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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

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08/30/2016

... each day this week. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length... Century Foundation Senior Fellow ...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

The data was derived from 2,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States.

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Co-Authored by Arabella Advisors, Article Tracks A Foundation’s 15-Year Journey In Impact Investing

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10/11/2016

How could a small foundation be impactful when hundreds of billions of dollars are needed to achieve large-scale environmental problems mission globally?

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Former Capital One Foundation President Forms Consulting Practice to Strengthen Nonprofit-Corporate Partnerships

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12/02/2016

When Capital One Foundation President Carolyn Berkowitz stepped down earlier this year to pursue other opportunities, one question remained: Just what were those opportunities?

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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

A new study published in Cell Host Microbe led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center completely maps all mutations that help the HIV virus evolve away from a single broadly neutralizing antibody, known as PGT151. Broadly...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

... the District of Columbia now conduct surveys that include questions about ACEs. But in the push to help foster the ...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Snapshot of Veterans and Health in New York State

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07/13/2017

... they live? When did they serve? And where do they turn to for their health care needs? These are the questions the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) ...

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With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up

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08/28/2017

... philanthropy, most of the gifts we profile are earmarked for tangible and conventional goals—a new science building, ... a multi-institution effort focused on tackling fundamental questions in "algebra...

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College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

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09/07/2017

... have twice as much help wrestling with some of the big questions that college presents. For instance, does water contain gluten? And, is all food ... was overwhelmed with requests to craft personalized menus...

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Nonprofit Offers Guidance for Charities Worried About Deportation Raids

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09/11/2017

Nonprofit Offers Guidance for Charities Worried About Deportation Raids Increased ... worried that those clients may stop seeking services for fear of being swept up in a deportation raid. President Trump’s...

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Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation

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09/13/2017

... ExxonMobil, New York's highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant's outside .....

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Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food

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09/13/2017

Food is the number one cause of poor health in America.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

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09/14/2017

... that tackles big datasets — and big scientific questions — by developing cutting-edge computational ...

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The Fate of NYC’s Undocumented Bakers Could Change the Food Industry

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09/15/2017

... spring. Bearing signs in Spanish and English and chanting for a boycott of Tom Cat bread in New York restaurants, the ...

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It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City

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09/18/2017

... in New York City It's officially a very busy time of year for New York City's eighth graders. The high school ... 400 public high schools set up tables and answer families' questions . Beyond the...

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Unorthodox CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity

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09/18/2017

... David Schizer isn’t one to speechify. So he spoke for only a few minutes at a recent gathering of young Jews ... Committee, or JDC. Then he opened the floor to questions . One of the first came from a dark-...

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New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students

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09/20/2017

... Reporter Marcia Kramer reported exclusively Tuesday, questions are now being raised about servings of kid ...

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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 .....

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At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

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09/21/2017

... as an expert witness in a departmental trial, from questions about his own disciplinary record. . . At James ...

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