Fund for the City of New York Supports Conceptualization of Underground Maps and Models
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... Development Study (CDS) that will assess the current state and future direction of information standards for ...
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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... a national effort established to examine the current state of U.S. language education, to project what the ...
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Is Major Funder in the Fight Against Blindness
Release Date:
03/03/2017
If ever there were a problem that might seem tailor-made for philanthropy, it's fighting blindness. Losing sight is a horrifying fate for anyone to contemplate, and it's not surprising that blindness has motivated some deep-pocketed donors for at...
ASPCA Supports Farm Animal Welfare Certification Guide
Release Date:
03/16/2017
... the guide identifies different private, federal and state funding opportunities available to farmers who are ...
Weinberg Foundation Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Release Date:
03/20/2017
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has named Craig Mellendick as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Foundation.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Promotes 'Changing Faces of Immigration' Video Series
Release Date:
03/24/2017
The face of immigration is changing rapidly. Asians outpaced Hispanic immigrants in 2009, becoming the largest and fastest-growing wave of newcomers to the United States.
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Release Date:
04/26/2017
Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 million.
Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 ...
Commonwealth Fund Issues Brief on the Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access
Release Date:
05/08/2017
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) coverage provisions have extended health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. While the effects of the Medicaid expansion and marketplace establishments on coverage have been well studied, the resulting...
Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects
Release Date:
05/10/2017
... the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University to launch an open call for collaborative ...
Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala
Release Date:
05/12/2017
... its work led to a landmark litigation victory proving the state underfunded schools and denied students their ...
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 .
The Army Infantry’s First Women
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Army has sought to play down the significance of the mixed-gender milestone. But female grunts see it as monumental and revolutionary.
Soros Hits Back at Hungary’s PM for Attempting to Shutter a Soros-Founded School
Release Date:
06/01/2017
... billionaire accused Orban of building a “mafia state ” in Hungary. In doing so, he reached for a term that ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces New Board Chair
Release Date:
06/02/2017
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, today announced that Mr. Robert T. Kelly, Jr., who has served as a trustee of the Weinberg Foundation since 2006, has been elected as chair of...
Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary
Release Date:
06/06/2017
A rumpled 60-something legal scholar who has taught animal-rights law at Harvard and Stanford, Steven Wise founded of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which calls itself “the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation...
New United Hospital Fund Report Finds AHCA Ill-Suited and Destructive for New York
Release Date:
06/08/2017
... today by United Hospital Fund (UHF). Rewind: New York State Faces Familiar Issues and New Challenges in the ...
New York Life Foundation, Afterschool Alliance Award $750K in Grants to Middle School Out-of-School Time
Release Date:
06/21/2017
The New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance today announced $750,000 in grant awards to 18 middle school out-of-school time (OST) programs serving disadvantaged youth in communities across the nation.
2017 Macy Faculty Scholars Named
Release Date:
06/27/2017
... Meyers College of Nursing Jed Gonzalo, MD, MSc — Penn State College of Medicine Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd — ...
Casey Family Programs Report Finds NYC ACS Leader in Child Safety Practices
Release Date:
07/10/2017
... facing the agency in December. During the same month, the state government ordered the city to hire an independent ...