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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

... restaurants might seem like a pipe dream. But according to new research published today in the November issue of Health ... to measure outcomes more than one and two years later. The new research shows that...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Tufts University

Tech Companies Lead the Way on Paid Family Leave, and the Rest of the Country Should Catch Up - Century Foundation Study

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11/13/2015

... on family leave policies: the technology sector. In a new report on paid family leave in the tech industry, TCF ... companies like Netflix, Google, and Facebook are setting new standards for family-forward...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Atlantic Philanthropies, Ford Foundation, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, MetLife, Bank of America Partner to Provide $30M Social Impact Loan Fund

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11/17/2015

... Capital (V-Cap), a social impact lender, today announced a new $30 million fund to support better integrated care for ... and Bank of America -- have banded together to make this new source of capital...

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Ford Foundation, Cannes Film Market Launch Documentary Film Push Against Inequality

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02/02/2016

... attention on the groundbreaking Ford Foundation-Cannes new push. Partnership establishes a large presence at ... education program that has backed visual story tellers, new media projects and organizations...

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Social Justice

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Study: Metabolism Protein Found to Also Regulate Feeding Behavior in the Brain (JPB Foundation)

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02/26/2016

... are not yet fully understood by scientists. However, new research from The Rockefeller University reveals an important new component of the system responsible for regulating food ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Sage Foundation Research Indicates Americans May Not Be Ready for Tax Increase on Wealthy

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05/11/2016

... Bernie Sanders is leading the charge and would create a new top income tax rate of 54.2 percent, up from the current ... effective rate of at least 30 percent, and she’d add a new 4 percent surcharge on anyone...

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Economic Security

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Supported by Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Riveting Short Film Takes You Under the Sea in 360 Degrees

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06/21/2016

... visit eastern Indonesia's remote Bird's Head region, but a new immersive film brings the crystalline waters and ... diverse marine life directly to you. Valen's Reef, a new 360-degree short film...

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The Tiffany & Co. Foundation

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Century Foundation Fellow Proposes Post-Obama Syrian-U.S. Relations Strategy

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08/22/2016

... after wave of chaos into the wider world — spawning a new generation of terrorists and warlords and creating ... point, and Obama’s successor will have to shape a new response. The status quo hasn’t worked;...

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Rockefeller Supports Research on Farming Adaptations to Combat Climate Change

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09/06/2016

... yields will likely decrease if farmers do not adapt to new management or technology practices. Establishing new strategies is particularly difficult for sorghum farmers ...

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Mellon Backs Creation of Newly Created Role at GWU Musuem and Textile Museum

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09/28/2016

... first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to advance the museum’s new contemporary art initiative. Ms...

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

... link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection raised the question: Would Mr. Walker’s day job and his new board duties be working at cross-purposes? NYTimes ...

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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... re-hospitalization and re-admission to nursing homes. New Jersey tied five other states,...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

... Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a ... National Dance Project , NTP has supported forty-three new theater works with grants totaling more...

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

... beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in ... costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Harvard T.H...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film

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05/01/2017

... Highlights Coal Communities in Latest Film The new film on the coal industry that Bloomberg Philanthropies ... miners, and it features groups that are helping them find new opportunities. With federal budget...

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

... time and funding, and unexpected work might take shape. New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers ... the street from its Manhattan offices to accommodate a new research institute fully...

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Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U.S. Forests as Temperatures Rise

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08/29/2017

... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could reach Nova Scotia by ... range, which will allow them to multiply and spread into new territory quickly,...

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