Sloan Foundation Announces 2016 Research Fellowships
Release Date:
02/25/2016
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced the selection of 126 scientists and researchers as recipients of this year's Sloan Research Fellowships.
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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation
Release Date:
03/10/2016
... Limited training and resources hamper city efforts to use data-based decisionmaking in public safety, economic ...
Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College
Release Date:
03/22/2016
... on law enforcement behavior, including stops and use of force. A $1.5 million gift from the Ford Foundation ...
Carnegie and MacArthur Give $25 Million for Nuclear-Security Work
Release Date:
03/30/2016
The Carnegie Corporation of New York and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have prepared a $25-million "gift basket" to welcome foreign officials who will begin streaming into Washington for high-level nuclear-security talks.
JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Most critiques highlight data showing that low-income people and people of color are underrepresented in bike-share annual membership and thus conclude that funding bike-share is inequitable and inherently questionable.
Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News
Release Date:
05/03/2016
After announcing and filling the new job bankrolled by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water Management Commissioner Aaron Koch would be doing in the newly created job.
Russell Sage Report Finds Non-Citizen Latinos Politically Engaged
Release Date:
06/28/2016
Non-citizen Latino immigrants may not be able to vote, but they could still help decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names 17 Recipients of 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Release Date:
07/22/2016
... a broad range of areas, from HIV studies in Africa to the use of brain imaging as a tool in understanding psychiatric ...
Mellon Foundation Awards Wilson College $100K to Strengthen Writing Instruction
Release Date:
07/25/2016
... especially those in their first year. Wilson plans to use the funding to establish the Wilson Writing Academy, a ...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Gives $5.5M to Launch Mobile Simulation Initiative for Rural Emergencies
Release Date:
07/27/2016
... The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to use mobile, high-tech simulation trucks to provide training ...
Supported by Simons Foundation, ‘Video Game’ Study Identifies Kids With Attention Deficits
Release Date:
09/21/2016
A digital assessment platform designed to look and feel like a video game may successfully flag children with attention disorders, according to the results of a study published Sept. 20, 2016, in Translational Psychiatry.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Gives $500K to Support Solar Energy in Developing Countries
Release Date:
10/20/2016
GivePower Foundation, a non-profit organization that uses solar energy technologies to deliver essential community services to the developing world, was awarded a second $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation.
Kalief Browder's Mother Paid a Cost Far Higher Than His Bail
Release Date:
10/21/2016
Venida Browder's death is example of the price families and communities pay when a loved one is unjustly jailed.
Bloomberg Philanthropies Self-Driving Cars Initiative Launches in Nashville and Five Other Cities
Release Date:
10/25/2016
... to help them prepare for self-driving cars and use them to address city challenges... Bloomberg ...
Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
11/22/2016
The grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust extends the historic $42 million Helmsley gift made to the Salk Institute in 2013.
January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants
Release Date:
12/14/2016
... identifies, builds, and tests strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. The ...
Inside Pinkerton, a Low Profile Anti-Poverty Foundation
Release Date:
12/21/2016
What's in a name? Well, the Pinkerton Foundation in New York City draws its name from what was once the nation's oldest and largest security company.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Talks With Bloomberg About $100M Investment in Detroit
Release Date:
01/03/2017
The conversation features JPMorgan Chase’s $100 million investment in Detroit’s recovery and why business must play a leading role in creating inclusive economic growth.
Doris Duke Supports Research That Discovered New T-Cell Subtype
Release Date:
02/07/2017
A distinguished subset of T cells that combine with other defence cells to expostulate inflammation in marginal tissues has been found in dungeon samples taken from patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... support and a dedicated studio at MAD for full-time use over four months... New York Community Trust Supports ...