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Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago Music Pathway Initiative to Diversify the Next Generation of Musicians

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10/25/2018

Funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Launches Chicago ... said, “This is a matter of access and opportunity, not one of a lack of talent. Mellon-supported consortia are ... help all children realize their...

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New York State Health Foundation-Funded Research Aims to Reduce Gun Violence in Rochester, New York

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11/06/2018

With more than $194,000 from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives in the College of Liberal Arts will form a program — Community Engagement to Reduce Victimization — to determine whether a victim of street...

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Pursuit Bonds, Funded by Inherent Foundation, Helps Provide Workforce Training for Disadvantaged New Yorkers

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03/15/2019

Jukay Hsu is an enthusiastic Amazon backer. He wanted the company to build a big new campus in New York and participated in wooing it. He met with Amazon executives and appeared in a video pitch, and his tech-training program for disadvantaged New...

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

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04/04/2019

Exercises that address middle school students’ worries about belonging can help black and Latino boys develop better relationships with teachers, according to new research.

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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

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04/05/2019

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial ... more birds collided with the convention center and died... Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial ...

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Leona M. And Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Helps Fund Research to Find Personalized Treatment for Crohn's Disease

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05/03/2019

To model human health and disease, organ-on-a-chip technology mimics the human body's organ structure, functionality and physiology in a controlled environment.

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Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA

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05/27/2019

... of genetic mutations in parts of the genome that do not encode proteins, regions often mischaracterized as ...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

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06/10/2019

The team's research provides insights into how microbes and metabolites interact over time on wetted building materials and influence mold growth.

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs

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06/13/2019

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs NEW YORK, June ... Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry...

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Elon University Joins Multi-campus Collaborative Initiative Funded by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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06/20/2019

Elon University has been selected to participate in a collaborative, community-based humanities and civic engagement initiative launched by the Bringing Theory to Practice project.

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Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust Supports New Council on Criminal Justice

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07/23/2019

Initial Funding From Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust ... approach, with the goal of fixing a system that “is not producing enough safety or justice,” says Adam Gelb, ... voice in the world of criminal...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

New insight about a broad spectrum antibiotic agent, obafluorin, made from a fluorescent strain of soil bacteria might offer a powerful antidote to antibiotic resistance, researchers say.

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United Hospital Fund Elects Five New Board Members with Medical, Consulting, and Public Health Expertise

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07/16/2020

Along with electing five new board members, UHF also announced its first Gould Visiting Scholar, Dr. Dave Chokshi.

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Race Forward Announces Roster of Participants for NYCT-funded Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab

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06/09/2017

Leading racial justice non-profit Race Forward: The Center for Racial Justice Innovation has selected 59 New York City arts and cultural organizations to participate in their Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab, a yearlong training program to...

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Research Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Great Recession Still Plagues Workers With Lower Lifetime Wages

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03/13/2018

... Great Recession, earnings dropped suddenly and had still not fully recovered five years later, according to a working ... earned 16 percent less than comparable workers who had not been displaced. About 45...

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Funding From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Helps Find First Evidence of Transitive Inference in Lowly Paper Wasp

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05/14/2019

Funding From Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Helps ... honeybees, but they exhibit a type complex social behavior not seen in honeybee colonies. University of Michigan ... evidence that the miniature nervous...

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Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis

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09/26/2019

... Maternal Mortality Crisis “I walked down this road … not knowing what to expect,” says Melissa*, a pregnant ...

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08 Jul 2021

Disaster Philanthropy and Native Americans: Practical Tips for Funding On and Off Reservations - A Webinar Hosted by CDP

Thursday, July 8, 2021 - 2:00pm

... and causes. Explore How funders can increase their funding to Native causes and groups after a disaster ... Philanthropy and Native Americans: Practical Tips for Funding On and Off Reservations - A Webinar...

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New FORE-Funded Report from the National Academies: Benefits and Challenges of Integrating SUD Prevention in Primary Care

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10/03/2022

... prevention programs must target all family members, not just adolescents. Many SUD prevention programs are rolled ... and offer support. Experts noted that effective approaches not only target prevention, but...