Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)
Release Date:
02/26/2016
... neurons in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain known to be involved in feeding behavior. Because it plays a role in ...
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New Biomarker Identifies Uveal Melanoma Patients At High Risk For Metastasis (Research To Prevent Blindness)
Release Date:
03/07/2016
... PRAME mRNA, indicating that patients with this biomarker be monitored more closely for metastatic disease. The ...
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’s Women’s Leadership Council
Release Date:
03/21/2016
Laurie M. Tisch Honored by United Way’ s Women’ s Leadership Council The United Way of New York City’ s Women’ s Leadership Council’ s held it’ s...
Council Seeks to Protect Domestic Workers
Release Date:
04/13/2016
... and referrals through two staffers. The division' s coordinator would conduct research on the home-care .....
Artists, Investors and Innovators Join Together to Launch Upstart Co-Lab
Release Date:
04/14/2016
Upstart is funded by Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Surdna Foundation with in-kind support from the F.B. Heron Foundation. Upstart is a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Spark Prize to Honor Nonprofit Changemakers
Release Date:
04/20/2016
... of its kind celebrating changemakers in the borough’ s thriving nonprofit sector. Five organizations will each ... created the Spark Prize to drive support to the borough’ s nonprofit sector and showcase...
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater's OSLO Cast
Release Date:
04/21/2016
Doris Duke Funds Lincoln Center Theater' s OSLO Cast OSLO is supported by a Theatre Commissioning ... of how one young couple, Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul (to be played by Jennifer Ehle) and her husband...
Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for a Rainy Day
Release Date:
05/02/2016
... overwhelmingly apparent among several of the foundation’ s grantees... Clark Foundation Illustrates Grantmaking for ...
NY Women’s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’s Initiative
Release Date:
05/16/2016
NY Women’ s Foundation President and City Council Speaker Announce $20M More for Young Women’ s Initiative Today, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the Young Women’ s...
Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard Launch City Leadership Initiative
Release Date:
08/26/2016
Funded by a $32 million gift from Michael R. Bloomberg, Harvard University and Bloomberg Philanthropies have announced the launch of a joint initiative aimed at advancing leadership, management, and innovation in cities across America and around the...
Ford and MacArthur-Backed Survey Finds That Young Voters From Newer Immigrant Families Lean More Liberal
Release Date:
09/09/2016
... immigrants or have an immigrant parent are more likely to be liberal in their views on politics and immigration than ... 72 percent of those whose families have been in the U. S . longer agree. Eighty-five...
United Hospital Fund Releases Report on Hospital Clinics Driving Growth of Primary Care Medical Homes in NY
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... 5,832 providers to 6,264). Over one-quarter of the state’ s primary care physicians work in primary care medical ... no longer the only one. Over the next few years, it will be competing with other models—...
Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum
Release Date:
09/28/2016
... the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’ s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance the museum’ s new contemporary art initiative. Ms...
Weinberg Foundation Makes New Commitment to Military Members and Their Families
Release Date:
11/16/2016
... Gathering. This program celebrates the Weinberg Foundation' s mission, partnerships, and accomplishments of the past ... one of his dog tags. He specifically requested that be done. It is both a special...
Sessions As Attorney General Means Criminal-Justice Reform Is Dead
Release Date:
12/15/2016
... rights. As my colleague Eric Levitz explains, Sessions’ s entrenched position in the very last ditch of support for ...
Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’s Blindness
Release Date:
01/10/2017
Jonas Family Fund Strives to Eliminate Children’ s Blindness The project will, among other things, help ... at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’ s Hospital . “It’ s very tough losing...
Russell Sage Teams Up With Robin Hood to Host First Poverty Solutions Conference
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... Conference On Monday, February 6, Robin Hood , New York' s largest poverty-fighting organization, and the Russell Sage Foundation , the nation' s premier foundation devoted to social science research...
Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients?
Release Date:
01/25/2017
Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’ s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients? In an ... health care... Century Foundation Fellow: Will Trump’ s ACA Order Reduce Burden or Shift It to Patients? ...
Rockefeller Brothers Fund's Purpose-Driven Investing Highlighted by Forbes
Release Date:
01/27/2017
Rockefeller Brothers Fund' s Purpose-Driven Investment Highlighted by Forbes ... of age and now make up the largest percentage of the U. S . population - which means they are set to make up an ... Purpose-...
Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma
Release Date:
01/31/2017
Episcopal Health Foundation Tells Angel’ s Story on Healthy Homes to Treat Asthma Angel' s Story looks at the early success of a home-visit program at ... attacks. This program is another way EHF is committed...