Wellcome Trust and the Simons Foundation Fund Researchers Uniting to Create International Brain Lab
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... 21 of the foremost neuroscience laboratories in the United States and Europe into a giant collaboration that will ...
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With Its 'No Dancing' Law Verging On Repeal, New York Legitimizes Its Nightlife
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law legislation that establishes an Office of Nightlife and a Nightlife Advisory Board. Joined on stage by punk icon Marky Ramone and the prolific jazz artist Ron Carter, and surrounded by a packed crowd of club...
Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, Vice President of Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education, to its board.
Back-and-Forth on DACA Leaves Young Immigrants ‘Just Dangling’
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... protects undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation and lets them work ...
Opinion: Construction Safety Bill Would Hurt Minority Workers
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Some recent op-eds and statements have claimed that the only opponents of Intro 1447-C are developers or “real estate industry forces.” I am against Intro 1447-C because I know that it could take away job opportunities from black and brown...
A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals
Release Date:
09/27/2017
A new nonprofit organization called The Greenfield Project will conduct research, do regulatory and legal analysis and education, and connect farmers to consumers, all with the goal of cultivating “a more joyful and resilient food system.”
Opinion: A Cash Guarantee for All Has Philanthropy Buzzing
Release Date:
09/27/2017
These days, to achieve maximum buzz, a policy idea needs the right combination of utopian promise and real-world possibility. You can make the argument that universal basic income has recently offered the headiest brew of that mix, for both the...
New York Landlord Fined $500,000 in Tenant Harassment Probe
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A New York City landlord will have to pay $500,000 and address a number of building violations as part of a settlement over alleged harassment of tenants, officials said.
Is Online Fundraising a Bad Idea?
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... included data from 155 organizations across the United States that volunteered to participate in the online ...
Opinion: Take a Resistance Break
Release Date:
10/04/2017
When our social fabric and civil society itself are fraying, all of us should be asking ourselves how we can transform our lifelong skills into the protection of our most fundamental values, and each other.
Nonprofits Help Shift Mayor De Blasio's Opinion On Closing Rikers, Commission Leaders Say
Release Date:
10/05/2017
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s opinion about whether to shut down the Rikers Island jail complex has shifted significantly in less than a year – thanks in part to the efforts of nonprofits serving on the Independent Commission on New York City...
Nonprofits Initiate Recall as Mayor Cuts Their Funding
Release Date:
10/05/2017
A coalition of nonprofit leaders and community activists have launched a recall campaign against the new mayor of Fitchburg, Wisconsin, a suburb of some 25,000 residents just outside of Madison.
Building Bridges between Scared Immigrant Communities and Police
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... of victim advocates and legal service providers in 46 states (and D.C.) finds that immigrants are afraid to call ...
Opinion: No, That Robot Will Not Steal Your Job
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... last seen in 1975 in Britain and 1994 in Japan. The United States jobs report on Friday showed a slip in job creation, a ...
P2CP Program Is Expanding with Support from The David Rockefeller Fund, Ford Foundation, JM Kaplan Fund, Teagle Foundation and Pinkerton Foundation
Release Date:
10/20/2017
At Otisville, the Prison-To College Pipeline is expanding educational opportunity for students both inside and out.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment
Release Date:
10/30/2017
In lab experiments and animal models, UNC and NC State researchers designed synthetic beta cells to secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar.
ArtNet News Details Joan Mitchell Foundation 2017 Grant Recipients
Release Date:
11/15/2017
... They range in age from 27 to 62 and come from 12 different states , including Hawaii and Alaska. Of the 25 artists ...
Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize
Release Date:
12/15/2017
Three Simons Investigators were honored at the sixth annual Breakthrough Prizes, which recognize top achievements in Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics.
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20 Billion Investment in Employees, Branch Expansion and Local Economic Growth
Release Date:
01/23/2018
... and support job and local economic growth in the United States . The firm has always believed that the highest and ...
John B. King Jr., President and CEO of The Education Trust Speaks at the First Annual PNY Policy Forum
Release Date:
01/31/2018
John B. King, Jr., CEO of The Education Trust, former U.S. Secretary of Education, and former New York State Education Commissioner touches on ESSA implementation, equity in education and policy opportunities in today’s political environment.