Commonwealth Fund Explains Why the House Repeal Bill Is Unlikely to Stabilize Insurance Markets
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... program for the federal government to assume the risk of providing coverage for service areas where no private ...
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Carnegie, Ford Give $1M to Free Legal Services Project for Immigrants
Release Date:
03/27/2017
In response to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, Governor Cuomo announced an initiative on Friday that offers pro-bono legal services to immigrants regardless of their residency status. Coordinated by the state’s Office for New...
Newman's Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board
Release Date:
04/11/2017
Newman's Own announced that Dr. Lynn Pasquerella has been appointed to the Newman's Own Advisory Board. Pasquerella is currently President of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she has served since July 2016.
Markle Foundation Collaborates With LinkedIn, Arizona State and edX to Address Technology’s Impact on Jobs
Release Date:
04/14/2017
The U.S. needs new tools to measure and monitor technology, jobs and skills to cope with the advance of artificial intelligence and automation, according to a group of economists and computer scientists.
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...
Opinion from NY Community Trust: How Arts And Culture Make New York A Place For All Of Us
Release Date:
06/21/2017
A city like ours doesn’t happen overnight. It is the result of centuries of migrations, policies, protests, and practices of people that value culture, heritage, and expression.
Donors Offer Berkshire Museum $1 Million To Delay, Study Art Sale; Board President Turns It Down
Release Date:
08/28/2017
A group that emerged Friday has company in wanting the Berkshire Museum to hit the brakes on a planned auction. But what it put on the table may stand alone: $1 million.
Russell Sage Foundation to Publish Book on Home Health Care Work: Shouldn’t It Be Work Worth Doing?
Release Date:
08/29/2017
How to provide long-term care for a fast-aging population poses one of the more convoluted challenges of the American labor market. In his new book, “Who Will Care For Us?,” to be published next month by the Russell Sage Foundation, MIT Professor...
Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that he is freezing the implementation of President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying that he will first establish a panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations on how...
Clarity Needed In Clean Labeling
Release Date:
08/30/2017
The “why” and “how” behind a product have become as important as the product itself, according to new research from the Nielsen Co. Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. consumers say they would switch from the food and beverage brands they currently buy to others...
Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Proposing a form of business model innovation that focuses less on optimizing current oppurtunities and more on creating new ones
Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... fund to help with unexpected patient costs, and providing a backup option for counties with no insurers under ...
Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Over the past year, New York City’s three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved communities and get ethnic ingredients to specific neighborhoods.
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...
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
"Social entrepreneurship has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent...
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
New York's highest court rejected Exxon's appeal. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is probing whether the oil giant misled investors on climate change risks.
Senate Republicans Look to Revive Effort To Repeal Obamacare By End of September
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Senate Republican leaders seem increasingly focused on reviving their effort to undo the Affordable Care Act before the end of the month, asking Congress’s nonpartisan budget analysts to fast-track consideration of a plan that would devolve federal...
New Pre-K Center Slated to Open on Upper East Side in 2019, Officials Say
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... center with 180 seats is coming to East 76th Street, providing spots in a neighborhood clamoring for more pre-K ...
At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... boiling point last year when the Police Department stopped providing disciplinary records to reporters at its ...
Billionaires, Bruised Egos and the Death of a Grand Project
Release Date:
09/25/2017
For Barry Diller, the turning point came at a Sept. 5 settlement meeting with the small band of opponents who had tied up his plans for a $250 million park and cultural center in the Hudson River for more than two years.