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Five More Cities Join Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute’s Global Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles

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01/31/2017

... Join Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Aspen Institute’ s Global Initiative on Autonomous Vehicles Bloomberg ... world can use to chart their own paths forward with the new technology... Five More Cities Join...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies

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02/15/2017

... ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies A new study finds that nearly one in four people who seek ...

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Announcing the 2017 Sloan Research Fellows

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02/21/2017

... Foundation announces the selection of 126 outstanding U. S . and Canadian researchers as the recipients of the 2017 ... are transforming their fields and opening up entirely new research horizons. We are proud...

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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

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02/28/2017

... and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U. S . to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive The ... effort established to examine the current state of U. S . language education, to...

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Simons Foundation Awards $24.7 Million for Autism Research

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03/21/2017

... for the Developing Brain will be based at the university' s Patrick Wild Centre for Research into Autism, Fragile X ... to researchers at the center, the investment could lead to new treatments for people...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Sends Poets to Princeton Environmental Film Festival

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03/28/2017

... it is sending a few of its affiliated poets to the film’ s showing in Princeton. “It seemed like a natural fit for ... explained Martin Farawell, director of the foundation’ s poetry program, which since 1986...

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Target Corporation Supports Water Harvesting Cistern to Transform Blighted Properties

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03/29/2017

... assets. The all-volunteer organization will debut a new recreational space and water harvesting cistern this ... TerraCycle®, and Target Corporation. The organization’ s cistern will be located on its...

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Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative

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04/04/2017

Thousands of People With Autism Join Simons Foundation' s SPARK Initiative Autism has a strong genetic component. To ... from those with autism and their immediate families. That' s where SPARK comes in...

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Century Foundation Analysis Finds Millions Could Lose Health Benefits If Congress Repeals and States Replace the ACA

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04/10/2017

... had been established in Title I of the ACA. Given this new focus on Title I, it is worth considering this part of ...

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The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts awards $100,000 to Harn Museum of Art

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04/20/2017

... 2018. The primary focus of The Andy Warhol Foundation’ s grant-making activity is to support the creation, ... artists counter with resistance and imagination, seeking new ways of seeing, thinking and re-...

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Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs

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05/01/2017

... as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs A new study, billed as the first of its kind, by the Ford ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public ... and other minority groups extends beyond pensions, 401(k) s or other retirement accounts. The...

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Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... to undo this effect by altering particle shape. Now, in a new paper published in Nature Communications, they have ...

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... organizations, are paramount, according to the Princeton, New Jersey-based Rita Allen Foundation. The 40-year old ... looking for breakthroughs to the world’ s most persistent health challenges, from finding a...

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NY Community Trust Urges Mega-Donors Can Offset Their Clout By Empowering Community Funders

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06/22/2017

... social good and we're excited by the prospect of lots of new money flowing into the social sector. What' s a cause for concern, though, is that a tiny sliver of the population—which is already hugely...

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In Memory of Former Century Foundation President Janice Nittoli

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07/03/2017

... and more dynamic public policy presence, recruiting new fellows, stabilizing the endowment, and laying the ... we are today. Our thoughts and prayers are with Janice’ s family and friends on this sad day...

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Collaboration with Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Highlights the Art of Wallpaper

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07/11/2017

... the Visual Arts, which gives it access to much of Warhol’ s work. Flavor Paper borrows a wide variety of imagery from ... inspiration. Some papers, such as Flowers, Elvi and the new Ali, have a distinctly...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation-Supported Study Finds Babies Born Big More Likely to Become Obese Children

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07/12/2017

... birthweight are more likely to become obese as children, a new study from the University of Virginia Children' s Hospital suggests. The researchers say pediatricians may .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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After A Decade, George E. Thibault, MD to Step Down as President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

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07/12/2017

... generations of health professionals to meet society’ s health needs.” Under Dr. Thibault’ s leadership, the ... the Macy Foundation also has supported the introduction of new content (such as...

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