Four Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution
Release Date:
05/12/2017
... Erin Bertrand of Dalhousie University, who will study the effect of temperature on micronutrient demand of ...
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Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online
Release Date:
05/22/2017
The Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has made road safety a top priority .
Russell Sage Foundation Publishes "Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty"
Release Date:
06/01/2017
Americans think of suburbs as prosperous areas that are relatively free from poverty and unemployment. Yet, today more poor people live in the suburbs than in cities themselves.
Wallace, Ford, and Mellon on Strategies that Boost Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities
Release Date:
06/09/2017
The foundations weigh in on the challenges and strategies in reaching a diverse audiences and using art to build positive, relevant, and inspiring forces in the daily lives of diverse communities.
NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... Mayor de Blasio. Here to talk about the results of the study , and its effects, are Ana Oliveira, president and CEO ...
Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders
Release Date:
07/25/2017
... brain disorders,” said Coba, senior author of a new study and an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Zilkha ...
United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care
Release Date:
08/24/2017
... reasons for folks refusing home care. According to the study , in most cases, people resist home care to their own ...
The Commonwealth Fund Reports on Medicaid Expansion's Effect on Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending for Low-Income Families
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... Families The Commonwealth Fund recently released a study using data from the federal Consumer Expenditure Survey ...
Unemployment’s Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... economy is close to overheating and heading for trouble. A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco finds that ...
The New Power of the Purse: Younger Women and the Future of Philanthropy
Release Date:
08/25/2017
... often decide where the family's gifts go. Now comes a study from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) .....
Reading, Math Disparities Persist At Capital Region Schools
Release Date:
08/29/2017
In the Capital Region's three major cities, school districts continue to see stubborn disparities between black and Hispanic students and their white and Asian peers when it comes to reading and math.
Fat Bias Starts Early and Takes a Serious Toll
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... they can strongly influence someone’s behavior. A new study by researchers at Duke University, for example, found ...
Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data
Release Date:
09/12/2017
The most striking thing about the coverage of charter schools is the contrast between the tone of data journalism and narrative journalism.
Data-Driven Gender Equality
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Closing the gender gap in agriculture, meanwhile, could have an even more profound impact on families and productivity in the developing world.
Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum parlors and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite its squat concrete frame and fluorescent...
Should You Agitate, Innovate, or Orchestrate?
Release Date:
09/22/2017
A framework for understanding the roles you can play in a movement for social change.
Nonprofits Scramble to Respond to the New DACA Deadline
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... who arrived in the U.S. in their youth to live, work and study in the country with proper documentation. U.S. Attorney ...
Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... people or those with other developmental disabilities, a study finds. And managing those multiple conditions can make ...
How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Each year, the charity world waits eagerly for the announcement of how much individual Americans gave to charity. And each year, that annual total doggedly climbs higher, faltering only occasionally. Four of the past five years, it has broken its...