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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Nearly 25,000 girls aged between 12 and 14 are living in "early unions." Hundreds of thousands of young girls in Mexico are being forced into marriages with older men, a new report reveals.

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Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism

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05/25/2017

A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism, and the findings could help explain the biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric...

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Serving Up Success: Citi Foundation Grant Funds FIU Assistance to Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs

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08/25/2017

A grant from Citi Foundation helped Florida International University create StartUP FIU FOOD, an incubator to help new food and beverage entrepreneurs grow their companies with workshops, mentorship and assistance with securing financing.

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Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/11/2017

Commonwealth Fund : Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments ... (CSR) plans. And time is running out. . . Commonwealth Fund : Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments ...

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Cuomo Says Major Budget Changes May Be Needed If New York Loses $2B In Health Care Funding

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09/26/2017

Gov. Cuomo said a special session of the state Legislature may be needed if more than $2 billion in federal health care cuts to New York are allowed to take effect on Oct. 1.

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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

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09/26/2017

Stanford University Press’s digital publishing program gives scholars an extraordinary opportunity to publish and peer review their interactive scholarship.

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Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland

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12/15/2017

Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland A $3 ... of Maryland. ... Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland ...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

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04/27/2018

Wabash College has received an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to improve retention and graduation rates for all students with special emphasis on students from particular populations that have been historically disadvantaged in...

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The Howard Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over

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07/06/2018

... Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring Pass Over The LCT3 ... Gilman Foundation, Time Warner Foundation, and Others Fund LCT3 Season Programming Featuring...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

Many Heliconius butterflies have wing patterns and colors that mimic other species to protect themselves from predators, and new research by scientists from the University of Chicago, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shows that in one...

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Oxiris Barbot, MD, Former NYC Health Commissioner, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund

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08/11/2022

... Commissioner, Named President and CEO of United Hospital Fund Dr. Barbot Will Be First Woman to Lead the 143-Year-Old ... 11, 2022 – The Board of Directors of United Hospital Fund announced today the...

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

... Equity, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund , Inc. and the National Women’s Law Center highlight ...

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Milbank Memorial Fund: How Do State Health Policy Meetings Make A Difference?

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02/10/2016

Milbank Memorial Fund : How Do State Health Policy Meetings Make A Difference? ... Like many other nonprofits, the Milbank Memorial Fund (MMF) spends time assessing the impact of its work, ... we would hope it...

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Health Department, United Hospital Fund, and Partners Release Plan to Promote Health Equity

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08/26/2016

Health Department, United Hospital Fund , and Partners Release Plan to Promote Health Equity The ... Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, United Hospital Fund (UHF), and partners in the Population Health...

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The Rockefeller Brothers Fund: A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems

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05/17/2017

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund : A 19th Century Fortune Tackles 21st Century Problems The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has left its mark on America. Founded in 1940 by five ... can change behavior.” . . . The...

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New Study Funded By The Peterson Center On Healthcare Reveals Healthcare Spending Rose By Nearly $1 Trillion Between 1996 and 2013

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11/13/2017

Price and Intensity Identified as the Major Drivers of Rising Healthcare Spending

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New App Plentiful, Funded By The Helmsley Charitable Trust, Streamlines How NYC Food Pantries Feed The Hungry

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12/04/2017

A new phone app and reservation system offers those in need of nutritional assistance a fast way to find a meal — just in time for winter.

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Commonwealth Fund Report Shows That Medicaid, Medicare Accounted for 59% of Health Care Revenue for Largest Insurers

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12/07/2017

Commonwealth Fund Report Shows That Medicaid, Medicare Accounted for 59% ... a new Health Affairs study supported by the Commonwealth Fund . Revenue from public coverage has more than doubled ... at the New York...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States

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12/14/2017

Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops ... coverage expansions, according to a new Commonwealth Fund scorecard assessing access to health care. New ... people who buy coverage without...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term income gains in developing countries -- potentially adding 7 to 22 percent to GDP per capita over 24 years in some – as well as greatly...

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