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2016 Nobel Prize Winner Yoshinori Ohsumi’s Discoveries Could Change How We Treat Disease

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10/05/2016

... research on autophagy ― a metabolic recycling process in which cells eat parts of themselves to survive and stay healthy. His initial work, first started in 1992, focused on the genes behind the autophagy...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa

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10/19/2016

Bloomberg Philanthropies Brings More Data to NGOs in Africa Post-conflict countries can, and often do, remain in disarray long after the bullets stop flying. NGOs working in...

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Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions

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10/31/2016

... needed to thrive, especially women, minorities, and those in low-income communities. Many banks remain hesitant to take ... development financial institutions (CDFIs) are working to help small business owners...

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New Study Examines How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities

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11/04/2016

... How Creative Placemaking Projects Build Social Capital in Communities As interest in measuring and understanding the impact of arts investments ... insights for the field of "creative placemaking"...

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Simons Foundation Supports Research That Sheds New Light on RNA’s Journey Out of a Cell’s Nucleus

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11/10/2016

... secure DNA within their nuclei like a secret code stashed in a vault. However, the tightly controlled borders of the nucleus create a challenge: In order for the cell to produce essential proteins, messages...

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Science

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Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning

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11/14/2016

Gap Foundation Supports Advancements in New Ecosystems for Learning Collective Shift, an ... will allow both organizations to further their work in creating new ecosystems for learning. LRNG was launched ...

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Education

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Talks With Bloomberg About $100M Investment in Detroit

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01/03/2017

... Chase CEO Talks With Bloomberg About $100M Investment in Detroit The conversation features JPMorgan Chase’s $100 million investment in Detroit’s recovery and why business must play a leading role in...

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Rockefeller Study Finds Media Coverage Misses Gig Worker Concerns

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01/04/2017

... Misses Gig Worker Concerns Whether you call it gig working , the 1099 economy, or another label, the phenomenon ... dogs, or providing many other services has been hot in the media. Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and...

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Workforce Development

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Open Society Foundations Announces 2017 Soros Equality Fellows

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03/21/2017

... professionals become long-term innovative leaders in the field of racial justice. The seven fellows, chosen ... and trans people of color; tackling structural racism in the food supply; chronicling how slavery...

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Social Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Mobile Content Guides at New York Botantical Gardens Spring Exhibit

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03/28/2017

... a major new exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden in spring 2017, will spotlight world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s bold innovation and experimentation in a variety of media throughout his celebrated...

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Arts

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Supports Female Playwrights at Centenary Stage Company

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04/06/2017

... feature professional casts and directors and be presented in the David and Carol Lackland Center on Wednesday evenings, ...

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Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California

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05/11/2017

Why NoVo is Funding Young Women’s Freedom in California As the NoVo Foundation gets into its grantmaking from the $90 million in funds established to support young women and girls of ... will go to help young...

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Gender Justice

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Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island

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06/20/2017

... decided.” Edith Lopez is one of 6 women who have been working for months to get "Love & Learn Childcare," a .....

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Gender Justice

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Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads

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07/17/2017

... on-the-ground progress being made every day by activists in Central Asia. No one would deny that open society in Central Asia is facing an uphill climb—but we must not discount those who are working...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

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08/03/2017

... and Climate Change Communications Richard Vevers worked in agencies for 10 years—shops in London and Australia including Proximity, Publicis and ... organization called The Ocean Agency. Vevers stars ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Cuomo Says Penn’s ‘Summer Of Hell’ Was Prevented

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08/31/2017

... and communication, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday in a statement. “We said this summer had the potential be ... I want to thank the railroad, the MTA and the hard- working men and women who got it done and...

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F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics

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08/31/2017

... for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field. The agency reported actions against two ... it was critical to shut down “unscrupulous actors” in regenerative medicine, a broad...

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Senate’s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States

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09/07/2017

... busy bickering over repealing the health law, officials in red and blue states worked frantically to soothe anxious ... and insulate their markets from the ceaseless chaos in Washington. The result is an...

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Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods

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09/12/2017

... three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved communities and get ethnic ... ago to get a clearer picture of how well the system was working . What they learned...

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