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Research to Prevent Blindness-Funded Study Finds Possible New Target for Glaucoma Therapy

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09/11/2015

Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have elucidated a genetic interaction that may prove key to the development and progression of glaucoma, a blinding neurodegenerative disease that affects tens of millions of...

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Eva Moskowitz, Practiced de Blasio foe, Weighs a Mayoral Challenge

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09/14/2015

... criticized for traveling to Iowa and the like, but I don' t think his traveling to those places causes any harm. Coming ... mayor for his foreign travel, his opposition to charter schools , and his...

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The World Has Pledged To Divest $2.6 Trillion From Fossil Fuels

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09/22/2015

... that works with philanthropic groups. In recent years, schools , private foundations, pension funds and individuals ...

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State Actions to Promote and Restrain Commercial Accountable Care Organizations: Milbank Memorial Fund Support

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10/19/2015

A new report written by researchers at the Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, draws on evidence from the literature and four case studies to outline...

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New York Life Foundation Supports Ozone Park Students Learning about Start-up Businesses

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10/23/2015

The pilot program, run by Virtual Enterprises International, in partnership with the New York Life Foundation and city Department of Education, seeks to teach Queens students how to launch and run their own company.

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

Simply changing kids' menu options can encourage healthier choices in restaurants and has been found to have some lasting effect on children's eating habits.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Tufts University

De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)

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12/08/2015

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who became a scourge of the wealthy with a vow to raise their taxes, has enlisted members of the financial elite, including Morgan Stanley, to advance his agenda.

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Tow Foundation Founder to Serve on NP Board Taking Over Philadelphia’s Struggling Newspaper of Record

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01/12/2016

Owner H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest donated the entire Philadelphia Media Network, which runs the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, to the nonprofit Institute for Journalism in New Media, part of the Philadelphia Foundation. The institute...

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JP Morgan Chase Launches 'New Skills For Youth'; Invests $75M to Build Tomorrow’s Economy

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01/19/2016

Young people need pathways to high-quality training and skills to compete for jobs and JP Morgan Chase is starting an initiative to help youth be successful.

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Children, Youth and Families

DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

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02/04/2016

... Community Trust Eighty-five-year-old Luis Cajigas doesn' t need much to keep him happy. Cajigas, known as "el .....

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Pershing Square Awards $5.4 Million to Oxford MBA Scholarship Program

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02/16/2016

The Pershing Square Foundation has announced a supplemental gift of £3.7 million ($5.4 million) gift to the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholars Program at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.

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Backed by Mellon Grant, UVA Establishes New Center to Study Indigenous Art

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02/16/2016

The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia announced a grant of $815,000 by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, which will be utilized to create a research center for the study of the indigenous art of Australia and the Americas at The...

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Rockefeller, JPMorgan Chase Foundation Support 100,000 Opportunities Hiring Fair & Forum in LA

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02/24/2016

The 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to employment for young people, reported that in one day, more than 1,000 youth were offered jobs on-the-spot.

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

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02/29/2016

The Salk Institute and Harvard Medical School researchers have determined the structure of a protein complex that lets viruses similar to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) establish permanent infections within their hosts, in new research...

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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)

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03/07/2016

New study published in Clinical Cancer Research details the discovery of a biomarker that puts patients at a higher risk for metastasis of uveal melanoma.

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

Indiana University has joined a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching skills of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to increase the diversity of future university...

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The New York Community Trust Gives $5.4M to 45 Nonprofits Across the City and Nation

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04/12/2016

... enlists industry professionals to teach coding in public schools across the city. The Trust is also supporting the ...

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Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?

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05/26/2016

About one-third of U.S. and U.K. primary care physicians are dissatisfied with their jobs, recent Commonwealth Fund survey findings show.

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Carnegie Sponsors Search for Nation's Favorite Librarians for 2016 I Love My Librarian Award

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06/17/2016

Nominations open to the public now through September 19.

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Torres: Federal Section 8 initiative would cripple thousands of New York City families

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08/22/2016

... of homelessness on the streets, in the shelters and in the schools since the demise of Work Advantage five years ago, ...

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Housing and Homelessness

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