Simons Foundation Gives $1.5M to Explore New Approaches to Data Mining
Release Date:
08/01/2016
... tooth, or telling an original van Gogh from a fake. But in recent years, applied mathematician Ingrid Daubechies has ...
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According to Forbes, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Sets Example for Philanthropists
Release Date:
08/17/2016
... be changing? If donors want to change the world—and recent Bridgespan research shows that 80% of the most ...
As China Rises and Tensions Grow in Asia, Carnegie is Paying Attention
Release Date:
10/12/2016
... Attention China's economic might has famously soared in recent decades. Now, its military power and geopolitical .....
Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?
Release Date:
11/01/2016
The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing principals. Before that was the funder's $85 million Principal Pipeline Initiative, which began in 2011.
Supported by Simons Foundation, Scientists Discover Clues To Altered Brain Wiring In Autism
Release Date:
11/15/2016
... factors. One piece of this puzzle that has emerged in recent years is a biochemical cascade called the mTOR pathway ...
A Look at Open Society’s Ongoing Commitment to Human Rights in the Post-Election Environment
Release Date:
11/28/2016
... regimes in the communist bloc during the 1980s, and in recent decades, it has challenged autocrats worldwide. It’s ...
MAC AIDS Fund Contributes $1 Million to New HIV Treatment Effort in Washington, DC
Release Date:
12/01/2016
... rate in the nation's capital has declined dramatically in recent years, but it's still considered an epidemic. The city .....
Simons Foundation Supports Study That Finds Bacteria Can Survive In Oxygen-Free Marine Environments
Release Date:
12/19/2016
MIT oceanographers have found that some small marine organisms — mostly bacteria — have a surprisingly low limit to the amount of oxygen they need to breathe.
Apply Now to Join TCF Institute's Summer 2017 Class
Release Date:
01/03/2017
... interns, and we are eager to hear from you. Students and recent graduates are invited to submit an application by ...
How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color
Release Date:
01/12/2017
... discipline than their peers. According to the most recent data released by the US Department of Education, Black ...
Simons Foundation Releases Statement on Executive Order on Visas and Immigration
Release Date:
02/14/2017
As an organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific knowledge, the Simons Foundation stands united with the scientists and institutions we support in their opposition to the recently announced executive order on visas and immigration to...
Rockefeller Foundation Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste
Release Date:
04/13/2017
... Supports 'Food for Soul' to Combat Food Waste In recent months Food for Soul has been in talks with The .....
Rockefeller Foundation Survey Reveals Insight into the College Skills Gap
Release Date:
05/01/2017
... survey by the Rockefeller Foundation noted that half of recent college graduates are not using skills they learned in ...
Simons Collaboration on Special Holonomy in Geometry, Analysis and Physics First Annual Meeting
Release Date:
07/31/2017
... its postdoctoral fellows will present reports on the most recent developments in various aspects of the field of ...
Sloan Foundation Funds Pratt Professor’s Work to Restore Roman Painting Buried By Volcano
Release Date:
08/30/2017
A number of prominent publications, including Forbes, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Archeology Magazine, have recently spotlighted the cutting-edge work of Eleonora Del Federico, professor of chemistry at Pratt Institute, and a...
To Raise Cash on Social Media, Focus on Facebook, Says a Top Fundraiser
Release Date:
08/30/2017
If you’ve scrolled through Facebook lately, you know nonprofits are increasingly active on the social-media site. How active?
The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in 2017
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The 10 Companies with the Best CSR Reputations in 2017 A recent analysis of 170,000 company ratings from respondents ...
Mark-Viverito Arrested During DACA Protest At Trump Tower
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... an act of civil disobedience against President Trump’s recent move to expunge protections put in place by his ...
KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... that occurred more than 10 years ago. Following a recent precedent set by many private schools, including St. ...
Mark Zuckerberg Clashed With Facebook Execs Over Letting Employees Work On His Philanthropy
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... board of directors, according to court documents from a recent lawsuit between Facebook and a group of public ...