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New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech

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05/05/2017

... a Linchpin for Biotech The New York Stem Cell Foundation' s $22 million, 40,000-square-foot headquarters on West 54th ... experiments, will attract biotech startups. Since its launch in...

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Rockefeller Foundation’s Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Answers “5 Questions” in PND

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05/10/2017

Rockefeller Foundation’ s Claudia Juech, Associate Vice President & Managing Director, Answers “5 Questions” in PND Since joining the staff of the Rockefeller Foundation ... across the foundation'...

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Pinkerton Foundation Supports Hofstra Northwell Medical Scholars Pipeline Program Class of 2017

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07/06/2017

... groups has pumped some $85,000 into the school’ s Medical Scholars Pipeline Program, which sows the seeds of ... minority students to healthcare professions. Now in its eighth year, the MSPP...

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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries

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08/18/2017

... Criminal Justice, Yesterday and Today” to be held in October. The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is ... which will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Provides Support to Sheltering Arms to Open New Building to Serve Children and Families

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08/25/2017

... to Serve Children and Families Sheltering Arms, Georgia’ s largest nonprofit early education and child care organization, announced the opening of its newest center during a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on the .....

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Editorial: States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change

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08/28/2017

... news about climate change, and the Trump administration’ s resistance to doing anything about it, is the determination ... the headlines on this score, having just strengthened its commitment to reducing...

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Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis

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08/31/2017

... How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City' s Housing Crisis It’ s not an understatement to say that ... we think it can’t possibly get more expensive to live in New York City...

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Housing and Homelessness

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’ s Mental Health Programs Recognizing that negative childhood experiences can affect a person’ s health long into adulthood, New York City’ s public...

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States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump's 'Racial Animus'

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09/07/2017

States Sue To Block DACA Termination, Citing Trump' s 'Racial Animus' Several states are suing the Trump ... immigrants known as DREAMers. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in the Eastern District of New...

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Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

... Regents on Monday approved a plan laying out the state’ s goals for its education system, as required by the sweeping federal education law signed by President Barack Obama in 2015 known as...

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New York City Education Department to Improve Response to Public Record Requests

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09/14/2017

... to Public Record Requests After sustaining criticism for its sluggish responses to public records requests, New York City’ s education department says it will provide more realistic timelines for responding to...

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A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle

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09/14/2017

A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle Jean de-Dieu Liyande was only 42 when a ... solve it,” said Liyande, a farmer and assistant priest in the remote village of Yalikombo on the...

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Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety

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09/19/2017

... control of my body." She ended up paging her obstetrician' s office at 4 a.m., and one of the midwives in the practice, after listening to her symptoms, said, "It .....

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... Should De Blasio Get the Credit? The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about so ... second year in a row, according to data released by the U. S . Census...

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Economic Security

Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River

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09/21/2017

... Heatherwick, the Whitney Museum has surfaced plans for its own permanent Hudson River installation, not far from ... edge of Gansevoort Peninsula, not far from the museum’ s location. According to the Times,...

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JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule Civil Liberties Group Must Disclose Donors

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09/21/2017

... debate, a majority of the commissioners of the state’ s lobbying and ethics watchdog panel again found on Tuesday ... the New York Civil Liberties Union must disclose donors to its state lobbying efforts...

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Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups

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09/21/2017

Gates Commits $20 Million to Women' s Groups The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will give $20 ... groups worldwide, Ms. Gates said Wednesday during an event in New York. While details are still...

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Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright-in-Residence

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09/28/2017

Atlantic Theater Company Names Amy Staats Tow Playwright- in -Residence Atlantic Theater Company has announced that Amy ... playwright- in -residence as well as the lineup for its upcoming...

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General Motors Is Going All Electric

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10/03/2017

... that pollute the atmosphere, General Motors is ending its relationship with gasoline and diesel. This morning, the ... to move away from gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. In recent months, Volvo, Aston...

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