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Ford, Hilton Foundation, and JPB Foundation Join others in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability

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02/23/2018

... in Collaborative Fund to Address Housing Instability Understanding that stable homes provide an important platform ...

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (New York)

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Housing and Homelessness

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Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars

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03/07/2018

The Rita Allen Foundation has named Helen Lai of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Candice Paulsen of Yale University as 2018 Award in Pain Scholars, recognizing emerging leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high...

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All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy Rockefeller's Art Collection Will Go to Charity

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03/15/2018

... Many art-market experts expect the total could approach $ 1 billion... All Proceeds From the Auction of David and Peggy ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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A Look At The Building Bridges Program, Funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

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04/10/2018

... quote its website, “to advance relationships, increase understanding and reduce bias between Muslim and non-Muslim ...

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Arts

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Doris Duke Foundation

William T. Grant Foundation Awards Three Year Grant to Cornell University to Study Opioid Use in Rural Upstate New York

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04/11/2018

The William T. Grant Foundation has awarded a three-year, $650,000 grant to Cornell University to study how opioid use affects child maltreatment rates and other effects on low-income youth and families,

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Rauch Foundation & Newsday Media Group Announce New Research Entity at Newsday

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04/13/2018

... high-caliber research and information that is essential to understanding Long Island’s regional challenges, while ...

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Civic Engagement

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds New Research on the Energy and Environmental Implications of the Digital Economy

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04/18/2018

... a new generation of young researchers who can move our understanding forward as they grow professionally.” The ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Simons Foundation Announces Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves

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08/06/2018

The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves, directed by Svitlana Mayboroda of University of Minnesota.

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Science

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Funded by the Carnegie Corporation, New Digital Tool Gives Parents a Gut Check on Their Childs Readiness for the New School Year

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08/07/2018

... digital tool to help parents and guardians have a better understanding of how well their child has learned ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Education

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Peterson Foundation and Ford Foundation Announce Grants for US 2050 Initiative

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08/21/2018

Today, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and the Ford Foundation launched US 2050, an initiative that will engage leading scholars to examine and analyze the multiple demographic, socioeconomic, and fiscal trends that will shape the nation at mid-...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Supported by Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers Find Alzheimer's One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

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08/23/2018

Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors' offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer's in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.

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Research to Prevent Blindness

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Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next Generation of Farmers for Climate Change

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09/10/2018

... an important and previously missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how climate change will affect the future of ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Michael R. Bloomberg and Ray Dalio’s OceanX Announce Over $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection

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10/29/2018

... critical platform that increases the world’s collective understanding of our oceans and the vital need for ...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

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10/30/2018

... media networks and sports professionals to promote understanding , respect and equality. Billings-Burford ...

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Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration

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11/01/2018

UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell’s ability to migrate to a wound and participate in its healing process. The study’s results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same...

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Science

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Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group Announce Joint Project to Increase Economic Mobility in Local Communities

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11/15/2018

Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Ballmer Group announced today a new $12 million project that will help communities analyze economic mobility in American cities and develop interventions that can increase...

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United Hospital Fund and New York State Health Foundation Release New Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

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11/19/2018

United Hospital Fund (UHF) conducted a year-long inquiry, supported by the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth), to better understand why hospital discharge planning can fall short despite well-intentioned efforts by hospital staff, and...

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