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Stavros Niarchos & Leon Levy Foundations Supported Research Finds Common Cerebral White Matter Abnormalities in Children with Autistic Traits

Release Date:

09/06/2017

... also have autistic traits. This is the finding of a new study , published September 6 in JAMA Psychiatry, which ... Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, the new study focused on white matter—nerve...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation

30 Jan 2018

Exchanges, Scholarships, and Fellowships: Examining a Century of Foundation Funding of Individuals

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... Explore: Key lessons gleaned from this archivally grounded study of fellowships and exchanges. Ongoing opportunities and ...

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Tools & Strategies

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All Funders

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With Support From the Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, the Genetic, Environmental, Microbial (Gem) Project Has Reached Its Goal of 5,000 Participants

Release Date:

06/20/2018

... the GEM Project is the world's largest clinical study investigating the causes of Crohn's disease. In this study of prospective development of Crohn's, researchers are ... President and CEO of...

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Funding From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Helps Find First Evidence of Transitive Inference in Lowly Paper Wasp

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05/14/2019

... in Lowly Paper Wasp A new University of Michigan study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, ... ability to use transitive inference. The only published study that assessed TI in invertebrates...

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Maricella Espinosa-Blohm

... Maricella is from Davis, California but moved to Boston to study Cultural Anthropology at Northeastern University in ...

Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/01/2013

Stephanie Bencivenga is the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, Bencivenga worked in sustainability communications, where she helped develop environmental messaging...

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Julia Metro Joins Brooklyn Community Foundation as Development and Marketing Associate

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12/03/2012

Julia Metro joined the Brooklyn Community Foundation in November of 2012. Previously, she coordinated development and fundraising efforts for Friends of Materials for the Arts, the nonprofit partner of Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of...

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Salk Institute Receives $42 Million From Helmsley Charitable Trust to Create Research Center for Genomic Medicine

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01/24/2013

The Helmsley Center for Genomic Medicine will enable scientists in a range of fields to explore how certain cellular pathways serve as lynchpins for chronic diseases, which could lead to new therapy targets.

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Christy Loper Joins the Educational Foundation of America

Release Date:

11/01/2013

The Educational Foundation of America (EFA) is thrilled to welcome Christy Loper as a new Program Officer.

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... of natural phenomena that other scientific disciplines study . The institute’s activities center on semester-long ...

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

A New York Times article discusses research on donor disclosures by Transparify, a survey funded by the Open Society Foundations.

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New York is building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records

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06/01/2014

New York is quietly building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records, a system that when finished will allow patients and doctors alike to see complete health histories in one place and promises to save millions in costs by...

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New York Botanical Garden Humanities Institute To Explore Social Impact of Gardens

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06/19/2014

A symposium that will explore the role of women in landscape design will be the first event at New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute, made possible by a $635,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation