Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports ALA Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year 's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult .....
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Contributes to NJ Initiative to Address Opioid Epidemic
Release Date:
10/26/2016
... The poetry initiative is part of the network’s year -long community engagement project addressing the Garden ...
Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities (TFN) Announces Applications for 2017 Class
Release Date:
10/27/2016
... program designed for professionals in philanthropy. This year -long fellowship program will offer coaching, tools, ...
Coalition Rallies against Cuomo’s Proposed Nuclear Plant Subsidies
Release Date:
10/28/2016
A coalition of more than 100 government watchdog, environmental and consumer groups staged pop-up rallies across the state Thursday to criticize Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s plan to subsidize three upstate nuclear plants with $7.7 billion from electric...
Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism
Release Date:
11/15/2016
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues.
Simons Foundation Launches Flatiron Institute to Explore Galaxy Formation, Genomics, Neuroscience and Other Fields
Release Date:
11/23/2016
... Formation, Genomics, Neuroscience and Other Fields Each year thousands of genomes are sequenced, millions of neuronal ...
Supported by Carnegie, ALA Announces Winners of 2016 'I Love My Librarian Award'
Release Date:
11/30/2016
... librarians from across the country were honored with this year 's I Love My Librarian Award. The winning librarians were .....
MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 Million to New HIV Treatment Effort in Washington, DC
Release Date:
12/01/2016
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser is set to announce a new effort to fight HIV and AIDS.
Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... Supported by The Wallace Foundation as part of a multi- year audience development project, the program will engage ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports GallopNYC Acquisition of Horse Stables in Queens
Release Date:
01/09/2017
GallopNYC had acquired the horse stables near Forest Park, Queens, operated for many years as Lynne's Riding School, in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stable will be known as GallopNYC (Forest Hills).
New York State Health Foundation Supports Campaign to Urge Nutritious Food Donations
Release Date:
01/17/2017
... to Better Health,” an initiative funded by a two- year , $175,000 grant from the New York State Health ...
Long Island Community Foundation Provides At-Risk Seniors With Fresh Produce And Nutrition Education
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Many residents in New Cassel living below the federal poverty line have limited access to fresh food at a reasonable price.
New York Community Trust Supports Program to Educate Parents and Families About LGBTQ Issues
Release Date:
02/01/2017
... frayed family bonds, according to staff members at the 37- year -old social services organization. They usually come as ...
United Hospital Fund President James Tallon Steps Down from NY Board of Regents
Release Date:
02/02/2017
Regent James Tallon will not seek another term on New York state’s education policymaking body, opening up an empty spot on the board and continuing the transformation of the 17-member group.
International Critical Theory Consortium Launches With Mellon Foundation Help
Release Date:
02/02/2017
... is made possible by a $1.5 million, three-and-a half- year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation . A smaller ...
Simons Foundation Backs Central Site for Life-Sciences Preprints
Release Date:
02/13/2017
... on arXiv too. But other sites have sprouted up in the past year , or soon will do, and these too provide opportunities ...
Simons Foundation Supports Brain Scans That Identify If Baby Sibling Also Has Autism
Release Date:
02/16/2017
By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.
Village Capital And Metlife Foundation Announce Partnership
Release Date:
03/17/2017
... with MetLife Foundation , is launching a multi- year program to build the ecosystem for financial inclusion ...
Open Society Foundations Hosts Artistic Activism: Connecting Social Activism and Artistic Practice
Release Date:
04/07/2017
The first of two panels exploring new techniques and approaches to the use of artistic practice in social activism, and how to measure its impact.
Bloomberg Launches Smart City Certification
Release Date:
04/11/2017
Two years after its inception, Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities program announced an initiative that will direct cities on how to use data to improve their smart infrastructure.