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New York is quietly building one of the nation’s largest computer databases of medical records, a system that when finished will allow patients and doctors alike to see complete health histories in one place and promises to save millions in costs by...

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Weinberg Foundation To Make $700,000 in Emergency Grants to Nonprofits in Israel

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07/29/2014

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation announced today it will donate $700,000 to support many of its active grantees that have provided crucial social services to those affected by rocket attacks on cities in Israel.

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... student's chances of enrolling in college, but it may also cost less per graduate. These small schools shared some .....

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The Living Wage Debate: Affordability and Feasibility

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11/17/2014

... paid less than $15.00 an hour. In contrast, the average cost of compensation for a NYC employee, including generous ... research has shown that a $15 per hour wage minimum could cost somewhere between $250...

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WSJ Seeks PNY Comment on Geffen $100 Million Gift to Lincoln Center

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03/04/2015

... Philharmonic, is slated for a major overhaul expected to cost about $500 million. Construction is set to begin in ...

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Red States Have the Most to Lose from Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

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03/12/2015

Citing Commonwealth Fund research DailyKos says people living in Republican-led states will suffer the most if the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies to people buying insurance on the federal exchange.

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Sloan Foundation Awards $3 Million for Minority PhDs in STEM Fields

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03/27/2015

The main goal of the initiative is to increase the diversity of graduate education in the sciences, mathematics and engineering.

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Johnson & Johnson Makes $30 Million Commitment to USAID to Fight Tuberculosis

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04/01/2015

... over 100 low and middle income countries at little or no cost . Incidentally, after receiving a fast-track designation, ...

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Rockefeller Brothers Fund Among Those Pushing for Stronger Climate Risk Disclosure

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04/24/2015

... about the industry’s excessive capital spending on high- cost , carbon intensive projects such as Arctic drilling, ...

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New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities

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04/27/2015

The foundation awards $1 million to the National Organization on Disability to start Bridges to a Better Workforce.

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Announces First Cohort of Incubator Project

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06/29/2015

Three nonprofit organizations were selected to take advantage of one year of free co-working space and a $5,000 stipend for start-up costs.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments

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08/28/2015

Researchers show how DNA repair proteins sound the alarm to threats, pointing to a novel cancer therapy.

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally performed by physicians to nurses with advanced training.

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Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper

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03/18/2016

The University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are newer and bigger than Cape Wind.

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Rockefeller Assists Global Resilience Partnership With New Ideas In Flood Risk Management

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05/24/2016

To encourage new ideas and actions in flood risk management, Zurich Insurance Group has teamed up with the Global Resilience Partnership, a public-private initiative spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for...