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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rajiv J. Shah, a Trustee, as President

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01/05/2017

... to join the committee that would select the foundation’ s next president. He said no. Instead, Mr. Shah, who until ... Thursday, the Rockefeller Foundation, one of the country’ s largest and most...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Princeton Project Funded by Two PNY Members Reveals Insight into Behavior-Change Campaigns

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01/20/2017

... Behavior-Change Campaigns The William T. Grant Foundation' s Scholars Program and the Russell Sage Foundation fund a ... and online — and then used the data to identify the most connected students to...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Rockefeller Foundation Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work

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02/15/2017

... Starts News Site to Spur Resilience Work Rockefeller' s new platform, Zilient, wants to expose leaders to solutions ... and even transform when conditions require it," as one the most important...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Results from The Moody's Foundation-sponsored National Survey of America's Top Math Students Provides Glimpse into their Academic Success

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04/05/2017

Results from The Moody' s Foundation-sponsored National Survey of America' s Top Math ... such as clubs and student government, while 55 percent are involved in volunteer activities...

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"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies

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05/16/2017

... of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In most nations, having a billionaire financier and ... including support for refugees, on their societies. And it' s not just those on the fringes,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism

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05/25/2017

... the opposing anatomical patterns we observed were most prominent in brain regions important for social ...

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Health

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

... Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers Three years ago, ... July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’ s namesake cohort — most...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.

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08/28/2017

Syria’ s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To ... people have left Syria during the six-year conflict, with most seeking safety in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. The U.N. ... refugees from...

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Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless

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08/29/2017

... Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’ s Homeless Not since the Great Depression has New York City ... such a critical shortage in affordable housing. The city’ s population of unsheltered...

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Housing and Homelessness

Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores

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08/29/2017

Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’ s 2017 State Test Scores Test scores in New York City ... said the latest round of scores show real progress. Still, most of the city’ s students ...

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Sustainable Business Model Innovation

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08/30/2017

Sustainable Business Model Innovation It’ s not provocative to state the importance of innovation in ... combination of business model elements delivered the most potent results. It wasn’t the game-changing...

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NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need

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09/05/2017

... with disabilities — and the poorest kids get cheated the most often, according to advocates and data the Daily News ... schools provide supports for students, and those services are spelled out in the kids’...

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Editorial: Falls Water Board Must Get A Handle On Its Procedures And Discharges

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09/06/2017

... into the Niagara River near the base of one of the world’ s most iconic tourist attractions. The release occurred as ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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My Brother’s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation

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09/07/2017

My Brother’ s Keeper Merges with Obama Foundation My Brother’ s Keeper, a White House initiative that later spun off into a ... Obama Foundation. MBK, arguably one of Barack Obama’ s most...

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How Much Did These 90 Companies Add to Global Warming and Sea Level Rise?

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09/11/2017

... of sea level rise or increments of warming on the globe' s thermometer be attributed to specific energy companies? A .....

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Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... and a worldwide financial crisis lambasted the world’ s economy a few years ago. But it also vaulted companies like ... which since 2007 has annually compiled a list of World’ s Most Ethical...

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Mayor Targets 14,500 Buildings to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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09/15/2017

... a mandate Thursday that would force some of the city' s most inefficient buildings to curb their greenhouse gas ... to 14,500 private and municipal buildings, which the mayor' s...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Former Success Academy Lawyer Hoping to Start Own Charter Network Wants to ‘Take It To The Next Level’

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09/20/2017

... Kim had a hand in almost every aspect of New York City’ s largest and most controversial charter-school network — from ... her own charter network with locations in Manhattan’ s District 6,...

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Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return

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09/20/2017

... billion endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year. The endowment’ s new chief executive, N. P. Narvekar, said that the fund was ... nonprofit organizations. And while many of the...

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