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Commonwealth Fund Article Asks: Is Primary Care the Best and Worst Job in Medicine?

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05/26/2016

About one-third of U.S. and U.K. primary care physicians are dissatisfied with their jobs, recent Commonwealth Fund survey findings show.

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New Discoveries on Dark Matter from Sloan-Sponsored Scientists

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07/15/2016

A team of hundreds of physicists and astronomers have announced results from the largest-ever, three-dimensional map of distant galaxies. The team constructed this map to make one of the most precise measurements yet of the dark energy currently...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors

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10/17/2016

Brooklyn Community Foundation announces the election of Nicole Gueron, co-founder of the law firm Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP, to its board of directors, effective September 30, 2016.

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

School districts and charter schools across the country increasingly are pursuing socioeconomic integration, with data on those efforts suggesting positive outcomes for both low- and middle-income students, a report from the Century Foundation finds.

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Foundation CEO Angst: Moral Imperatives and Insomnia

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12/09/2016

A new study reveals that foundation leaders are more self-critical than ever and are seeking urgently to create greater social impact.

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Century Foundation Report Cited in Washington Post Article on Syria Policy for Trump’s America

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12/12/2016

The United States should continue to fight Islamic State, but not so single-mindedly and recklessly that it endangers other key U.S. interests.

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The Century Foundation Releases New Report on Syrian Rebels' Lessons on Aleppo

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01/27/2017

TCF fellow Sam Heller details why east Aleppo’s rebels fell and what lessons they can learn as they plan their next move.

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Weinberg Foundation Announces New Chief Financial Officer

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03/20/2017

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States, has named Craig Mellendick as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the Foundation.

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Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies Featured in Study on Limited Life Foundations

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03/22/2017

Most leaders of limited-life foundations say the opportunity to achieve greater impact is the key driver for the decision to spend down, a report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy finds.

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Laura Walker Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors

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03/28/2017

Laura Walker, president and CEO of New York Public Radio, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’s Board of Directors, effective April 2017.

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Supported by NY Community Trust, New Research Ties Arts to Well-Being

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04/19/2017

The two-year study, by the Social Impact of the Arts Project at Penn SP2, was funded with $250,000 from the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The New York Community Trust.

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... beverages in Cook County that goes into effect July 1. The Harvard study's revenue projection factors .....

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... losing its federal funding, which would have a crippling effect on its work—and on the former miners who are ...

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Four Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

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05/12/2017

... Erin Bertrand of Dalhousie University, who will study the effect of temperature on micronutrient demand of marine ...

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Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

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06/21/2017

While Trump pursues his dystopian vision for America, some progressives want to abandon so-called “identity politics.” But that would only further marginalize women at greatest risk in the current political environment and who have long been the...

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Grant Supported Research: Self-Affirmation Intervention with Existing Institutional Channels Leads To Academic Success for Minority Students

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06/28/2017

William T. Grant Foundation supported research at Stanford which found African-American and Latino students who completed self-affirming writing exercises in middle school took more challenging courses and were more likely to enroll in college,...

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NY Women's Foundation's Oliveira Discusses Women and Rikers in NYN Media Insights Podcast

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06/30/2017

Ana Oliveira, president and CEO of The New York Women’s Foundation and member of the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, joins NYN Media Podcast to talk about what led to - and came out of - a report on...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Study Sees Urban Change Via Google Street View

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07/06/2017

Study uses computer vision algorithm to study Google Street View images for signs of urban change.

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With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

The Wallace Foundation continues its big push for school districts to develop better systems for recruiting, training and evaluating principals. We look at the latest encouraging news here.

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