Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Names Daniel F. Wilhelm President
Release Date:
06/05/2017
... organizations, including the John D. and Catherine T . MacArthur Foundation and the Northwestern University ...
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With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
Release Date:
06/08/2017
The new study, which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical intervention strategies like financial incentives side-by-side, found that nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement...
Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers
Release Date:
07/24/2017
Verizon is addressing the need for more women in STEM careers by reaching middle-school girls through a three-week summer learning experience.
Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... left our home country because they knew they couldn’ t earn enough to send my siblings and me to college. When I ...
43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
More than 40 percent of the city’s middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Report Finds Gaps in Access to Opioid Addiction Help on Staten Island
Release Date:
09/26/2017
A report titled, “Staten Island Needs Assessment,” has revealed significant gaps in access to addiction treatment in the borough.
Opinion: New York City’s Runaway Homeless Youth Deserve Better Services
Release Date:
09/28/2017
For runaway and homeless youth utilizing New York City's specialized youth shelter system, upon reaching 21, these homeless young people must leave the home-like environment and tailored services of youth shelters and move to single adult shelters.
New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law
Release Date:
10/05/2017
New York state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education law.
Documents Show NYC’s Education Department Failed to Answer 526 Public Records Requests Over Past 3 Years
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... week, the Post veteran told The 74 she “really can’ t remember after three years” what piqued her interest, but ...
The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Not only are people of African descent a large part of the immigrant and refugee population, they are disproportionately targeted for removal.
Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The Toshiba America Foundation (TAF) today announced nearly $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in grades 6-12.
Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Chief Sustainability Officer at Tiffany & Co. Is A Vogue "2018 Game Changer"
Release Date:
03/15/2018
As the woman driving and directing Tiffany & Co.’s global sustainability agenda, Anisa Kamadoli Costa works across the iconic company’s partnerships in both for-profit and non-profit sectors.
Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
06/29/2018
... drug overdoses. Even our healthiest communities aren’ t immune. Communities that otherwise score high on social determinants like clean air, good schools , and walkability are suffering from this epidemic. ...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million
Release Date:
09/13/2018
The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in Western New York, and six are in Southeast...
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning
Release Date:
09/28/2018
The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning.
Commonwealth Fund Partners with New York Times and Harvard to Analyze Financial Reality of Being Sick
Release Date:
10/19/2018
... New York Times, the Commonwealth Fund and the Harvard T .H. Chan School of Public Health used the survey to examine ...
Simons Foundation-Funded Research Reveals That Bacteria in Giant Aquarium Mirror Natural Ocean Microbes
Release Date:
11/07/2018
... oceans surprisingly well. “It was phenomenal. I didn’ t expect this,” says Frank Stewart, an associate professor ...
Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Offers New, Solar-Powered Technology that Collects and Cleans Water from Air
Release Date:
03/18/2019
Access to clean water remains one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. A breakthrough by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may offer a new solution through solar-powered technology that absorbs moisture from the air and returns...
The New York Community Trust Grants $4.8 Million to Invest in a Fairer, More Equitable New York
Release Date:
04/08/2019
... boroughs. “Many of the challenges New York faces aren’ t easy to fix,” says Shawn Morehead, vice president for ... “Addressing issues like climate change and equity in our schools requires long-term investment...
UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies Receives Grant From Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Release Date:
08/02/2019
... shared with other universities, community colleges, high schools and the public. “The complexities of the modern ...