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Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ May Explain Fragile X Learning Issues

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01/24/2018

Simons Foundation Funded Research Finds That Neural ‘Tug-Of-War’ ... neurons are active in both encoding and remembering, it’ s unknown what neural events control whether hippocampal ... memory or recollecting...

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Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body

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02/06/2018

Research Supported by The Tow Foundation Reveals Small Part Brain That Steadies The Body ... a two-step, kneejerk response that first widens the animal' s center of gravity, and then strengthens and...

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New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u.S. Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design

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02/08/2018

New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u. S . Cities Can save Billions with Green, Resilient Design ... at $838 million, for example)... New Report Funded by JPB Foundation says u. S...

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Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone Wirelessly Using a Laser

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02/21/2018

Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Leads to a Method to Safely Charge a Smartphone ... the laser if a person tries to move in the charging beam’ s path... Research Funded By Alfred P. Sloan ...

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Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows Promise Against Cancerous Tumors

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02/22/2018

Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That Shows ... and able to form tumors. Supported By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , Scientists Create New Therapeutic Gel That...

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With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti Mystery

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08/15/2018

With Support From the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , MIT Mathematicians Solve Age-Old Spaghetti ... for why the sticks refused to snap in two. Feynman’ s kitchen experiment remained unresolved until 2005, when .....

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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

Zegar Family Foundation Funded Research Shows Urgent Need To Prepare Next ... of Farmers for Climate Change Many of the world' s future farmers will likely be farming oceans, as ... sustainable seafood...

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Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers and Their Offspring

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10/03/2018

Research Funded by Zegar Family Foundation Finds New Genetic Interdependence Between Mothers ... traits, such as size, are determined by the mother' s genome, but other offspring traits are shaped by the .....

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Simons and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations Fund Study That Reveals How the Brain Overcomes Its Own Limitations

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10/24/2018

... Still, this task is very difficult for most people. That’ s because it requires the brain to perform a mental transformation that it’ s not familiar with: using what it sees in the mirror to ... Development...

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Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline for When Whites Will Assume Minority Status in US Population

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11/29/2018

Russell Sage Foundation Grantees Cited in NY Times on Disputed Timeline ... Population The graphic was splashy by the Census Bureau’ s standards and it showed an unmistakable moment in ... and hand victories to...

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Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable Ecosystem Disruption for Migratory Birds

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03/06/2019

Research Funded by Leon Levy Foundation Finds Climate Change Is Leading to Unpredictable ... during each phase of their annual life cycles. It’ s not that far off: — Last 40 to 50 years of this century. ... of...

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Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses That Limit Crop Growth

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03/26/2019

Zegar Family Foundation Supported Research Uncovers Genome-Wide Responses ... how each gene within the genome of rice--one of the world' s most important staple crops--senses and responds to ... key plant...

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Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity for Students of Color

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04/04/2019

Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline Disparity ... University... Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Finds Bonding Exercises Cut Discipline...

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Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into Buildings at Night

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04/05/2019

Funding From the Leon Levy Foundation Finds That Artificial Light Makes Birds Fly Into ... show that more needs to be done, according to the paper’ s authors. “Our results underscore the critical importance .....

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Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA

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05/27/2019

Research Funded by Simons Foundation Finds New Causes of Autism Found in 'Junk' DNA ... deputy director for genomics at the Flatiron Institute’ s Center for Computational Biology (CCB) in New York City...

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Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect Mold Growth

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06/10/2019

Research Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Shows Glimpse of How Moisture and Humidity Affect ... conditions. Stephens also collaborated with Dan Zhao (M. S . EE '14, Ph.D. candidate), who was responsible...

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Next Antibiotic May Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds

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08/02/2019

... Come From Dirt Bacteria, Work Funded by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Finds Understanding how antibiotic scaffolds ... beta-lactone ring that is responsible for obafluorin’ s antimicrobial activity, researchers...

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Ford Foundation Funded, "Zero Weeks" Director Ky Dickens, Interviewed By Women And Hollywood

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11/07/2017

Ford Foundation Grantee, Director Ky Dickens Featured in Women ... in your own words. KD: “Zero Weeks” is about America’ s paid family leave crisis and the cost of doing nothing. ... problem by being great to...

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With Support From the Tow Foundation, Soho Rep Gets a Safer Space for Its Dangerous Plays

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02/05/2018

With Support From the Tow Foundation , Soho Rep Gets a Safer Space for Its Dangerous ... building regulations at variance with the company’ s use of the space, resulting in what Sarah Benson, Soho ... relief,” Ms...

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