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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

... and post-doctoral scholar at Stanford. “The effects can be powerful, but the intervention itself plays a subtle ...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Education

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Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?

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08/30/2017

... in, they will be conscious but calmer, so the dentist can do extensive work. But in rare cases, children fall into ... a few reports of sedated children dying at dental offices have come to light, alarming...

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Children, Youth and Families

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With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers

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09/06/2017

... the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals would have on the more than 30,000 New York City residents already ... welcome and safe in our schools. We will do everything we can to defend you in our...

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Raising Money from the Modern Family

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09/06/2017

... $1 million. "It is a really important part of the life I have put together for myself," the retired ... adult child and one grandchild, Ms. Fleishman, 73, says it can be socially daunting to navigate...

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In Nighttime Tweet, Trump Offers Mixed Message on Immigration

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09/07/2017

... from deportation on the grounds that a president does not have the power to take such action by himself. He then put ... Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. “If they can ’t, I will revisit this...

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Immigration

Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

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09/11/2017

... believe that someone has knowledge of a crime, they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to ... to the papers, prosecutors in both Brooklyn and Manhattan have also engaged in occasionally in the...

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Justice Reform

The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough

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09/19/2017

... New York City’s streets in the 19th century, people have sought ways to make it easier, more efficient, and safer to get around the five boroughs. This can lead to brilliant innovations that change the city as...

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Community Development

Into Battle: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Steps Up Its Advocacy Giving in a Big Way

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09/19/2017

... heat for incorporating it as an LLC—since such entities can operate with little transparency. But the young couple ... Powell Jobs and Pierre and Pam Omidyar also have LLCs —and there are good reasons to look...

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At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

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09/20/2017

... in gender balance. Of the 50 sitting Council members, 24 have women serving as their chiefs of staff, the highest ... among members, aides, and advocates that these positions can serve to further the political...

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Gender Justice

The Return Of Hookworm And The Limits Of Public Health Philanthropy

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09/27/2017

... parasite that latches onto the small intestine, and which can result in iron deficiency, anemia, lethargy and impaired ... mental function (especially in children), was thought to have been nearly wiped out in...

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Johnson & Johnson Brings Better Sanitation to Homes in India

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10/06/2017

... For many children in India, just going to the toilet can be dangerous. In a country where 626 million people ... even a single episode of moderate to severe diarrhea could have lasting consequences for a young...

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Forest, Forest Everywhere. But Not an Acre to Touch.

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10/10/2017

... closed several years ago, crossing the river by car here can take up to 10 minutes more. Local officials had the ... preserve land. Using only 20 feet on each side would have required amending the State...

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The Commonwealth Fund Supports Tool to Encourage Patient Contribution to Clinical Notes

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12/08/2017

... more than 20 million patients across the country have electronic access and can read their clinicians’ notes. The OurNotes initiative ...

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Aetna Foundation President Discusses What it Will Take to Solve the Opioid Crisis

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06/29/2018

... the first time since the height of the AIDS epidemic. That can be blamed largely on the opioid epidemic, which is ... Communities like Philadelphia and Montgomery County, Md. have been hit, even though they...

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Children, Youth and Families

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Request for Proposal: SmartSimple GM360 Implementation and Refinement Consultant

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01/23/2020

... 360 Platform. We are hoping to engage a consultant who can optimize our application process and make the needed ... application to an online application process. We hope to have the consultant in place in Q1...

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RFPs Etc

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The New York Community Trust Awards $9.9 Million in Grants to 53 Nonprofits

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04/14/2021

... announced $9.9 million in grants to 53 nonprofits, so they can make progress in the fight against COVID-19 and help the ... access. These grants are made possible by New Yorkers who have included The New York...

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Civic Engagement

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Grant Foundation Shifts Research Focus, Invites Studies that Improve Use of Research

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12/17/2015

... by supporting research to increase understanding of how research evidence is acquired, understood, and used, as ... that shape its use in decision making. These projects have deepened our understanding of the...

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