Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... have identified some 50 to 70 genes that may play a role in the condition. Some estimate that a total of 350 or more ...
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NYS Health Foundation Leads to Financially Sustainable Care Model For Resettled Refugees
Release Date:
05/05/2016
... Refugees Currently, 97 percent of refugees resettling in New York State are located upstate, particularly the ... the past decade, this influx of newly resettled people in upstate New York has forced several...
Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Program at Mount Sinai Queens
Release Date:
05/17/2016
... coordination services to several community based clinics in Western Queens and the MSQ Emergency Department. MSQ ... and community resource navigation support. Since inception in 2015, MSQ has successfully...
Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes
Release Date:
05/17/2016
... of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report in today’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical ... The research team anticipates that this finding will help in training physicians to better...
Simons, Gates Foundations, HHMI Announce Faculty Scholars
Release Date:
09/26/2016
... will award approximately $83 million over five years in support of the first cohort of scientists. Awards ranging ...
Shatterproof Awarded $600,000 Grant by Helmsley Charitable Trust
Release Date:
01/31/2017
... The grant was awarded to Shatterproof to support its work in protecting loved ones from addiction to illicit ... The Helmsley Charitable Trust began making active grants in 2008 to support a wide range of...
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Representatives Tour Renovated Labs at University of Miami
Release Date:
03/31/2017
... Tour Renovated Labs at University of Miami In the hopes of making a difference for critically ill, ...
Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... Became Tainted Over the past decade, the DNA laboratory in the office of New York City’s chief medical examiner emerged as a pioneer in analyzing the most complicated evidence from crime scenes. ...
Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... obstetrician's office at 4 a.m., and one of the midwives in the practice, after listening to her symptoms, said, "It ... a panic attack." Chodos was advised to take an antianxiety medication —...
#AfricaNoFilter Launches, A Multi-Partner Collaborative, Including the Ford Foundation, Seeking to Amplify African Voices Through Reimagining Deep-Rooted Narratives
Release Date:
02/26/2020
... hosts the #AfricaNoFilter 2020 Summit today in Johannesburg, where storytellers, partners, fellows and ... nuanced and contextualized stories about the 55 countries in Africa today. A continent home to 1.2...
NYS Health's Derek Coy Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans
Release Date:
11/11/2016
... Explores the Role of Private-Public Partnerships in Serving Veterans Despite hearing far too often only about ... help and often prevents them from seeking care when they do need it. But when veterans ...
Children Learn How to Save Lives at ZAC Camp
Release Date:
04/17/2015
... their swimming technique and learned how to avoid danger in the water. To hammer these lessons home, kids spent time in the classroom as well as in the club's pool, and even got .....
Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence
Release Date:
08/08/2016
... Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence About 9 in 10 young adults say they support criminal background checks for all gun sales, a level of ... for violating existing gun laws are supported by 9...
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, ... Data Shows More than 92 percent of students arrested in schools last year were black or Hispanic, according to a ... are...
American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named
Release Date:
02/18/2016
... NYFA firmly believes that through this program, we make an investment in the cultural infrastructure that will ultimately benefit ... knowledge between artists and arts administrators. Now in...
William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research
Release Date:
05/04/2018
... award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase ... social, behavioral, and economic outcomes. To improve the use of research evidence, the...
EdFunders Case Study Identifies Unusual Model for Philanthropic Collaboration
Release Date:
08/11/2015
... Homelessness. Hilliard places this funder collaboration in the context of other past efforts at philanthropic ... said Ronna Brown, President of Philanthropy New York. “ We felt it was important to support the...
Close the Divide Between Education and Work
Release Date:
01/21/2016
... people to get good jobs with less than a four-year degree. In fact, there are millions of jobs that pay good salaries, offer robust career pathways and do not require a bachelor’s degree to start - they are...
Ian H. Solomon and Sewell Chan Join the Luce Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
11/16/2023
... University of Virginia, and Sewell Chan , the Editor- in -Chief of The Texas Tribune , have been elected to its ... Solomon is an experienced leader with a diverse background in public service, higher education...
Open Society Foundations Announces 2017 Soros Equality Fellows
Release Date:
03/21/2017
... professionals become long-term innovative leaders in the field of racial justice . The seven fellows, chosen from over 1,000 ... and trans people of color; tackling structural racism in the...