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Former NYC Official & Former Philadelphia Mayor Named 'What Works Cities' Senior Fellows (Bloomberg)

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02/08/2016

... former Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter and former New York City Chief Analytics Officer Mike Flowers will serve ... bring to the table from their work in Philadelphia and New York will be a valuable asset...

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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

... flooding could damage more than homes and roads. A new study from Sandia National Laboratories assesses how much ... Robert Jeffers said. The city and region are now taking new approaches to handle the...

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Four Projects Supported by NY Community Trust Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live & Work in NYC

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04/01/2016

... affordable real estate is a challenge for anyone in New York, it can be doubly tricky for artists who need to ... projects — all of which won grants recently from the New York Community Trust — aim to make it...

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Carnegie, Helmsley Support Teacher Leadership Projects

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05/03/2016

... development and improve student outcomes. Through the new Teacher Impact Grants (TIG) program from ASCD, teachers ... Charitable Trust and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be awarded directly to...

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Rockefeller and Nonprofits Fight Food Waste With Feast

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05/09/2016

... Food Waste With Feast On Tuesday May 10, thousands of New Yorkers will feast on food that would have ordinarily ... network of soup kitchens and food pantries throughout New York. The event will also feature...

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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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Citi Foundation Gives $20M to Accelerate Economic Opportunity in Six U.S. Cities

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05/18/2016

... nonprofit organizations in their efforts to establish new approaches to long-standing urban economic challenges in ... work in six U.S. cities – Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Francisco Bay...

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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 ... told her, according to Ms. Rodin, since it also could be a new business for the company.....

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As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment

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06/17/2016

... Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment In New York City, an unexpected fight has flared up between ... lapse at other community schools in the future just as new programs are taking root... As 12...

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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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Young Journalist Responds to Darren Walker's NY Times Op-Ed on Unpaid Internships

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07/08/2016

... on Unpaid Internships "Internships," the headline in the New York Times’s opinion section read, "Are Not a ... color addresses it on a platform as big and white as the New York Times... Young...

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

The New York Community Trust is proud to announce three staff ... Futures program. Michele Kumi Baer has been hired as a new program associate working in the Thriving Communities ...

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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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Marist College, Rockefeller Archive Center Partner on Open-Source Technologies for Digital Archival Processes

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08/24/2016

... tradition of supporting the Hudson Valley and New York State communities and on the RAC’s leadership and ... of this exciting partnership are supported through the New York State Cloud Computing and Analytics...

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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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Brooklyn Community Foundation Welcomes Nicole Gueron to Board of Directors

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10/17/2016

... previously served as the Deputy Chief Trial Counsel to New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, directing some ... United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and was awarded the...

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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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Helmsley-backed DATA2GO.NYC's Veterans Data Highlighted by Social Science Research Council

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11/11/2016

... (SSRC) and its Measure of America program today released new data on New York City’s veterans, revealing that they suffer higher ... The findings also indicate that a higher proportion of New...

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