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Deborah A. Phillips, Ph.D. Resigns as President of Foundation for Child Development

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08/22/2013

... in the PreK-3rd arena and to extend this work in exciting new early learning directions," said Ruth Ann Burns, Chair of ... to thank Deborah for her energy and hard work on FCD’ s strategic planning...

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Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem

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03/03/2014

... physics and everyday life. The Simons Foundation’ s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division is pleased ... a program focused on developing, implementing and applying new methods for determining the...

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Research Yields Game Changer for Improving Understanding of Ebola

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09/19/2014

... to have been exposed to the virus. This represents a new tool for performing large, population-scale field ... both the human health and conservation communities. The new methodology exploits the fact that,...

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Ford Foundation Partners with Mozilla to Draw Young Engineers into Nonprofit Sector

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09/30/2014

... tech geeks working for nonprofits and in government. New research from Mozilla and its partner, the Ford ... percent — go to big, wealthy tech companies. While that' s great for Google and Facebook,...

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Arcus Awards Grant to Alliance of Baptists to Support Inclusion and Racial Justice

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10/09/2014

... announced Oct. 8 receipt of a $104,400 grant to support a new initiative promoting LGBT inclusion and racial justice ... that promote LGBT equality around the world, will fund the new “Congregational...

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Survey Shows Afterschool Participation Grows but Unmet Demand Nears 20 Million Children

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07/07/2015

... Nears 20 Million Children “America After 3 PM,” a new survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance, finds ... an increase in participation over the last decade, the new survey of 30,000 American households...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Launches Resident-Led Grantmaking Program in Crown Heights

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08/03/2015

... the Crown Heights Grants Program of the Foundation’ s Neighborhood Strength initiative. The importance of ... Insights, which surveyed over 1,000 people. As part of its new core program strategy focused on...

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Bank of America Foundation President Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities

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08/19/2015

... Seeks to Increase Youth Development Opportunities Today' s young people have acquired many reputations. They're ... to education to the environment. In fact, according to new data, young people are...

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Ford Foundation Launches Arts in a Changing America With Webcast

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10/23/2015

... America (ArtChangeUS) launch event. ArtChangeUS is a new national five-year project based at the California ... shift? What is not on the institutional arts sector' s radar? How do we learn from different...

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’ s Menu Choices To parents of picky eaters across the ... restaurants might seem like a pipe dream. But according to new research published today in the November...

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Crotona Park East and Morrisania Have City's Highest Rate of Jailed Residents, Data2Go.NYC Shows (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

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01/20/2016

Crotona Park East and Morrisania Have City' s Highest Rate of Jailed Residents, Data2Go.NYC Shows ... incarcerated residents, according to an analysis of jailed New Yorkers’ last known addresses by DATA2GO...

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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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Helmsley-Supported Research Finds Protein Structure That Shows How Viruses Take Over Cells

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02/29/2016

... but also for improving gene therapy methods to deliver new DNA to patients with genetic mutations. “The ... Dmitry Lyumkis, a Salk Fellow and co-senior author of the new paper, published in Nature on February...

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Rockefeller's 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven Mapping

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03/29/2016

Rockefeller' s 100 Resilient Cities: Analysis Method Using Data-Driven ... flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much ... Robert Jeffers...

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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

... while maintaining spending for popular programs. That’ s prompted some presidential candidates to argue it’ s time ... Bernie Sanders is leading the charge and would create a new top income...

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Judith Rodin Steps Down as Head of Rockefeller Foundation

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06/16/2016

... Foundation President Judith Rodin wanted support for a new urban initiative, she cold-called Alex Karp, chief executive of Silicon Valley’ s Palantir Technologies Inc. Ms. Rodin praised Mr. Karp for ... told...

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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

... the appointment of Camille Ann Brewer as the museum’ s first full-time curator of contemporary textile art. This new curatorial position is supported by a $500,000 ... the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to...

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

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10/31/2016

NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’ s Walker as Pepsi Board Member With a compelling personal ... link between obesity and economic inequality. His new Pepsi connection raised the question: Would Mr. Walker’ s...

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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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