Rockefeller-founded Asia Society Marks 60 Years of Building Bridges Between the U.S. & Asia
Release Date:
03/15/2016
... 28, 1956, by John D. Rockefeller 3rd in New York to build understanding between the peoples of Asia and the United ...
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New York Community Trust Gives $100K Grant to Encourage Resilient Building Practices in NYC and Beyond
Release Date:
07/07/2016
... practices in New York City, and to foster a greater understanding among the public and private sector nationwide ...
A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... Outreach programs seek to "stimulate a deeper interest and understanding of science and mathematics among students, .....
Supported by Rockefeller, Study Finds Gig Economy Media Reporting Disconnected from Worker Reality
Release Date:
12/20/2016
... economy. Analysts conducted the media review between July 1 , 2015 and June 30, 2016, studying more than 540,000 news ...
Fund for the City of New York Supports Conceptualization of Underground Maps and Models
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... The purpose of the study is to develop an in-depth understanding of all the components necessary to enable ...
Helmsley Trust Awards $5 Million for Study of Crohn's Disease in Asia
Release Date:
04/03/2017
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced grants totaling $5.2 million to the Australasian Gastro Intestinal Research Foundation and the Chinese University of Hong Kong to study environmental factors that influence the...
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... with its mission to advance and disseminate knowledge and understanding , Carnegie Corporation of New York today ...
Ford Foundation Study Cites 'Unfairness' as the Leading Factor in Flight from Tech Jobs
Release Date:
05/01/2017
A new study, billed as the first of its kind, by the Ford Foundation and the Kapor Center for Social Impact set out to better understand why people leave theoretically cush tech jobs.
Simons Foundation's SPARK Initiative is Calling on Dads With a New "Men of Action" Campaign
Release Date:
07/11/2017
Dads will do anything for their children with autism, but SPARK just needs a quick DNA sample.
Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures
Release Date:
07/27/2017
Folger Receives $ 1 .5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research ... Folger Shakespeare Library has been awarded a four-year, $ 1 .5 million grant by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to ... aspirations, and...
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Report on Telehealth Private Payer Laws
Release Date:
08/23/2017
... of provider who can offer the service. To get a better understanding and to assess the impact of these laws on ...
Collective Impact Without Borders
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... complex social problems—in 2011, we have deepened our understanding of what it takes to effectively implement ...
New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... to it—is doing to our conscience and our moral understanding . Michael Ignatieff is president of Central ...
The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
A new health care bill before the Senate would require every state in the country to make a ssoup-to-nuts evaluation of how they’d like their health care systems to work, to build such a system and be ready to open their doors in substantially less...
Nursing Home Evacuations Should Not Be “All or Nothing,” Says GSA Member in Senate Testimony
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... nothing. We need a much more nuanced and better-researched understanding of who should evacuate before, and how people ...
Many Young Adults With Autism Also Have Mental Health Issues
Release Date:
10/03/2017
Young adults on the autism spectrum are more likely to also have been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition, such as depression, anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than are typically developing people or those with other...
Richard Thaler Wins Economics Nobel for Recognizing People Are Irrational
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... work on how human nature affects markets. Thaler won the $ 1 . 1 -million prize for “ understanding the psychology of economics,” Swedish Academy ...
Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... knowledge of the organization. Second, they show genuine understanding of the cost of inequality for everyone (not ...
TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect
Release Date:
11/14/2017
... people respectfully, using plain language to ensure understanding , allowing defendants to voice their concerns, ...
United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites
Release Date:
01/03/2018
Websites profiling the comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report from the New York City-based United Hospital Fund (UHF).