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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Economic Security

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Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

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05/10/2017

... Gonato started receiving messages in October, telling her when and how to put down salt - a cheap way to boost coconut ...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Food Systems

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The Rockefeller Foundation

With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool

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06/08/2017

... nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement savings, college ...

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Pershing Square Foundation

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Public Policy

Science

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Simons Supports Penn Physicists Who Discover Why Drying Liquid Crystal Drops Leave Unusual ‘Coffee Rings’

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06/13/2017

... gives Doritos and orange soft drinks their bright colors, when he accidentally spilled some of the material. . . Simons ...

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Science

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The Simons Foundation

Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

... the results that derive from their project grants. But when it comes to scientific innovation, individuals, not ...

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Science

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Rita Allen Foundation

Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers

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08/29/2017

... Care Act achieved a major victory this past week when , thanks to cajoling and arm-twisting by state ...

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Health

Seaport Museum's 110-Year-Old Lightship To Be Restored To Its Glory Days

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08/29/2017

... to be fitted with a radio, to help boats navigate when visibility levels were poor. The lightship remained in ...

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Arts

De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

... been under pressure to find a new commissioner since May, when then-Commissioner Joseph Ponte announced he would ...

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Justice Reform

Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

Release Date:

08/30/2017

... influential Washington think tank learned what can happen when a tech giant that shapes public policy debates with its ...

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Collective Impact Without Borders

Release Date:

08/29/2017

... not always the only or even the most appropriate approach, when conditions are present for a successful, multi-sector ...

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The New York Times Is Looking for Nonprofit Funding. Will It Succeed Where Others Have Failed?

Release Date:

09/05/2017

... and its funding by a nonprofit journalism organization when they announced that Janet Elder, a respected newsroom ...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... this year’s Taste Talks—around three times the number when the event was first held. To emphasize its cerebral ...

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Food Systems

Congress Rejects Trump Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds

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09/12/2017

... Proposals to Cut Health Research Funds Back in March, when President Trump released the first draft of his budget ...

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Health

Immigration Agents Target Brooklyn Criminal Court, Lawyers Say

Release Date:

09/15/2017

... car on Schermerhorn Street." It was not immediately clear when or where the other two men were detained... Immigration .....

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Immigration

NYPD Releases Video of Fatal Police Shooting of Armed Mentally Ill Man

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09/15/2017

... apartment at 3700 Pratt Ave., near Conner Street, when officers Mark Fleming and Redmond Murphy confronted him ...

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Justice Reform

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

... Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, ...

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Health

J.J. Watt's Hurricane Relief Fundraising Closes at More Than $37 Million

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09/18/2017

... out of a kind heart and partially out of desperation when he couldn't be there to help in person. And in the end, .....

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Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials

Release Date:

09/19/2017

Long Delays Cloud Police Department Disciplinary Trials When the New York City police officer who tackled the former ...

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Justice Reform

At the City Council, Better Gender Balance Among Chiefs of Staff

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... 18 in 2009, and that number is likely to soon fall to 12 when the next Council is seated in January, if this year’s ...

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Gender Justice

Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges

Release Date:

09/20/2017

... school officials on Staten Island that his mother beat him when he found her illegal handgun. A lawsuit filed a few days ...

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