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Mellon Foundation Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research

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07/19/2016

... Gives $500K to UC Merced for Humanities Undergrad Research Undergraduate humanities students at the University of California, Merced, will gain valuable research opportunities and support for their transitions...

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Sloan Foundation Contributes to Harvard Research Program on Solar Geoengineering

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04/17/2017

Sloan Foundation Contributes to Harvard Research Program on Solar Geoengineering Harvard scientists have launched the largest-ever research program into “solar geoengineering,” a ... Launched this weekend, Harvard...

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Brenda Henry-Sanchez Joins the Foundation Center as Director of Research for Special Projects

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07/01/2013

Brenda Henry-Sanchez has been appointed Director of Research for Special Projects at the Foundation Center . In ... and directing international, national and regional research projects on a wide range of issues...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants

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07/14/2015

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Facilitates Clinical Research with $8.7 Million in Grants The Doris Duke ... physician-scientists make the transition to clinical research . The foundation's Clinical Scientist...

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Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism

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08/10/2016

... researchers. In the first effort of its kind, the research team developed a machine-learning program that ...

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With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”

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05/31/2017

... one Rice University professor – reviewed existing research on improved outcomes for college students to see ...

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research , Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation) Indiana ... a national consortium, the Center for the Integration of Research , Teaching and Learning, to improve the teaching...

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Major Research Groups Are Given Low Marks on Disclosing Donors

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05/06/2014

A New York Times article discusses research on donor disclosures by Transparify, a survey funded ... a first-of-its-kind survey of the world’s most prominent research organizations, the institutions share an...

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Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research

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06/11/2015

Gerstner Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Cancer Research Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced a ... the Gerstner Family Foundation, which will expand cancer research at Broad Institute and broaden...

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JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices

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11/04/2015

JPB Foundation-Funded Research Examines Children’s Menu Choices To parents of ... might seem like a pipe dream. But according to new research published today in the November issue of Health ... outcomes more than...

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Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children

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09/07/2016

Wallace Foundation Funds Research on Summer Academic Programs for Poor Children During ... time or money for camps or enrichment activities. Now new research suggests that school districts can stave off the .....

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Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants

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02/28/2019

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards $24 Million in Research Grants The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) has announced a hundred and twenty-seven grants totaling $24 million in support of...

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Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss in Macular Degeneration

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09/02/2015

Research to Prevent Blindess Finds New Clues to Vision Loss ... in people with age-related macular degeneration. The research , at Washington University School of Medicine in St. ... online Aug. 11 in the journal...

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With Support from Atlantic and Hartford, Researchers Develop Novel 3-D Imaging Tool

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04/06/2016

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine NAFLD Research Center find MRE imaging provides highly accurate, less invasive method to detect disease.

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With Funds From Helmsley Charitable Trust, Researchers Target Fat to Treat Cancer

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09/20/2016

Fat isn't just something we eat: it may also lie at the heart of a new approach to treating cancer.

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Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects

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02/02/2017

Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects A ... addiction and respiratory failure... Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects ...

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles ... a burgeoning inequality in college completion rates. “ Research suggests food insecurity, the lack of availability ... in Houston. The effort...

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Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter

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03/30/2016

Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer Research that Helped Jimmy Carter Research into immunotherapy, which cancer experts are calling ... said. . . Bloomberg, Others Give Hopkins $125M for Cancer...

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Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major Cause of Vision Loss

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09/29/2016

Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major ... and advanced dry age-related macular degeneration... Research to Prevent Blindness- Backed Study Uncovers Major ...

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