Arcus Foundation Appoints Annette Lanjouw Interim Executive Director
Release Date:
04/02/2012
... in conservation strategy, program implementation, and research . Prior to this appointment, Lanjouw has served as ...
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Scholars Selected for African Diaspora Program
Release Date:
06/25/2014
... institutions in Africa on curriculum co-development, research , graduate teaching, training and mentoring ...
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline in Women in Workforce
Release Date:
07/28/2014
Paid Leave Seen As Way To Stop Decline Of Women in Workforce As economists search for an explanation for why the percentage of women in the United States who are working or want to work has been...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Backs Study Exploring Taskmaster Brain Region
Release Date:
09/25/2015
... through a sequence of tasks, you aren’t far off. In new research , Brown University scientists report evidence that a ...
Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)
Release Date:
02/26/2016
... are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important ...
Bessemer Trust Among Experts Tapped by NYTimes for Piece on Social Change Major Gifts
Release Date:
05/16/2016
... few, it turns out, follow through. Instead, according to research by the Bridgespan Group, a philanthropic consultant, ... they tend to fall back on proven recipients like universities , hospitals and museums...
Poll Supported by Ford Foundation Finds Young Adults Back New Efforts to Curb Gun Violence
Release Date:
08/08/2016
... with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . The first-of-its-kind poll pays special attention ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative
Release Date:
08/26/2016
... on-demand programming for participating cities, fund new research on innovations in city government, and launch an ...
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds that Repealing Obamacare Could Cost 3 Million Jobs
Release Date:
01/06/2017
... another reason not to roll back Obamacare too quickly: New research suggests that repealing two major provisions of ...
Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great
Release Date:
08/14/2017
If you think your job is more stressful than it should be, you're not alone. Americans work hard, and it takes a physical and mental toll, not to mention that it frequently cuts into personal time, according to a comprehensive survey on working...
Simons Foundation's Flatiron Institute Joins IBM and Others including Citizens in the Microbiome Immunity Project
Release Date:
08/23/2017
The general public's help is being enlisted in what's thought to be the biggest study of the human microbiome—the bacteria that live in and on the human body –and are believed to affect health.
Scientist Asked To Remove ‘Climate Change’ From Grant Blames ‘The Ongoing Politicization Of Science’
Release Date:
08/29/2017
A Northeastern University researcher who was asked to remove any reference to climate change from her Energy Department grant proposal said Monday that she had posted the letter publicly “because I found it to be a stark reminder of the ongoing...
Should Kids Be Sedated for Dental Work?
Release Date:
08/30/2017
In rare cases, children fall into a much deeper level of sedation than intended during dental procedures. If they aren’t rescued quickly, they may stop breathing or even die.
Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... Gándara, a member of the Hispanic commission who is a research professor and co-director at the Civil Rights ...
The Heavier Baggage of Immigrating while Black
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... are disproportionately targeted for removal. The Pew Research Center reports that, in 2016, 32 percent of all ...
Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... change. Debra Meyerson and Megan Tompkins’s research , using the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE ...
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds 20 Years of Sky Observations
Release Date:
05/11/2018
... 2.5 meters (8 feet) in diameter, is small by astronomy research telescope standards, but powerful because it can see ...
New York State Health Foundation Publishes Review of NY State Laws Regarding Surprise Bills
Release Date:
02/26/2019
Bipartisan support is swelling for a federal fix to combat "surprise" bills, which often occur when patients receive out-of-network care in an emergency or don't realize a specialist isn't covered by their insurer. The New York State Health...