The MasterCard Foundation Supports $828 Million in Private Scholarships for African Youth
Release Date:
12/09/2016
The MasterCard Foundation’s scholarship program funds high school and higher education for thousands of students from Africa.
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Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Between 2013 and 2015, uninsured rates for adults ages 19 to 64 declined in all states and by at least 3 percentage points in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Open Society Foundations Supports Climate Change Glossary
Release Date:
03/01/2017
... with the Open Society Foundations to help the media better report on (and for all of us to better understand) global ...
Foundation for Child Development Sponsors Study that Finds Children Learning English Require Better Support for Academic Success
Release Date:
03/01/2017
... subjects at the appropriate grade level, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, ...
Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendation
Release Date:
02/22/2017
... The grant comes after the release this past September of a report containing recommendations from the university’s ...
Commonwealth Fund Explains Why the House Repeal Bill Is Unlikely to Stabilize Insurance Markets
Release Date:
03/13/2017
The ACA repeal bill may not offer the stability insurers will demand to return or to stay in the market long term.
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Funds Study on Corals; Some Corals Are Adapting To Warming Climate
Release Date:
05/03/2017
A new Wildlife Conservation Society study reveals evidence that some corals are adapting to warming ocean waters - potentially good news in the face of recent reports of global coral die offs due to extreme warm temperatures in 2016.
W.T. Grant Funds Research on How Technology Use Affects At-Risk Youth
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... time using digital technologies they were less likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety. . . W.T. Grant ...
Russell Sage Research Examines Social Consequences of Recessions
Release Date:
05/26/2017
The Great Recession, as a new collection of research papers from the Russell Sage Foundation shows, generated a great deal of sadness.
Commonwealth Fund: CBO Score on Senate Health Bill: 22M Americans Uninsured & Sharp Increases in Premiums for Elderly
Release Date:
07/03/2017
... week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its report on the impact of the Better Care Reconciliation Act ...
With Support from Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers at UIC Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation
Release Date:
07/12/2017
Now, researchers during a University of Illinois during Chicago have identified an enzyme benefaction in a cornea that becomes dramatically upregulated and triggers inflammation during and even after a herpes pathogen infection has cleared.
Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Front-crawling through the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara García, now 8, hardly seemed to think she was doing anything unusual.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... schools,” said Rebecca Unterman, the author of the report . . . Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy ...
New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA following reports that President Donald Trump may soon announce the end to protections for 800,000 young immigrants in the United States.
Carmen Fariña Promises to Improve Classroom Diversity By Rezoning Schools
Release Date:
08/31/2017
City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña vowed to tackle classroom segregation with school rezonings across the city in the upcoming school year.
F.D.A. Cracks Down on ‘Unscrupulous’ Stem Cell Clinics
Release Date:
08/31/2017
The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field.
Climate-Smart Agriculture Urgently Needed in Africa
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... this staggering fact, which is based on the AAA Initiative report (Initiative for the Adaptation of Africa Agriculture ...
A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... monitoring programs, an approach highlighted in the draft report from President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug ...
Mayor's Affordable Housing Not Helping People Who Need it Most, Study Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... is 30 percent of the Area Median Income), according to a report released Thursday by the Real Affordability for All ...
Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes
Release Date:
09/19/2017
Concussions among young people are seen as a silent epidemic. As student athletes begin the next season of activities, experts say parents should get their children tested for brain injury before they even step on the field. Health reporter Erin...