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Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

... former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers will serve ... bring to the table from their work in Philadelphia and New York will be a valuable asset...

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Community Development

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

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02/26/2016

... are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new component of the system responsible for regulating food ...

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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

... but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver new DNA to patients with genetic mutations. “The ... Dmitry Lyumkis, a Salk Fellow and co-senior author of the new paper, published in Nature on February...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

... flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much ... Robert Jeffers said. The city and region are now taking new approaches to handle the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Four Projects Supported by NY Community Trust Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live & Work in NYC

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04/01/2016

... affordable real estate is a challenge for anyone in New York, it can be doubly tricky for artists who need to ... projects — all of which won grants recently from the New York Community Trust — aim to make it...

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The New York Community Trust

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Arts

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

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05/03/2016

... development and improve student outcomes. Through the new Teacher Impact Grants (TIG) program from ASCD, teachers ... Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... Bernie Sanders is leading the charge and would create a new top income tax rate of 54.2 percent, up from the current ... effective rate of at least 30 percent, and she’d add a new 4 percent surcharge on anyone...

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Economic Security

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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

... nonprofit organizations in their efforts to establish new approaches to long-standing urban economic challenges in ... work in six U.S. cities – Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco Bay...

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Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships

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07/08/2016

... on Unpaid Internships "Internships," the headline in the New York Times’s opinion section read, "Are Not a ... color addresses it on a platform as big and white as the New York Times... Young...

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Communications/Media

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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

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08/22/2016

... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of terrorists and warlords and creating ... point, and Obama’s successor will have to shape a new response. The status quo hasn’t worked;...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

Food Systems

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

... link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection raised the question: Would Mr. Walker’s day job and his new board duties be working at cross-purposes? NYTimes ...

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Economic Security

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Commonwealth Fund, John A. Hartford and Peterson Center on Healthcare Contribute to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices

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01/04/2017

... to Health Care ‘Playbook’ of Best Practices A new nationwide survey of patients with complex medical needs ... The SCAN Foundation, and The Commonwealth Fund—launch a new online resource to help health system...

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Peterson Center on Healthcare

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United Hospital Fund, NYSHealth Foundation Give $400K to Integrate Mental Health Care into Primary Care Practices

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03/02/2017

... the United Hospital Fund and one for $215,670 from the New York State Health Foundation, will allow Montefiore to support and evaluate a new mental health advancement guide it helped create called ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... time and funding, and unexpected work might take shape. New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers ... the street from its Manhattan offices to accommodate a new research institute fully...

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To Improve Global Health, Bloomberg Looks to Cities to Lead

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07/05/2017

... to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Bloomberg not only made New York City a leader in this area as mayor, but funded and ... the world's population now lives. As Bloomberg now gives new attention to non-...

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

... be deposed — and is increasingly expected to be — as New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expands his ... to Utah, like Exxon's high-profile legal team, accuse the New York attorney general of...

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The Mertz Gilmore Foundation Funds Contemporary Dance

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08/11/2017

... its audience in ways that are delightful to audiences new to contemporary dance and those who follow it with a ... Landscape is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural...

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