USDA Invests $12.6 Million to Train More Than 100 Future Agricultural Science Professionals
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... of 55 doctoral candidates and 52 postdoctoral scholars. Funding is made through NIFA’s Agriculture and Food ...
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Will the Trump Era Transform the School Lunch?
Release Date:
09/06/2017
On a sweltering morning in July, Sonny Perdue, the newly minted secretary of agriculture, strode across the stage of a convention hall here packed with 7,000 members of the School Nutrition Association, who had gathered for their annual conference.
NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... New York recording studio, bolstered by $6 million in city funding . The recording industry has been shrinking globally ...
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
Release Date:
09/11/2017
President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats see an opportunity to protect young immigrants.
The New Corporate Recruitment Pool: Workers in Dead-End Jobs
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Irvine, Calif.-based mortgage lender Network Capital Funding Corp. opened an office in Miami to scoop up an ...
The Questionable Ethic of an Opt-Out for Recurring Donations: A Caution for Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Forget the fact that the nonprofit in question here is the Committee to Defend the President; its practice of automatically signing donors up for recurring donations has, according to BuzzFeed News, landed it in trouble with its donors, who are...
Northeast Needs Trump Commitment to Gateway Project
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... and job growth, the president has yet to commit to federal funding for half of the $30 billion Gateway project, which ...
Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... and Dean Heller (R-Nev.) would provide states with funding to establish health insurance programs outside ACA ...
Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Describing the results as “disappointing,” Harvard University reported on Tuesday that its $37.1 billion endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year.
JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule Civil Liberties Group Must Disclose Donors
Release Date:
09/21/2017
After a lengthy debate, a majority of the commissioners of the state’s lobbying and ethics watchdog panel again found on Tuesday that the New York Civil Liberties Union must disclose donors to its state lobbying efforts.
New Index to Help Investors Gauge Food Diversity
Release Date:
09/26/2017
An EU-funded index measuring biodiversity in food production is expected to be launched next year, giving investors a benchmark for assessing how companies and governments are making food systems more resilient to climate change.
Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
Release Date:
09/27/2017
In a rare example of high-level cultural philanthropy from Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial elite, Jerry Yang, a Yahoo co-founder, and his wife, Akiko Yamazaki, have pledged $25 million toward a $90-million transformation project of the Asian Art...
MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... the subway from collapse may get scaled back for lack of funding , the head of the MTA said Wednesday. Metropolitan ...
Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Mayor de Blasio's free school lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many in the city’s Jewish community bellyaching about a program they want their kids to receive.
9 Million Kids Get Health Insurance Under CHIP. Congress Just Let It Expire.
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... to expire. If action is not taken soon to restore the funding , the effects will become obvious in schools across ...
Collector’s Heirs Praise Deal to Recover Art Seized in WWII
Release Date:
10/03/2017
The Geneva lawyer for the heirs of a Jewish woman whose art collection was seized by France’s pro-Nazi regime in World War II says they are “absolutely delighted” about a hard-won deal to recover from a Swiss town a 19th-century painting by English...
Children’s Health Care Bill Faces New Obstacles
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... (D-Wash.) should be attached to the children’s health funding bill. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch ...
Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Nonprofit lenders in the U.S. with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor communities have a foothold in the bond market.
House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package
Release Date:
10/13/2017
Despite opposition from conservative and government watchdog groups, the House easily approved a $36.5 billion disaster aid package Thursday to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and...
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
NYSHealth grantees and partners are working together with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower residents through urban farms and gardens, farmers markets, and other nutrition...