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Kindness, Charitable Behavior Influenced by Amygdala, Simons Foundation Supported Research Reveals

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12/15/2015

... be called charitable giving in humans. Such a link could have implications for people with autism, schizophrenia ... to use that knowledge to evaluate potential therapies that could improve the function of...

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The Simons Foundation

Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... to handle conflict, using terms with which their peers could identify. The research team wanted to test whether ... anti-conflict stance well known, these social influencers could shape their peers'...

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The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down

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01/15/2016

... when we lost so much money, we had a couple of choices. We could have not made any grants for a couple of years, because ... made more than the required 5 percent in grants, or we could just decide to spend...

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George Soros, Mastercard to Partner to Aid Migrants, Refugees

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01/19/2017

... will partner with Mastercard Inc on a venture they said could help migrants, refugees and others struggling within ...

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Open Society Foundations

PhilTV This Week Dec 1 Features Ford, Rockefeller, Pershing Square, Bloomberg, Open Society Foundations and More

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12/01/2016

... Foundation’s Daggett in NYTimes: Auction of Airwaves Could Transform Media Shrinking Government Contracts Put ...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies' Partnership for Healthy Cities Helping Cities Grow More Powerful

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11/22/2017

... other word that may rhyme with the word "city"). And that could be good for your health, if the impact of the Bloomberg ... experiences helped him realize that Mayors of large cities could play major...

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New United Hospital Fund Report Says Enrollment Dropping, Rates Rising, and Risk Score Highest in Nation

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12/07/2017

... federal regulations expected from the Trump administration could undermine longstanding state efforts to preserve the ... second costliest state after Alaska. One factor that could be driving those higher...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Report Shows Uninsured Rate Drops Substantially in Most States

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12/14/2017

... next at six points. Recent policy actions, however, could reverse these gains in many states, the report ... premiums for people buying health insurance on their own could become unaffordable for many. Of the...

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The Commonwealth Fund

David Blumenthal, President of The Commonwealth Fund On How the New U.S. Tax Plan Will Affect Health Care

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12/21/2017

... (CBO), the repeal of the individual mandate penalties could result in as many as 13 million fewer Americans having ... For example, a 60-year-old not receiving subsidies could face premium increases of $1,781...

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New Report Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies Details Macro-Economic Benefits of Reducing Road Traffic Crashes

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01/10/2018

... Crashes Cutting road traffic deaths and injuries by half could boost the economy and result in substantial long-term ... indicated that countries that do not invest in road safety could miss out on potential...

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Newman's Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

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01/30/2018

... is launching a campaign to encourage good deeds that could help make our world a better place. Inspired by Paul ... their good deeds on social media. "Paul once asked, 'What could be better than to...

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

... The results in animal models so far suggest this approach could one day ramp up therapeutic benefits for patients ... types of melanoma and breast cancer, but this approach could work in other tissue types...

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New York Community Trust Central to Shaping the Mayor's Office of Strategic Partnerships

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05/15/2018

... but before what eventually became Connections to Care could get underway, de Blasio would need organizations like ... grant money. Expecting that partnerships like these could be beneficial throughout his...

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Report from Commonwealth Fund Finds Patient Worry About Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs at All-Time High

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05/17/2018

... 62.4 percent of patients said they were confident they could afford their healthcare costs in a dire situation. This ... poverty level (nearly $30,000 for an individual) said they could afford their healthcare...

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06 Aug 2018

The Supreme Court Nominee and the 2018 Elections - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, August 6, 2018 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... of Brett Kavanaugh, have far-reaching implications that could negatively affect all the issues we most care about, ... seat with a new conservative justice; this one could tip the balance for the next 30-40...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Funded Research Solves Genetic ‘Whodunnit’ for Cancer Gene

Release Date:

11/09/2018

... 8, 2018, suggests that blocking AMPK in some conditions could stop the growth of advanced tumors in the most common ... (nutrients) is low. Previously, Shaw discovered that AMPK could halt tumors’ revved-up...

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New Study Funded in Part by Simons Foundation Study Hopes to Predict Autism Behaviors

Release Date:

11/26/2018

... grant to fund the research. “If it works out, this could be a big step for the field because it is a truly ... big until his freshman year in high school and then he could not keep it together as much,” she...

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Scientists Develop a New Tool to Boost Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Research with Support from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation

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12/06/2018

... these questions.” According to the researchers, the tool could reveal cellular “reprogramming” routes that might ... skin cells back to different types of stem cells that could then mature into a new liver or...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

... the soil are always dissolved in water, previous studies could not determine whether organisms sense the total amount ... matrix varying nitrogen and water conditions, which could parse out the different...

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21 Mar 2022

Digital Transformation Series Program #3: Tracking the Platforms & Navigating the Emerging Digital Media Ecosystem - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

Monday, March 21, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... year will also see moves made by the telecom carriers that could upend established practices from 2020. Simultaneously, ... ecosystem. If not adequately addressed, these changes could be detrimental to civic...