U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Union Dues Case
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... individuals pay fees rather than dues if they don' t want to join the applicable union. A similar case, .....
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $26 Million in Grants
Release Date:
10/05/2017
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in Agoura Hills, California, has announced fourteen third-quarter grants totaling $26 millio n.
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Highlights The Role Of Innovative Partnerships In New Orleans' Recovery
Release Date:
10/20/2017
In this Times Picayune Op-ed, Darren Walker highlights the role of innovative partnerships in New Orleans' recovery.
Century Foundation Releases Report on Estimating the Real Cost of Community College
Release Date:
10/24/2017
A group of researchers organized by the Century Foundation is looking to understand the real cost of community college.
While Announcing Main Branch Renovations, NYPL Notes Mid-Manhattan Library to Be Renamed for Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Release Date:
11/16/2017
The New York Public Library revealed the $317 million master plan that will guide the renovation of the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
Mario Luis Small Joins Russell Sage Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
11/27/2017
The Russell Sage Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of sociologist Mario Luis Small to its board of trustees. Small is currently Grafstein Family Professor at Harvard University. He is a contributor to the RSF volume The Colors of...
New Report Supported By The Carnegie Corporation of New York, Addresses The Future Of Undergraduate Education
Release Date:
12/01/2017
Two years in the making, The Future of Undergraduate Education, The Future of America provides a framework for helping colleges of every type work more efficiently and effectively to deal with pressing issues such as quality, affordability, and...
Supported by The Mayday Fund, Scientists Take a Big Step Toward Building a Better Opioid
Release Date:
01/09/2018
For the first time, scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and collaborators solved the crystal structure of the activated kappa opioid receptor bound to a morphine derivative. They then created a new drug-like compound...
Novo Foundation Launches New Website and Film Series,The Life Story: Moments of Change
Release Date:
02/01/2018
The stunning new interactive website explores 13 moments when survivors, service providers, funders, advocates and allies can make a difference for girls and women.
Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Release Date:
02/22/2018
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and NC State have created an injectable gel-like scaffold that can hold combination chemo-immunotherapeutic drugs and deliver them locally to tumors in a sequential manner.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Makes Water Purification Breakthrough
Release Date:
04/03/2018
The ability to create clean, safe drinking water using only natural levels of sunlight and inexpensive gel technology could be at hand, thanks to an innovation in water purification.
Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Field Study Looks At Chemistry Of Indoor Home Environments
Release Date:
06/18/2018
... about 90% of their time indoors. In homes, workplaces, schools and every indoor environment, people are impacted by ...
Russell Sage Foundation Funded Research Connects Boosting Testosterone Levels To Men Preferring Luxury Goods
Release Date:
07/05/2018
... sufficiently fit to have these handicaps.” One needn’ t look far to find the same patterns in humans. A luxury ...
Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam
Release Date:
08/23/2018
Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors' offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer's in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.
Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... including efforts to help create and enhance nutrition in schools and communities, provide access to fresh fruits and ...
Supported by The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New Report Finds Even Light Drinking Increases Risk of Death
Release Date:
10/03/2018
Analyzing data from more than 400,000 people ages 18 to 85, the researchers found that consuming one to two drinks four or more times per week -- an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines -- increases the risk of premature death by 20 percent,...
Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Release Date:
12/06/2018
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new tool described as a “flight data recorder” for developing cells, illuminating the paths cells take as they progress from one type to another. Scientists hope to...
John A. Hartford Foundation Awards $5.2 Million for Dementia, Senior Care
Release Date:
12/11/2018
The John A. Hartford Foundation in New York City has announced grants totaling more than $5.2 million in support of evidence-based approaches to better care for older adults who have dementia, need hospital care, experience elder mistreatment, or...
William T. Grant Foundation Names Ten William T. Grant Scholars Finalists
Release Date:
12/12/2018
William T . Grant Foundation Names Ten William T . Grant Scholars Finalists The William T . Grant Foundation is pleased to announce the finalists for ...
NoVo Foundation Commits $10 Million to Help End Sexual Exploitation
Release Date:
02/20/2019
The New York City-based NoVo Foundation has announced a three-year, $10 million commitment in support of programs in the United States aimed at reducing and preventing commercial sexual exploitation.