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... on alcohol led to more liver damage than that seen in wild- type mice, along with an increased expression of genes ... bred to overexpress FGF21 consumed less alcohol than wild- type mice. A similar effect was...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards $52 Million to Support the Global Platform for the Prevention of Autoimmune Diabetes

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11/06/2017

... University München. Launched in 2015, the Helmsley Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) Prevention Initiative aims to support ... will identify infants with a significant genetic risk for type 1 diabetes to begin recruiting...

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18 May 2023

Setting a New Standard: The Role of Philanthropy in Grantee Working Conditions

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High rates of staff turnover, dissatisfied team members, and stressed directors. Organizational leaders are asking big questions about how to best support their staff, while trying to remain accountable to the rigorous impact metrics from their...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Joins Impact Investment Efforts

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06/25/2014

At a White House event earlier this week, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced plans to dedicate 10 percent of its $840 million endowment to targeted impact investments.

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Innovative Finance and the Search for the Next Big Idea

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10/17/2014

Rockefeller Program Associate, Rehana Nathoo, discusses the foundation's social media campaign during the Social Capital Markets Conference.

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Nadia Alia Appointed Manager, Grants and Communications at The Tow Foundation

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04/20/2015

... She is also the creator of the Grants Managers Network’s blog series “The Big Picture: Finding A Perfect Grants ...

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New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program

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09/21/2015

... information about weekly special events, read the Garden's blog , Plant Talk.... New York Botanical Garden .....

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"Resilience" Bonds Could Help in Climate Disaster, Rockefeller Report Says

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12/10/2015

A "resilience bond", a variation on a catastrophe bond, could help cities deal more effectively with climate change-related disasters, according to a report funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!

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07/19/2017

The Funders' Network is offering PLACES Fellowships, which are transformational leadership development experiences that gives professionals in philanthropy the tools, knowledge, and best practices needed to embed an equity lens into their work.

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Mexican Women Stand Up to Cyberattacks and Vicious Digital Violence

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09/08/2017

... began meeting in 2013 and launched Ciberseguras as a blog to share resources to combat online abuse. While the ...

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Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

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08/05/2013

... University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEMs). The new type of partnership, initiated through the Foundation’s ...

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New York State Health Foundation Breaks Down Diabetes Prevention

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03/26/2015

... of prevention initiatives focused on reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes among high-risk populations (people already ...

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.

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3/22/2016 - "Foundation Archives: How Changes to the Way We Work is Sparking Innovation in the Way We Record Our History" Live Stream Recording

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03/2016

View recording of the program "Foundation Archives: How Changes to the Way We Work is Sparking Innovation in the Way We Record Our History."

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Century Foundation Report Looks for Better Results for Remedial Students

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06/02/2016

... individual interests and shift from a "drill and practice" type of teaching to more contextual, real-life .....

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New Developments in Kidney Stem Cell Research Supported by The Helmsley Charitable Trust

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08/26/2016

... of endless youthfulness–at least when it comes to one type of human kidney precursor cell. Previous attempts to ...

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Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss

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09/29/2016

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a pathway involved in harming rods and cones and have found a way to halt that damage.

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With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

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11/02/2016

... (rhIGF1) and bumetanide to reverse such deficits in cell- type specific manner in RTT mice – and provided further ...

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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools are experiencing increasing segregation. The new generation of school choice policies adopted in response to legal decisions may actually be increasing school inequalities,...

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