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Rockefeller Report Cited by Geena Davis at United Nations Convening

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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...

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Nitrogen’s Impact Changes Climate Forecast

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04/28/2015

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded study more accurately reflects the effect of nitrogen in climate change models.

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Environment and Climate Change

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Tenants Take the Hit as New York Fails to Police Huge Housing Tax Break

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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.

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Housing and Homelessness

NYSHealth-Funded Report Finds Hospital Involvement in Population Health Programs is Not Widespread

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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.

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New York Health Foundation

U.S. Education Secretary Addresses Century Foundation Forum

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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.

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Russell Sage-Supported Study Explores Effects of Education Level On Genetic Make-Up of US Population

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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.

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U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society

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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.

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Bank of America Private Bank

Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'

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06/24/2016

... San Francisco and the District of Columbia to see the show for $10... Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help ...

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Sloan Foundation Funds New App and TV Series Focusing on Science

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07/27/2016

Faith Salie (NPR and CBS Sunday Morning) and neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin are co-hosts for the first 26 episodes.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Ten PNY Members Sign NYTimes Ad Calling for Dialogue, Promoting #ReasonsForHope

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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.

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Surdna Foundation

Supported by Sloan, Rita Allen, New Understanding of Thirst Emerges from Brain Study

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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.

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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists

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08/17/2016

Many philanthropists, even those with great ambitions and results-oriented approaches, tend to underinvest in sourcing and due diligence.

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Russell Sage President Says He Is Optimistic on Poverty and Income Issues

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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.

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Scientists Identify Neurons Devoted to Social Memory

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09/30/2016

Cells in the hippocampus store memories of acquaintances, a new study reports.

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Supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Forest Restoration Gets a Tiny Fraction of the Money it Needs

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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.

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Environment and Climate Change

Helmsley Charitable Trust Supports New Gene-Editing Technology That Partially Restores Vision in Blind Animals

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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.

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Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In Oxygen-Free Marine Environments

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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.

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Where Have Conrad Hilton Foundation's Global Grants Been Going Lately?

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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 .....

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International/Foreign Affairs

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What Happens if the Affordable Care Act Is Repealed?

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01/26/2017

... it has ever been in history." At the same time, data show that access to healthcare has improved... What Happens .....

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New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations

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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.

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