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Research supported by funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and others has identified specific gut bacteria that play an essential role in the anti-seizure effects of the high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet.

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Carnegie- Funded Report Analyzes Public Support for Charter Schools in New Orleans

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06/01/2018

... environment. The annual poll features responses from 700 residents , including 450 parents of public and private school ...

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ASPCA Assists Nearly 600 Animals Displaced by Hurricane Michael

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10/30/2018

... reunite lost pets with their families during a time when residents have already lost so much.” While dozens of ...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Names Recipients of 2018 Painters & Sculptors Grants

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12/12/2018

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the 2018 recipients of its Painters & Sculptors grants, which will provide 25 artists with $25,000 each in unrestricted funds. This year, the foundation said, 70 percent of the grantees identify as female...

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

... a passionate commitment to creating opportunities for all residents —embracing Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York has added three new fellows in residence: Cathy Davidson, a professor at the CUNY Graduate Center; Stephen Pitti, professor at Yale University; and Olga Viso, the former Walker Art Center director and now...

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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients

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09/26/2019

The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the twenty-five recipients of this year’s Painters and Sculptors Grants, which provide $625,000 in unrestricted funds to artists annually. In addition to receiving $25,000 in financial support, each grant...

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The Time is Now for Philanthropy to Talk about Healthcare

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01/18/2017

Eighteen million people. That’s how many Americans will soon lose their health insurance with the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with plans previously advanced by Republican leaders in Congress.

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Karen Davis Named to Lead Lipitz Center at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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12/03/2012

After serving two decades as President of The Commonwealth Fund, Karen Davis, Ph.D., is returning to the Johns Hopkins University, where she previously chaired the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Michelle Knapik to Depart Surdna Foundation; Named Tremaine Foundation’s President

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04/02/2014

The Surdna Foundation announced that Michelle Knapik, director of the foundation’s Sustainable Environments program, has accepted a position as the next President of the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation in New Haven, Conn. effective May 12, 2014.

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Longtime Director June Makela Steps Down as Lorraine Marasigan Promoted to Lead the Norman Foundation

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12/12/2016

June Makela, who has led the Norman Foundation since 2000, will step down at the end of December. Lorraine Marasigan, who joined the foundation in 2013 and is currently serving as program officer, has been promoted to the director position.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Sloan Digital Sky Survey Will Map The Entire Sky

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11/20/2017

The next generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-V), directed by Juna Kollmeier of the Carnegie Institution for Science, will move forward with mapping the entire sky following a $16 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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McNulty Foundation & Aspen Institute Announce the 2018 McNulty Prize Winner, Mehrdad Baghai and High Resolves

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11/01/2018

Baghai is being honored for creating High Resolves, which delivers learning experiences to inoculate students against hatred and galvanize them to take action in their communities. Co-founded with his wife Roya, High Resolves is bringing immersive,...

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Century Foundation Launches New Public Policy Pop Up Think Tank - Next 100

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02/21/2019

Today’s young people are the most diverse, engaged, and progressive generation in history. Whether organizing online, protesting in the streets, or running for office, they are joining together and demanding change on the issues most central to...