Charles Nuñez, Community Advocate at Youth Represent, Was Only 17 but Charged as an Adult
Release Date:
05/10/2016
... They physically assaulted anyone who didn’t pay them to use the phone.” He was strip-searched over 100 times. He ...
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Bloomberg Fact Checks NYTimes on Climate Change
Release Date:
03/20/2017
... policy rollbacks by the Trump administration “would make it impossible for the United States to meet Mr. Obama’s ...
Seven Bridges Brings The Simons Foundation’s Genome Diversity Project Dataset to the Cloud
Release Date:
04/12/2017
... the biomedical data analysis company, today announced that it has made the Simons Genome Diversity Project (SGDP) ...
The Forum Welcomes Jay Hutchins as Associate Director of Policy and Communications
Release Date:
04/24/2017
... of Policy & Communications. In this new position, Jay will be responsible for ensuring that the Forum works as ... public policy work at the state and national level, and to use communications as...
With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity
Release Date:
04/25/2017
... born with--are transitioning socially, which means they use pronouns, names, and clothing associated with their ...
New York Foundation Welcomes Altaf Rahamatulla as Program Officer
Release Date:
08/04/2017
Altaf Rahamatulla comes to New York Foundation from the Ford Foundation where he served as a program associate on the Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice team.
The 2017 National Center for Responsive Philanthropy Impact Awards Winners Announced
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The 2017 NCRP Impact Awardees have been announced.
Big Names, Big Funding: Why Are MIT and IBM Joining Forces on AI Research?
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... new lab, dubbed the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, is planning to use its proximity to Cambridge’s booming biotech sector to ... campus and nearby IBM offices, and MIT and IBM leaders will co-chair the project. . ...
The New York Community Trust Awards nearly $1 Million 15 NYC for Emergency Planning, DACA Advocacy, and Know-Your-Rights Trainings
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... their rights and protect their families. These grants will help some organizations respond to the White House's ... and go to school without fear of deportation. Groups also will train immigrants to...
Why Oklahoma has the Highest Female Incarceration Rate in the Country
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... 25 years, Oklahoma has led the nation in the rate at which it sends women to prison. Roughly 151 of every 100,000 ...
While Announcing Main Branch Renovations, NYPL Notes Mid-Manhattan Library to Be Renamed for Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Release Date:
11/16/2017
... Public Library revealed the $317 million master plan that will guide the renovation of the iconic Stephen A. Schwarzman ... and Genealogy reading rooms, and Astor Hall. The plan will include the transformation...
Edwin Gould Foundation Supporter Online Tool Quill Connect Helps Students Become Better Writers
Release Date:
11/29/2017
... Peter Gault, Quill’s executive director — enabling it to address the big issues of sentence fragments and ... a building block of language and writing. “For teachers, it was such a big challenge to implement...
Ford Foundation Appoints Roy Swan to Lead Mission Investments Portfolio
Release Date:
12/05/2017
... of its Mission Investments team based in New York. Swan will lead a dedicated team managing the portfolio announced ... a passion for using finance to achieve social impact, Swan will begin his new position on...
Tax Bill Glitch Endangers Future of Newman’s Own Foundation
Release Date:
01/03/2018
... in the federal tax overhaul that would have spared it from an unusual 200 percent tax hike it is facing, when the Senate parliamentarian forced lawmakers to strip it out of the massive bill...
Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues
Release Date:
01/24/2018
... same neurons are active in both encoding and remembering, it ’s unknown what neural events control whether hippocampal ... one of the keys to better understanding FXS, which impairs use of memory in multiple...
JPMorgan Chase to Increase Its Philanthropic Investments to $1.75 Billion Over Five Years
Release Date:
01/31/2018
... deep dive , already tops $250 million a year, putting it up there with many large foundations. Now, JPMorgan ... be receiving—in contrast to most ordinary taxpayers— will be put to good use...
Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors
Release Date:
02/22/2018
... surgically removed. “We’ve created a simple method to use chemotherapy while leveraging the biology of the tumor ...
OSF Report Finds That Women Are Vastly Outnumbered at Europe’s Top Policy Events
Release Date:
03/08/2018
... policies being debated affect women and men equally— it ’s perplexing that in 2018 women still don’t have an ...
All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity
Release Date:
03/15/2018
... Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity Christie's will auction off the collection of David and Peggy ... scrambled eggs I've ever had.' We used to kid...
Helmsley Charitable Trust Awards Critical Path Institute a Grant to Focus on Crohn's disease
Release Date:
04/16/2018
... disease biomarker pre-consortium. The pre-consortium will identify unmet needs for the use of biomarkers in developing new treatments for people ... for Crohn's disease patients. The pre-consortium...