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Simons-Funded Study Finds Connection Between Genes That Contribute to Autism

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03/11/2015

... with autism. In the past three years, the gene CHD8 has emerged as one of the strongest candidates. Individuals ... long strands of DNA like a spool. Until now, however, it has been unclear which genes CHD8...

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North Star Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform

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03/24/2015

... Fund Launches Campaign for NYPD Reform Mayor de Blasio has a new police problem on his hands — only this time from ... a liberal activist foundation with ties to de Blasio, has launched a campaign to push for...

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Open Society Justice Initiative Examines Repercussions of of U.S. Drone Strikes in Yemen

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04/15/2015

... in Yemen For more than a decade now, the United States has been using armed drones to secretly kill suspected ... these attacks. Neither the U.S. nor the Yemeni government has systematically disclosed who was...

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National LGBT Museum Board of Directors Votes to Establish Museum in NYC

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04/30/2015

... NYC The Board of Directors of the National LGBT Museum has voted to base the museum in New York City and has elected longtime LGBT activist Kevin Jennings as its ...

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Jersey City Receives $1 million Investment for Job Training from JPMorgan Chase

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07/09/2015

... City officials announced today that JPMorgan Chase has invested $1 million dollars to provide skill-based job ... of JPMorgan Chase's "New Skills at Work" initiative, which has been implemented...

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Google Partners with Rockefeller Foundation to Streamline Nairobi Public Transport

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08/27/2015

... towns across the globe with the service. The city as yet has no traffic information and the time schedules are tentative," he said. The upgrade that has taken three years to develop was done in...

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Michelle Alexander Joins Ford Foundation as Senior Fellow

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10/07/2015

... respected civil rights lawyer and legal scholar whose work has been foundational to racial justice movements over the ... Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness , has spurred debate and action...

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Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter

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03/30/2016

... the businessman, philanthropist and former New York mayor, has agreed to donate $50 million, as has Sidney Kimmel, a philanthropist and founder of Jones ...

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Mellon Grant Aims to Leverage Linked Data for Enhanced Information Access

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04/28/2016

... Information Access The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Stanford a $1.5 million grant to support ... an online environment, the development of the semantic web has created challenges to continued use of...

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective The U.S. government has invested $1.4 billion in HIV prevention programs that ... Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, has supported local initiatives that...

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

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07/14/2016

... Hartford Foundation today announced that David Di Martino has been elected to its Board of Trustees. Mr. Di Martino is ... on messaging, media, communications, and strategy. David has worked at the highest...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

... in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants The world has been unsettled by a surge in forced migration. Tens of ... implement effective policies to handle the increased flow has contributed greatly to...

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National Geographic Launches Special On Gender Revolution

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02/08/2017

... Gender equality, gender fluidity. Discussion on gender has never been louder and more pervasive than it is now, ... In response to this phenomenon, National Geographic has launched a two-hour special called...

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Bloomberg and Rockefeller Are Crowding the Field of Urban Innovation Funding — and Making it More Interesting

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02/13/2017

... come in from different angles. Bloomberg Philanthropies has focused heavily on governance and innovation, with a big ... and leadership development. The Knight Foundation has been interested in creating more...

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Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board

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04/11/2017

... Board Newman's Own announced that Dr. Lynn Pasquerella has been appointed to the Newman's Own Advisory Board. ... of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she has served since July...

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Pinkerton Foundation Supports Hofstra Northwell Medical Scholars Pipeline Program Class of 2017

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07/06/2017

... thanks to multiple donors. A legion of charitable groups has pumped some $85,000 into the school’s Medical Scholars ... healthcare professions. Now in its eighth year, the MSPP has welcomed roughly 60 high...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Ford Foundation Awards NABJ Grant Ahead Of Its 42nd Annual Convention And Career Fair

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08/09/2017

... of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the Ford Foundation has granted $150,000 to the largest organization of ... of color in the nation. “Once again the Ford Foundation has provided significant support to...

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