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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

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08/19/2016

... for Allergy and Immunology report in Cell Stem Cell. It has yet to be studied whether the death of these cells has ... in the rodents. Most human adults don’t show symptoms when infected with Zika, aside from...

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Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Now Accepting Applications for the 2017 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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10/03/2016

... explorative and high-risk/high-reward research at a stage when traditional funding is lacking. Now entering its fourth ...

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NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School

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10/13/2016

... learn what they know about health insurance on the job, when they use their employers' health plans. But, in a .....

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New York Health Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Supports Family Caregiver Centers

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01/18/2017

... hospitals set up their own support centers. Gottlieb said when family caregivers get the support they need, they are ... Hospital Fund grant, does not charge for its services. It has allowed the Montefiore to...

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The Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President

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04/19/2017

... Uphill Battle Of United Way NYC’s First Female President When Sheena Wright stepped into the role of president of ...

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United Way of New York City

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Gender Justice

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W.T. Grant Funds Research on How Technology Use Affects At-Risk Youth

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05/03/2017

... technology was linked to some positive outcomes: On days when adolescents spent more time using digital technologies ...

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Children, Youth and Families

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How Many Calories in That? New York City Delays Enforcing Labeling Rules

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08/28/2017

... supported by the federal government. The city said that it would wait to enforce the calorie posting rules until May, when the Food and Drug Administration is scheduled to put its ...

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Food Systems

As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display

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08/28/2017

... a frontrunner for the position, but made waves in June when she announced her decision to step down at the end of ...

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Gender Justice

Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind

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08/31/2017

... York City principals have a nearly impossible job. Now, it ’s up to him to help them get it done. This September, Cannizzaro will become president of ... vice president, will take the helm until at least 2018...

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

... should also realize that New York is a tale of two cities when it comes to jobs. From a distance, the jobs picture looks ...

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Workforce Development

Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

... unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the Legislature returns in January. Attorney General ...

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Immigration

Editorial: Falls Water Board Must Get A Handle On Its Procedures And Discharges

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09/06/2017

... Board blames for the global embarrassment that happened when foul-smelling black sludge was emptied into the Niagara ...

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More Floods Are Coming And We're Making Them Worse

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09/07/2017

More Floods Are Coming And We're Making Them Worse When the Aztecs founded Tenochtitlán in 1325, they built it on a large island on Lake Texcoco. Its eventual ... in 1521, they drained the lake and built...

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What It's Like Aboard an NGO Ship Rescuing Hundreds of Migrants in the Mediterranean

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09/08/2017

What It 's Like Aboard an NGO Ship Rescuing Hundreds of Migrants in the Mediterranean There are no sirens when the call comes in. No alarms or shouting. Just a calm ... of the cabin: “All stations, all...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

... in buses represent a nearly 77% increase over last year, when the city bused 2,920. The spike comes in the midst of a ... student homelessness. Education Department officials said it will cost the city $17...

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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

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09/11/2017

... administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of ... raced to evacuate before Hurricane Irma, says if not now, when ? “This is the time to...

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Albany Lawmakers Extend Benefits To Vets Discharged For LGBT Identity

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09/12/2017

... Extend Benefits To Vets Discharged For LGBT Identity When it comes to discharged LGBT veterans in Albany County, they ...

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Gender Justice

Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... Little did we know then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, Bernie Madoff and a worldwide ... lambasted the world’s economy a few years ago. But it also vaulted companies like the...

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New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests

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09/14/2017

... requests, New York City’s education department says it will provide more realistic timelines for responding to ... released Wednesday, the education department said it will stop regularly pushing back its own...

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