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Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues

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01/24/2018

Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain ... that contradicts what they initially learned, a new study shows . FXS is the most common genetic cause of ... information from...

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14 Sep 2021

Election Shifts in 2020 and Beyond: Vote by Mail Organizing and Research Efforts - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Tuesday, September 14, 2021 -

4:00pm to 5:00pm

**This program is hosted by our partner, Funders ' Committee for Civic Participation (FCCP), who has ... by mail. This webinar will look at some of the latest research on the impact of vote by mail on turnout...

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Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?

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09/14/2017

... Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research ? Research partnerships between business and academia have been ... such as healthcare. There’s also a priority to study the...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part ... steadies the body if it is thrown off balance. The study in mice found that a brain region called the lateral ... vestibular nucleus, or LVN,...

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change ... Ecography. “Climates have natural variation and we’re moving rapidly into territory where the magnitude of climate ... in the subtropics–the...

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show

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01/12/2017

... Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change Initiative to Be Featured on Philanthropy Reality Show Did ... Illumination Fund’s Healthy Food & Community Change initiative . Give is part of the...

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Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address the Racial Wealth Gap

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04/26/2021

Citi’s $1 Billion Action for Racial Equity Initiative Demonstrates Early Results in the Fight to Address ... of color have the same access to the financial tools and resources that benefit other groups. Doing so...

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Goldman Sachs Announces First Round of Capital Investments and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative

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05/21/2021

... and Philanthropic Grants for One Million Black Women Initiative NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Goldman Sachs ... led community birth centers in providing access to new resources that ensures Black women’s...

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28 Mar 2012

Philanthropy New York Leadership Network for Increasing Diversity: Introductory Meeting

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... around the country) is also part of the national D5 initiative , through its priority to Build More Diverse and Inclusive Philanthropic Leadership. It will meet ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Expands Support to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative

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12/10/2015

... to Thirteen New Cities through the What Works Cities Initiative NEW YORK - Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies ... 21 mayors are women. The cities' major industries include education , technology, oil refining...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports American Talent Initiative

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02/22/2017

Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports American Talent Initiative Building on its longstanding commitment to making education accessible to students of all socioeconomic ... has become a founding member of the American...

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Patients with Macular Degeneration Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment (Research to Prevent Blindness)

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02/08/2016

... Show Improvement with High-dose Statin Treatment ( Research to Prevent Blindness) Researchers at ... the wet form of AMD. As the next step for this line of research , the investigators plan to expand to a...

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Listen: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Hosts a Conversation On The Value Of Workplace Diversity

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02/28/2018

This conversation about workplace diversity was part of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Our Compelling Interests series.

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Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida

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12/10/2015

Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for ... use by young patients with spina bifida, according to the research by Brad E. Dicianno, MD, of the University of ... PhD, OT. “This...

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Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride

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08/14/2018

Ford Foundation’s Build Initiative is Hitting Its Stride In 2016, the Ford Foundation ... project-based grants. Now two years in, Ford’s BUILD initiative is hitting its stride and starting to see ... are...

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces ... public schools. Released Wednesday by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, the study...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from ... more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year, a new research paper has found. In all, 28.3 percent of teachers in ... to the Thomas B. Fordham...

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08 Oct 2015

Community Connections: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders in Your Grantmaking - Webinar

Thursday, October 8, 2015 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... to family foundations and funds seeking to engage diverse perspectives in their work? What are the benefits of ... Organizations, who will present findings from GEO’s new study , Learning Together: Actionable...

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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

Release Date:

05/15/2018

... report represents the first systematic effort to identify diverse -by-design charter schools and characterize the role ... websites—this report identifies 125 intentionally diverse charter schools. Although...

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Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton

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02/14/2017

... African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has ... a grant of $300,000 to support three years of specialist research in targeted areas of the...

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