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USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals

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09/06/2017

... Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals The U. S . Department of Agriculture’ s (USDA) National Institute of ... by the 2014 Farm Bill. “Agricultural science depends on new ideas...

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Food Systems

Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access Today, a new study released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated ... sectors that are made up of up 50% women. 2. Support new and innovative campaigns that...

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Economic Security

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City Council to Consider Expanding Stays at Shelters for Runaway and Homeless Teens, Young Adults

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09/08/2017

... runaway youth would be able to stay longer in the city’ s crisis shelters under new legislation that will be introduced in the City Council ... up from 30 days under current law. Another bill would let...

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Housing and Homelessness

How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

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09/11/2017

... of sea level rise or increments of warming on the globe' s thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A new study attempts to do that, and says that more than a ... to account for their...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

Bed-Stuy’ s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In ... and so, too, is its economy and real estate market. A new report released by state Controller Thomas DiNapoli ... its long-time residents. While...

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Red Tape, Frustration Pushing Out Applicants for Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Program, Report Shows

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09/26/2017

... Sandy victims have dropped out in droves from the city’ s Build It Back recovery program, new data shows. An analysis by City Controller Scott Stringer ... exit the program since 2014. The biggest drop was in...

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Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

... lineup for its upcoming Amplified Reading Series and two new commissions. Actor and playwright Staats’ plays include ... her residency, she will be integrated into Atlantic’ s day-to-day operations and will...

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City Council Members Still Navigating Outside Income Divestment Ahead of Deadline

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10/05/2017

... City Council members, two of whom voted against the new restrictions, continue to be involved in their private ... the process of figuring out divestment as mandated by the new law... City Council Members...

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Economic Security

Capital One and Others Fund Tech Training for Youth

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06/29/2018

... North Carolina medical software developer with offices in New Orleans. “I think we have a unique chance to change the landscape for the people of New Orleans and get them jobs that can more than pay their ...

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Jeff Trandahl Joins Arcus Foundation Board

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03/01/2013

... on Capitol Hill, Trandahl was elected Clerk of the U. S . House of Representatives, a role in which he served from ... He was the second-highest constitutional official in the U. S . House of Representatives and...

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Lorelei Williams Joins The Sister Fund as Interim Executive Director

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08/22/2013

... as Co-Chair of the Civil Society Committee for the U. S . State Department’ s U. S .-Brazil Joint Action Plan to End Racism (JAPER). As a ...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Amy Falls to Board of Trustees

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11/01/2013

... University endowment, which supports the university’ s mission of research and graduate education in the ... of the Fixed Income Management Committee and the firm’ s Global Asset Allocation Committee. Falls...

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Paula Moreno To Join Ford Foundation Board of Trustees; Kofi Appenteng Elected as Board Chair

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06/23/2014

... Paula Moreno has been named to the Ford Foundation' s board of trustees and Kofi Appenteng has been elected as ... social justice pioneer who previously served as Colombia’ s minister of culture, the...

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Atlantic Seeks To Sustain Gains From Past Work As Grantmaking Nears Conclusion

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07/30/2014

... president and CEO. He adds, "To this end, Atlantic’ s final grants will draw on several of the issues, themes and .....

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Atlantic and Bronfman Philanthropies Among Those Profiled for Spend Down Strategies

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10/08/2015

... in blended-learning strategies for improving our nation’ s schools . It wasn’t always expected that the Hume ... his guidelines. But the trustees weren’t certain Jack’ s successors would share...

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Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

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12/16/2015

... not through your family history or by visiting your doctor' s office, but by looking at something as simple as your ... For example, look at the city of Boston. According to U. S . Census data, individuals...

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Pershing Square Foundation-Supported Study: 5% Weight Loss Can Make A Difference for Obese People

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02/23/2016

For those who struggle with obesity, losing as little as 5% of body weight is enough to reap significant health benefits, according to a study published February 22 in Cell Metabolism.

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JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program

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04/22/2016

... at the JPB Foundation. She will manage the Foundation’ s grantmaking programs with the goal of increasing ... in the Poverty Program, overseeing the Foundation’ s grants in the areas of immigrants’ rights,...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence

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05/02/2016

... available to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities, and schools around the world, democratizing access to the world' s cultural heritage. Artstor recently joined ITHAKA, the ... that serves as a home to...

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