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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 ... lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’ s the kind of research...

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

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08/29/2017

Tree-Killing Beetles Spread into Northern U. S . Forests as Temperatures Rise Southern pine beetles are ... fuel for wildfires as they kill the trees they infest. A new study shows the insects' range could...

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Environment and Climate Change

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will ... election. The mayor has been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when...

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Justice Reform

Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say

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09/05/2017

... According to the two administration officials, here’ s the policy to be announced later today: The administration won't consider new applications for legal status dated after Sept. 5. If you ... But...

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Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities

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09/15/2017

... Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me) s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities As the Trump ... to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women...

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Gender Justice

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Making Kids Into “Makers”

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09/22/2017

Making Kids Into “Makers” The new annual Inventor’ s Challenge prompts children to develop their creative ... how their work could help those around them. But a new program is encouraging them to...

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Education

Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... ago, the Hudson River Park Trust floated an idea for a new island. Called Pier 55, it was to be a ... design also accommodated three outdoor event venues; it’ s easy to imagine ticket-takers and other gate-...

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Community Development

Name-Dropping: Donors Get Tired. Models Do, Too

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09/28/2017

... knowledge. So when success rates for the organization’ s reactivation campaigns began to stagnate, she assumed the ... lapsed donor file, and mailed a six-figure quantity of the new selection of names. While...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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U.S. Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social Media Accounts, Search Histories

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09/28/2017

U. S . Quietly Announces Plan To Monitor Immigrants’ Social ... internet search history of legal immigrants as part of a new tracking system set to roll out next month. The policy ... travel ban is set begin. First...

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Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts

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10/03/2017

... International announced it would fund and help set up a new body called the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. The ... to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of...

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Health

Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease ... children ages five and under in sub-Saharan Africa.Both new strategies involve making...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... of Contemporary Art putting the finishing touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami ... its collection. At the upcoming NADA Miami art fair, the New Art Dealers Alliance will...

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains

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10/31/2017

... Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth ... Paths to a Sustainable Future, was released by the John S . and James L. Knight Foundation with...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’ s “Unified Approach” In an interview with the Funder’ s ... as they move together in this uncharted territory of new ideas, Miller adds. He lays...

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Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations The U. S . has accepted more refugees than any other country since ... WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Arcus Foundation, Casey Family Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count

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04/27/2018

... Programs and Other Funders Support Voices of Youth Count New Chapin Hall brief shows LGBTQ youth who are homeless ... groundbreaking research by Chapin Hall, which provides new insights to the challenges faced...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Housing and Homelessness

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation Funds Report Rethinking How Medicare Pays for Services

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07/13/2018

... submitted by the American Medical Association’ s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) when setting ... changes must be made to Medicare’ s current system. In a new report, Center for...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help train principals and teachers. The ... for example, or improve math education. The grant to New Leaders is focused on boosting the...

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SIFMA Foundation Announces Winner of Fall 2018 InvestWrite Competition

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02/21/2019

... as her friends do about emojis and apps – and now she’ s offering that winning advice to a famous entrepreneur! Van ... that was so compelling it won her first place in New Hampshire in the SIFMA Foundation’...

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