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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK ... (SPARK) is an online scientific study and community of individuals with autism and their families. Launched just ... over 49,500 people from...

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Carnegie Supports a Roadmap for Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel

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06/12/2017

... regulatory and governance strategies for the peaceful use of nuclear power . The project articulates, distills, and promotes best ... and proliferation concerns associated with the spread of...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Tillerson in Focus as Exxon Climate Change Investigation Intensifies

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07/06/2017

... exist. But the man who used the "Tracker" alias, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, can be deposed — and is ... employer, ExxonMobil, misled investors about the impact of climate change. Schneiderman...

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Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project

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08/23/2017

... being enlisted in what's thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome—the bacteria that live in and on ... science project by scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard,...

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In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration

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09/07/2017

... President Trump has proved to be the commander in chief of mixed messages. But even for him, the nighttime tweet on ... on the grounds that a president does not have the power to take such action by himself...

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Will New Rockefeller Foundation President Break or Reinforce its Mold?

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09/08/2017

... Break or Reinforce its Mold? Rajiv Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, shared his vision for the New ... York-based foundation’s future, which includes the use of science and technology for...

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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

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09/11/2017

... in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say It is one of law enforcement’s most expansive powers: If the authorities believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of...

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Student Sues Columbia Over ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Harassment Claims

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10/03/2017

... to Harassment Claims In the latest allegation of sexual harassment by a high-profile academic, a prominent ... historian at Columbia University has been accused of forcing himself on a 29-year-old female...

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Gender Justice

Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report

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10/10/2017

Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New ... between industrial food and farming practices and many of the “severest health conditions afflicting populations ... Nexus: Addressing...

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As Bloomberg Hammers Away at Coal, What Might Be Next for His Climate Giving?

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10/18/2017

... And Kentucky is caught in the middle.” While the fate of the coal industry is bigger than Michael Bloomberg and ... a perception that Bloomberg ought to be wary of as his climate philanthropy continues to...

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Winners Announced for the 2018 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards

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01/03/2018

... across America to produce free outdoor concerts as part of the fourth annual Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards. ... to submit proposals that would reflect the three goals of the Levitt AMP awards: Amplify...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations

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05/11/2018

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations One-quarter of the funding for SDSS comes from the Alfred P. Sloan ... Foundation. This week marks the twentieth anniversary of...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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NYT Interviews Schott Foundation VP Edgar Villanueva

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11/28/2018

... early in the 20th century, the design resembled elements of colonial social architecture: bureaucracy, competition, specialization and consolidation of power and resources, Edgar Villanueva...

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Major Data Release From Sloan Digital Sky Survey Includes Galaxy Maps, New Data Access and Visualization Tools, and a Huge 'Stellar Library'

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01/29/2019

... revealing the internal structure and composition of nearly 5,000 nearby galaxies observed during the first three years of a program called Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point ... is a powerful tool for...

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The Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches The Just Brooklyn Prize in Partnership with The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation's Social Justice Fund

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04/10/2023

... is awarded to five BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) changemakers annually who are dedicated to strengthening and building power within Brooklyn’s communities. Leaders are submitted ... 10 - May...

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01 Feb 2012

Diminishing Dollars: The Impact of the 2008 Financial Crisis on the Field of Social Justice Philanthropy with Sara Gould

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7:45am to 11:00am

The health of foundation endowments too often plays a cursory role in ... stories to this engaging discussion. Explore How can funders and grantees maintain impact with fewer dollars? What ... Cricket Island...

Do Corporate Grantmakers Care More About the Poor Than Other Foundations?

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06/30/2015

... boardrooms are not known to be reliable benefactors of populations in greatest need. And yet, many of the ... – increased dramatically from 2004 to 2012. Corporate funders now outspend their...

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