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Research to Prevent Blindness Announces Low Vision Research Awardees

Release Date:

06/13/2016

... (RDPFS), has announced the first grantees in its $ 1 .2 million, two-pronged research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision. Separate awards will ...

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Funded by the New York Community Trust, Redford Center Establishes Filmmaker Grants

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06/22/2016

The pilot program will focus on environmental projects.

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Names 17 Recipients of 2016 Clinical Scientist Development Awards

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07/22/2016

... studies in Africa to the use of brain imaging as a tool in understanding psychiatric disorders, this year's awardees .....

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NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School

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10/13/2016

... felt that was too late. In their view, people should begin understanding health insurance plans before or during high ...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Establishes New Program to Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and South Africa

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10/25/2016

... authors and artists, among others, to enhance their understanding of anti-black racism and strengthen their ...

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Gap Inc. Connects Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

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11/04/2016

Gap Inc. understands both hiring math and competitive strategy when it comes to filling entry-level jobs in its 3,000-plus Gap, Banana Republic, and Old Navy stores.

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Salk Institute Awarded $25 Million Grant From Helmsley Charitable Trust

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11/22/2016

... continue exploring an ambitious range of projects aimed at understanding the role chronic inflammation plays in driving ...

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January 11 Is Deadline to Submit a Letter of Inquiry for William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants

Release Date:

12/14/2016

... in the United States. We fund research that increases our understanding of programs, policies, and practices ...

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Antoine Georges to Lead New Center for Computational Quantum Physics Supported by the Simons Foundation

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01/12/2017

The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the formation of the Center for Computational Quantum Physics, in the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, and the appointment of Antoine Georges as its director.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

... variation. Offered free to the public to enhance the understanding of the biology of the mind and the complexity ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab

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02/14/2017

Foundations can apply now through March 24 to be a part of the Knight Community Information Lab, an 18-month process to apply the essentials of human-centered design training to better understand residents’ information needs, then prototype...

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Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary

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03/01/2017

Even as we shake our heads over the changing weather, or moan about the fumes belched from the vehicles in our cities, climate change still feels a distant problem.

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Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation

Release Date:

02/22/2017

... University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation A recent $ 1 .5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will ...

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Rockefeller Supports Food Waste Documentary Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival

Release Date:

04/20/2017

When directors Anna Chai and Nari Kye began developing the documentary, they wanted to reach as wide of an audience as possible, they said. A partnership between Zero Point Zero and The Rockefeller Foundation helped make that a reality.

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NYS Health Foundation Grant Supports NewYork Quality Care Roll Out of OpenNotes to 30,000+ Patients

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05/18/2017

Some 30,000 patients enrolled in NewYork Quality Care, the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) of NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine, will now be able to view their physician’s appointment notes in...

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Bloomberg, Tiffany Support Ocean Conservation and Climate Change Communications

Release Date:

08/03/2017

Richard Vevers worked in ad agencies for 10 years, then left to become an underwater photographer and ended up founding a not-for-profit organization called The Ocean Agency. His films of coral reefs are spreading the word about climate change...

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Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes

Release Date:

08/18/2017

Helmsley Funds Research Collaborative around Type 1 Diabetes Scientists at the Beckman Research Institute of ... Trust to support scientific collaborations to fight type 1 diabetes. The HIRN is a research...

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Ford, Tow Foundation Among Funders of An Anti-Fake News Initiative That is Starting to Take Shape

Release Date:

08/31/2017

Administered by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, News Integrity Initiative is focused on "helping people make informed judgments about the news they read and share online."