Gerstner Family Foundation Awards $10M to Broad Institute for Cancer Research
Release Date:
05/26/2015
... study ever of pre-treatment and drug-resistant tumors. By comparing the genome sequence of pre-treatment tumors to ...
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Ford, Atlantic Philanthropies Bring U.C.L.A. Center on Police-Community Ties to John Jay College
Release Date:
03/22/2016
A national research center focused on interactions between the police and the communities they serve will open this summer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, with the college’s first endowed professor as its director.
Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika
Release Date:
08/19/2016
Zika infection kills off neural stem cells in adult mice bred to be vulnerable to the virus, researchers at the Rockefeller University and the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology report in Cell Stem Cell.
Dodge Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media
Release Date:
11/28/2016
With the demand for wireless broadband growing, the Federal Communications Commission is auctioning off a big chunk of the public airwaves.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Research on Planetary Evolution
Release Date:
03/16/2017
An enormous young planet approximately 300 light-years from Earth has given astrophysicists a rare glimpse into planetary evolution.
Carnegie Supports Report on Incentives to Attend Private Colleges
Release Date:
04/14/2017
States could save money and increase college-graduation rates by providing modest financial incentives for students to choose private colleges over comparable public ones, according to a report released this week.
Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Front-crawling through the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara García, now 8, hardly seemed to think she was doing anything unusual.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Enrolling in Success Academy boosted test scores for some of its earliest students, according to a new study conducted by research firm MDRC.
Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common
Release Date:
08/31/2017
In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too.
Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re delighted to hear this, and our work now begins in holding him accountable.
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business As addiction has grown, so have for-profit rehab centers, from those sponsored by massive corporations to little fly-by-night endeavors. Many of them, to judge by recent...
New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Teachers in traditional district schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in charter schools, meaning they are gone for more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year, a new research paper has found.
Cuomo Warns NY House Republicans
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Wednesday Republican House members from New York who have supported broad changes to the Affordable Care Act, potential cuts that would impact hospitals and tax reform efforts as “reprehensible.”
‘Interrupters’ Help Reduce Violence in New York City
Release Date:
10/02/2017
They have prior criminal records but now aim to resolve neighborhood conflicts before they turn violent. They walk neighborhood streets on a daily basis and use their connections to resolve disputes before they escalate, requiring the police.
Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... services, support, financial, and legal support Distribute resources and services available to vulnerable populations Share educational resources with the public focusing on metastatic disease, ... (Oakland,...
Gender and Transformative Giving
Release Date:
05/23/2013
At a PNY program on health care reform's impact on women and families .....
Milbank Memorial Fund Writes Letter to the New Administration
Release Date:
12/15/2016
... the Affordable Care Act, we know that bipartisan action on health care reform is possible. A diverse group of state health leaders has endorsed a bipartisan agenda to improve population health...
Bloomberg Backs Frieden’s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Obama, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden is starting a global health initiative that will focus on two big areas: heart health and epidemic preparedness. Called Resolve, it is ... The program will be based at Vital...
United Hospital Fund Offers Providers and Payers Strategies for Developing Integrated Family Care
Release Date:
03/21/2019
United Health Fund Offers Providers and Payers Strategies for ... for clinicians and payers to improve children’s health by providing “integrated family care”—seamless, effective health care that...
Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
Release Date:
07/06/2017
Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives and Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation, argues that to achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.