New Census Figures Offer Hope in Buffalo's Fight Against Child Poverty
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... remains a big problem in Buffalo, new census figures show significant drops in the poverty rates for children, ...
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Rockefeller Report Cited by Geena Davis at United Nations Convening
Release Date:
03/13/2015
“The first-ever global study of female characters in popular films, launched today, reveals deep-seated discrimination and pervasive stereotyping of women and girls by the international film industry,” according to UN Women, which supported the...
Nitrogen’s Impact Changes Climate Forecast
Release Date:
04/28/2015
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded study more accurately reflects the effect of nitrogen in climate change models.
Tenants Take the Hit as New York Fails to Police Huge Housing Tax Break
Release Date:
12/07/2015
Top developer Two Trees Management overcharged renters for years but still cashed in on $10 million in tax cuts the city never officially approved, ProPublica investigators found.
NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread
Release Date:
04/06/2016
A new NYSHealth-funded report found that hospitals' involvement in population health programs to address healthy foods, parks, housing and employment is not widespread.
U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum
Release Date:
04/19/2016
The intersection of decades of education, housing, and transportation policy has left the nation's schools at a crossroads, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said Tuesday.
U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society
Release Date:
05/23/2016
Most wealthy Americans say they want to contribute to society in a meaningful way, and many believe that institutions outside of the government have the best chance of solving tough social and environmental problems.
Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population
Release Date:
05/31/2016
While the latter half of the 20th century showed a widening gap between the more and less educated with respect to marriage and fertility, this trend has not significantly altered the genetic makeup of subsequent generations.
Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'
Release Date:
06/24/2016
... San Francisco and the District of Columbia to see the show for $10... Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help ...
Sloan Foundation Funds New App and TV Series Focusing on Science
Release Date:
07/27/2016
Faith Salie (NPR and CBS Sunday Morning) and neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin are co-hosts for the first 26 episodes.
Ten PNY Members Sign NYTimes Ad Calling for Dialogue, Promoting #ReasonsForHope
Release Date:
08/01/2016
The recent killings of people and police officers in communities across the country have stirred feelings of discord and despair, and left Americans wondering how we'll find a way forward.
Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study
Release Date:
08/05/2016
The results stand in stark contrast to current views of thirst regulation, which hold that the brain signals for drinking to stop when it detects liquid-induced changes in blood concentration or volume.
According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists
Release Date:
08/17/2016
Many philanthropists, even those with great ambitions and results-oriented approaches, tend to underinvest in sourcing and due diligence.
Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues
Release Date:
09/14/2016
Sheldon Danziger, president of the Russell Sage Foundation, who, like other experts following poverty and income issues, had expected some improvement, but nothing this large.
Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory
Release Date:
09/30/2016
Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.
Supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs
Release Date:
11/09/2016
Research shows that only 13 percent to 17 percent of the total annual funding needs for restoration and conservation are met — about $50 billion.
Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals
Release Date:
11/17/2016
Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing-the ability to, for the first time, insert DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority of adult organs and tissues.
Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In Oxygen-Free Marine Environments
Release Date:
12/19/2016
MIT oceanographers have found that some small marine organisms — mostly bacteria — have a surprisingly low limit to the amount of oxygen they need to breathe.
Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?
Release Date:
12/22/2016
... a relatively low profile. It's more of work horse than a show horse as a funder. Even it constantly strives to do .....
New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations
Release Date:
01/17/2017
The Clinton County Health Department is working to ensure healthier meal options are available at places that often get overlooked by such efforts — area food shelves.