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JPMorgan, Ford and MetLife Support Aspen Institute Initiative on Family Financial Security

Release Date:

05/16/2016

... effort to identify consumer finance issues that have widespread, mainstream import but are unexplored ... to their consequences for millions of Americans. EPIC' s work is supported by JP Morgan Chase...

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MetLife

Greenwall Study Says Decision Makers Hold Overly Optimistic Expectations for Critically Ill Patient Outcomes

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05/17/2016

... and friends making decisions for critically ill patients have significantly different estimates for the patient’ s survival than their doctor—but that’ s not only because of a...

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The Greenwall Foundation

Tow Foundation, Columbia University Arts Announce Winners of Play Reading Series

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05/19/2016

... Theatre Company and Columbia University School of the Arts have announced the winners of Columbia@Roundabout' s New Play Reading Series. As part of the previously ... with a cash prize as well as two...

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Morgan Stanley/ANHD Community Development Fellowship Graduate Class Selected

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05/23/2016

... is designed to increase the capacity of New York City' s community development organizations and to create a ... pairs them with nine community -based organizations that have an especially compelling...

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Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms

Release Date:

05/27/2016

... Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’ s Circadian Rhythms At noon every day, levels of genes and ... of physiological activity are why jet lag or a bad night’ s sleep can alter your appetite and...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Jonas Scholar Finds First Zika Case in the U.S.

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06/02/2016

Jonas Scholar Finds First Zika Case in the U. S . When Dyan Summers’ patient suggested he might have a disease called “Zika Fever” in 2013, she was ... larva migrans—a thread-like worm lodged in a patient’ ...

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Twenty Cities Advance in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Latin American and Caribbean Mayors Challenge

Release Date:

06/20/2016

... that solve urban challenges and improve city life – and have potential to spread. The finalists, hailing from 10 ...

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Stonewall Community Foundation’s ‘Dad Fund’ Changes Perceptions of Gay Dads

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06/20/2016

Stonewall Community Foundation’ s ‘Dad Fund’ Changes Perceptions of Gay Dads Alexander ... long called itself ‘family’—as in, ‘Oh, him, he’ s family,” he says. “It’ s camaraderie, safety. It’...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action

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06/24/2016

... On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action Thursday’ s Supreme Court decision upholding race as a factor in the ... supporters. After decades of challenges, colleges that have significant competition in the...

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The Century Foundation

Arcus Foundation Launches Fourth New York Pride Photo Book

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06/29/2016

... Fourth New York Pride Photo Book More than forty years have passed since members of the LGBTQ community took to the ... first anniversary of the Stonewall riots for the world’ s first march for gay rights...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... Discipline Reform The allegations sound like a parent’ s nightmare. Roughly two dozen children at New York City ... to a recent class-action lawsuit. “The data we have seen shows a clear and undeniable...

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David Di Martino Elected to The John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees

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07/14/2016

... the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and in the U. S . Senate and U. S . House of Representatives... David Di Martino Elected to ...

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Rausch and Long Island Community Foundations Partner to Expand Tourism in Riverhead

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07/15/2016

... and vacationers. To reach that goal, community members have partnered with Sustainable Long Island, a non-profit ... plan their vacations around — and emphasizing the town’ s arts and culture services. The...

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Carnegie Corporation Names Robert Rosenthal Director of Information Technology

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08/01/2016

Rosenthal brings over 30 years of experience in information management and systems, having worked in a range of industries, including banking, newspaper publishing, and philanthropy.

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Ford and #ReasonsforHope Foundations Want You To Know They Make A Difference—Not Just Write Checks

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08/10/2016

... Make A Difference—Not Just Write Checks "HOPE." That’ s the one-word message at the center of a new awareness ... wanted to give voice to a collective concern that we all have in philanthropy about...

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Simons-Backed Study Shows Neural Stem Cells in Adult Mice Also Vulnerable to Zika

Release Date:

08/19/2016

... be particularly attracted to neural stem cells, but adults have smaller populations of these cells compared with a ...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... answers to one question each day this week. Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length... Century ...

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UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School

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09/07/2016

UJA-Federation of New York' s Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for ... together last week through the UJA-Federation of New York' s Supplies for Success program to fill backpacks with...