Mellon Foundation and NEH Recognize College Professor for Book on Israel
Release Date:
11/29/2016
... which was funded by the Ford Foundation, the Social Science Research Council and the American Council of Learned ...
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Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success
Release Date:
03/01/2017
Despite their potential, many English learners (ELs) -- who account for more than 9 percent of K-12 enrollment in the U.S. -- lag behind their English-speaking monolingual peers in educational achievement.
Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism
Release Date:
05/25/2017
A UCLA study characterizes, for the first time, brain differences between people with a specific genetic risk for schizophrenia and those at risk for autism, and the findings could help explain the biological underpinnings of these neuropsychiatric...
New Study Shows Organic Farming Traps Carbon in Soil to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/12/2017
When it comes to mitigating the worst impacts of climate change, keeping excess carbon out of the atmosphere is the prime target for improving the health of our planet. One of the best ways to do that is thought to be locking more of that carbon...
Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... grass-roots organizations. Instead, it has made science the cornerstone of its international development ...
Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment
Release Date:
02/16/2018
... High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment A science experiment by Stamford High School students is ...
Johnson & Johnson Partners with Other Global Leaders to Expand HIV Treatment
Release Date:
07/26/2018
Johnson & Johnson, the Elton John AIDS Foundation along with the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Unitaid, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), and...
Simons Foundation Announces Launch of the Center for Computational Mathematics
Release Date:
10/02/2018
... computational mathematics play a critical role in modern science and engineering, with new opportunities for discovery ... among the other units while creating original science itself. I was convinced, and...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces 2021 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/17/2021
... have gone on to become towering figures in the history of science . Renowned physicists Richard Feynman and Murray ... in mathematics, 69 have received the National Medal of Science , and 20 have won the John...
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2021 Scholars
Release Date:
07/26/2021
... Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the National Medal of Science , the Wolf Prize in Medicine, the Lasker-Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science , and the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences...
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Announces the 2022 Sloan Research Fellows
Release Date:
02/15/2022
... past Fellows have gone on to become towering figures in science . Renowned physicists Richard Feynman and Murray ... in mathematics, 69 have received the National Medal of Science , and 22 have won the John...
The New York Community Trust Welcomes New Employees
Release Date:
11/09/2022
... bachelor’s degree from Chapman University in political science . Brooke Intlekofer, Executive Assistant Brooke is an ... degree from the University of Georgia in political science . Diana Gordon, Philanthropy...
31
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2014
Documentaries That Pull Back the Curtain on Big Oil
Friday, October 31, 2014 -
8:45am to 12:00pm
Missed the program? View resources and the live recording here . Recent documentary ... viewers understand what's at stake far better than most policy debates can, and when used in effective outreach .....
Milbank Memorial Fund Announces New Editor of The Milbank Quarterly
Release Date:
07/27/2018
... 2018. Cohen is a research professor in the Markets, Public Policy , and Law Department of the Questrom School of Business and professor of health law, policy , and management in the Boston University School of...
“The City Where America Is Going to Find Herself Again”: A Funders Conversation with Mayor Mitch Landrieu
Release Date:
01/12/2011
By James O’Sullivan Director, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors On November 16th, 55 Philanthropy New York members participated in a members briefing featuring a keynote address by the Honorable Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New...
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2016
Healthcare Crisis: Do We Have the Workforce Needed for Today and Tomorrow?
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
... our communities. We also are facing decreasing financial resources for training and education of healthcare workers at ... questions. Co-sponsored by Philanthropy New York's Health Policy Working Group...
Design High Schools for the 21st Century
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... school . Secretary of Education John King told educators, policy experts, and students that the next generation of high ... effort. We are delighted that educators, communities, and policy makers—committed to...
As the White House Changes Hands, Philanthropy Must Change Too
Release Date:
01/26/2017
... process, trust the strongest organizations, and devote resources to helping all the nonprofits we support thrive and ... developing connections statewide. Young people pushed for policy changes aimed at...
An Old Idea is New Again: Tackling Large Complex Problems by Investing in Communities
Release Date:
04/10/2018
... steady in our beliefs about how to build power and change policy . We believe that funders should invest in ...
Bridging the Knowledge Gap About Grantmaking for People with Disabilities
Release Date:
11/05/2010
... is a good starting point for funders seeking additional resources as they explore this issue. New York City-based ... the Disabled (CID-NY) , a local organization that offers resources and citywide data. (The...