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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing Opens in Berkeley

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04/16/2014

... which attract large groups of visiting scholars; there are currently more than 100 long-term visitors attending the ...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the ... girls’ health, education, earning power and independence are the same. Produced with support from the foundation’s...

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Ms. Foundation Releases New Data on Women's Equality

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08/27/2015

The survey reveals that economic issues are at the core of problems both women and men rank as the highest priorities in their communities.

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Helmsley Charitable Trust-Backed Program Explores DNA Damage Response to Find New Cancer Treatments

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08/28/2015

... critical details of how a cell's response system tells the difference between these two perpetual threats. The discovery .....

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace

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10/13/2015

... Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace What are the top five challenges you face at work? Ask 9,500 ... by international pollster Ipsos MORI, revealed that there are five major issues for women in the...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly reassigning certain procedures normally ...

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Helmsley-Supported Research Discovers Protein That Controls Strength of Body’s Circadian Rhythms

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05/27/2016

... day, levels of genes and proteins throughout your body are drastically different than they are at midnight. Disruptions to this 24-hour cycle of physiological activity are why jet lag or a...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

... States. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” said lead author Sara Webb, ... How do kids get autism? And the second question is why are kids with autism so different from...

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Rockefeller Study Shows Female CEOs Get Blamed for Failure More Frequently Than Men

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10/26/2016

... imagination or a just a hunch: Female chief executives are treated differently by the media than their male ... you might expect, female CEOs’ personal and family lives are much more frequently the subject of...

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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail

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06/30/2017

Four teams consisting of architects, urban planners and designers were awarded $45,000 from the RPA and Rockefeller to address community development and environmental protection in four different tri-state areas.

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Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business

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08/03/2017

Rockefeller Survey Finds Male Attitudes Are Keeping Women From Getting Ahead In Business When it comes to explaining why there are so few female CEOs, a lot of theories foist the blame on women: Women are...

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