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Eric C. Schneider to Join The Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research

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11/26/2014

... Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research Eric C. Schneider, M.D., Senior Principal ... Commonwealth Fund as Senior Vice President for Policy and Research on February 2, 2015. He will...

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Hilton, Ford Foundations Help Support Research for New Report: The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth

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05/16/2019

Hilton, Ford Foundations Help Support Research for New Report: The Promise of Adolescence: ... these opportunities, and for addressing inequities – in education , health care, child welfare, and the juvenile .....

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Milbank Memorial Fund Partners with Yale to Study Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors

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09/29/2016

Milbank Memorial Fund Partners with Yale to Study Why It's So Hard to Connect Health to Social Factors ... the assumption is that governments could devote more resources to efforts that target broader social...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

... $25,000 in project support enables the artists to research , reach out to and interact with audiences in new ways. As we structured this initiative , we were repeatedly impressed by the deep, ... invited...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with Distinguished Service Award by American Academy of Ophthalmology

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11/13/2015

Research to Prevent Blindness Foundation Honored with ... from scientific innovation and humanitarian service to education and advocacy. The honorees will be recognized AAO ... over that organization's growth...

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning The Samuel H. Kress Foundation support a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art ... Titled the “Impact of...

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Carnegie Fellowships to Aid Researchers in Humanities and Social Science

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04/22/2015

... Carnegie Fellowship, a new award intended to support research in the beleaguered humanities and social sciences. ... to be given annually, supports a year or two of full-time research and writing leading to...

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04 Jun 2012

Philanthropy New York's 33rd Annual Meeting: Duncan, King and Walcott, a Dialogue with Education Reform Leaders

Monday, June 4, 2012 -

3:15pm to 7:30pm

... Q&A with Pedro Noguera , Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education , New York University, in conversation with Lori ... for the first time ever in one forum: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan New York...

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Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

... SQUARE SOHN PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS IN CANCER RESEARCH The Pershing Square Sohn Research Alliance Continues ... blood disorders, she hopes to use this new technology to study MDS and...

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Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research

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12/15/2014

Simons Foundation Funds Groundbreaking Autism Research While many different combinations of genetic ... of data from autopsied human brains reveals. The study , a collaborative effort between Johns Hopkins and the...

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Environment and Climate Change

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"As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm"

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11/2017

New Southern Community Leaders' newest report, " As the South Grows: Weathering the Storm ," explores opportunities for philanthropy to invest in environmental, racial and climate justice in the South.

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The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Announces Appointment of Sindy Escobar Alvarez as New Program Director for Medical Research

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03/16/2021

... Sindy Escobar Alvarez as New Program Director for Medical Research New York, March 16, 2021 – The Doris Duke ... Alvarez as the new director of the foundation’s Medical Research Program. “It is an...

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Russell Sage Foundation Invites LOIs for Immigration Research

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05/12/2017

Russell Sage Foundation Invites LOIs for Immigration Research To help advance this mission, the foundation is ... for its Russell Sage Foundation/Carnegie Corporation Initiative on Immigration and Immigrant...

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JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research

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04/29/2015

JPB Foundation Backs New Childhood Obesity Research Contrary to popular belief, more healthy kids’ ... in order to make healthier items easier to choose. This study is the first of its kind to look at both...

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Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola

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09/19/2014

Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)-led research , published today in the journal PLOS Neglected ... technique that can isolate antibodies from...

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Arcus Foundation

15 Jan 2013

Reframing the Debate Over Gun Violence: Advocacy and Education Efforts Working with Partners in Media

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:45pm

... of guns in America. For years, nonprofit advocacy and education organizations have been leading calls for sensible ... gun regulations? Philanthropy New York and Media Impact Funders will convene a briefing...

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University of New Haven Receives Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Education for Incarcerated Students

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04/15/2021

... Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Support Education for Incarcerated Students The University of New ... collaboration with the Yale Prison Education Initiative (YPEI) at Dwight...

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Justice Reform

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New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities

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01/30/2015

New Data Illuminates Long Island's Education Inequities Two new studies provide a remarkable look at education inequities on Long Island. They offer a view that ... - ERASE Racism and the Long Island Index -...

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07 Nov 2018

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: A Conversation about Education with the Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes

Wednesday, November 7, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:30pm

... for many years as an advocate and champion of public education in New York City. In 2016 Bob transitioned from ... K-12 strategy Presenters Robert Hughes , K-12 Director, Education , Bill & Melinda Gates...

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