ALA Unveils Shortlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence
Release Date:
04/06/2015
The American Library Associaiton has announced the six books in the running for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.
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U.S. Trust Finds that 86% of Wealthy Adults Prioritzie Giving
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... million in investable assets. It identified what wealthy Americans consider to be the most important elements of a ...
Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students
Release Date:
04/07/2016
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” spent a half-hour with about 40 students at Bronx Theatre High School.
Megan Holmes to Give Annual Italian Art Society/Kress Lecture
Release Date:
04/15/2016
The annual IAS/Kress Lecture Series in Italy, inaugurated in 2010 with the generous support of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, encourages intellectual exchange between North American art historians and the international community of scholars based...
JPB Foundation Research Finds Advanced Energy Driving Job Growth in Renewables, Smart Buildings
Release Date:
05/02/2016
Building on a state's strengths in advanced energy technology can maximize job growth and give a state a competitive economic edge, according to research from the American Jobs Project.
U.S. Trust Study Says the Rich Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society
Release Date:
05/23/2016
... Feel Strongly About Giving to Improve Society Most wealthy Americans say they want to contribute to society in a ...
Schott's Villanueva Comments on Native Leadership in Institutional Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/27/2016
... was planning to retire. As one of the few Native Americans working at a foundation, I celebrated her many ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $300M to Johns Hopkins to Tackle Major Domestic Health Issues
Release Date:
09/27/2016
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the school, the gift sets the school and its partners on a path to transform our national approach to modern public health challenges.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Supports ALA Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
Release Date:
10/26/2016
Carnegie Medal winners will each receive $5,000, and the four finalists each receive $1,500.
The Bronfman Fellowship Announces 31st Application Season
Release Date:
11/03/2016
The Bronfman Fellowship selects 26 outstanding North American teenagers for a rigorous academic year of seminars including a free, five-week trip to Israel in the summer between the fellows’ junior and senior years of high school.
U.S. Trust Surveys 1,435 U.S. High Net Worth Households on Attitudes Toward Giving
Release Date:
11/21/2016
... These percentages are even higher among women, African- Americans and individuals age 50 or younger... U.S. Trust ...
Wallace Foundation Supports Alvin Ailey Program to Inspire Young New Yorkers
Release Date:
12/01/2016
The Ailey organization is launching a Young New York program in conjunction with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's annual holiday season at New York City Center (November 30 - December 31).
Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Study Shows Zika Virus Can Cause Blindness
Release Date:
02/27/2017
Scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute are the first to show that the Zika virus (ZIKV) can replicate in the eye's retinal cells, causing severe tissue damage and even...
Podcast: A Conversation about Immigration and Immigrants
Release Date:
04/24/2017
A conversation with Ali Noorani, Executive Director, the National Immigration Forum and author of There Goes the Neighborhood, Sayu Bhojwani, President of The New American Leaders Project, and Julia Preston, former New York Times’ immigration...
Century Foundation Fellows Compare the the House and Senate Health Bills
Release Date:
06/23/2017
Senate Republican leaders may have released their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), but does it address the major concerns about the House bill?
Is One Drink OK For Pregnant Women? Around The Globe, The Answer Is No
Release Date:
09/12/2017
According to the CDC, about 90 percent of pregnant women say they refrain from alcohol, though some may drink without disclosing it. "There's a social stigma to drinking in pregnancy, which is a good thing," Garry says.
NYC To Vie for Amazon's Second Headquarters
Release Date:
09/18/2017
New York City wants to score Amazon's second North American headquarters.
Republicans Outline Biggest Tax Code Overhaul In A Generation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
President Trump and GOP congressional leaders have outlined their plan for the most sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code in more than three decades.
Schneiderman Vows To Sue Over Clean Power Plan Repeal
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... industry special interests ahead of New Yorkers’ and all Americans ’ safety, health, and the environment,” ...
President of Peter G. Peterson Foundation on the New Budget Deal
Release Date:
02/09/2018
Michael A. Peterson, president and chief executive of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a non-partisan organization focused on the country's fiscal challenges, comments on how more stimulus — and debt — to an overextended American economy.