patient’s vital signs and quickly ... of sedated children dying at dental offices have come to light, alarming lawmakers, parents...

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights Canada’s idea of a ... laid out its core objectives, and second on the list was to make the 23-year-old pact “more progressive.” By that, ... the...

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Opinion: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

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09/05/2017

... itself. Oh, and if you trust the current administration to handle Harvey’s aftermath right, I’ve got a degree from Trump University you might want to buy. There are already signs of...

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Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll

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09/05/2017

... a Serious Toll A very slender friend recently admitted to me that she “can’t stand to be around fat people.” Her reaction is almost visceral, ... someone’s behavior. A new study by researchers at Duke ...

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Can Business Save The World from Climate Change?

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09/06/2017

... annual revenue of $1.4 trillion sent a powerful message to the world: U.S. President Donald Trump may have withdrawn ... Mayors, Ceres and Bloomberg Philanthropies. It has grown to include more than 1,500...

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers? In New York City’s breakneck effort to offer free preschool to all 4-year olds, officials have ... policy...

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... pattern has emerged from this research,” wrote University of Michigan professor of education, public policy, ... low-achieving, poor and nonwhite, charter schools tend to do better than other public schools in...

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

... Makes Eating Right a Challenge Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after ... says Turner, now a senior studying social work at Columbia...

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