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Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds College Degree Can Be A Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent

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03/22/2017

... Blunt and Inaccurate Way For Evaluating Real Talent There' s a harrowing disconnect in the hiring world: While job seekers say entry-level jobs ... are concerned with retaining this talent, as well...

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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe

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03/23/2017

Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe The campaign against Soros in countries ... own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros' s foundation out...

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United Hospital Fund Honors 31 Health Care Trustees

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05/02/2017

... and home care organizations throughout the five boroughs of New York City and neighboring Long Island, Westchester, and New Jersey. This is the 27th ... the Fund has presented Distinguished Trustee Awards. All...

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JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset Building in Communities of Color

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05/26/2017

JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Asset-Building in Communities of Color The mix of funders worried about America' s vast racial gaps in wealth and opportunity is...

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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

... and Rockefeller Foundation have come up with some long range solutions. Four teams consisting of architects, ... address community development and environmental protection in four different...

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With Support from Research to Prevent Blindness, Researchers at UIC Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation

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07/12/2017

... Identify Master Molecule Behind Corneal Inflammation One of the symptoms of herpes simplex virus-1 infection of the ... layer of the eyeball. But without blood vessels, it...

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Disabilities

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Open Society Foundations-Backed Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustatined by Prisoners of Time

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07/13/2017

... Prisoners of Time Despite the enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’ s prison and jail population has dropped only slightly in ... tells...

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Justice Reform

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Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins

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07/24/2017

Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’ s Museum Construction Begins The Bronx is finally getting its ... joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long -awaited Bronx...

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F.D.A. Approves First Gene-Altering Leukemia Treatment, Costing $475,000

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08/31/2017

... first-ever treatment that genetically alters a patient’ s own cells to fight cancer, a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’ s...

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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...

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New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students

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09/07/2017

... Carmen Fariña, the schools chancellor, said on Wednesday in the basement cafeteria of a Hell’ s Kitchen elementary school. The new school year begins on ... said. “All communities matter.”...

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In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck

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09/11/2017

In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A ... out the scattered incisions, each about half an inch long . When Pkorkor’ s stomach began to swell and his body shivered with...

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Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere

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09/11/2017

Report: Job Gains In NY, But Not Everywhere Unemployment rates are down for New ... in 2016 than in 2011, according to a new report. New York' s unemployment rate is at 4.8...

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Governor Cuomo Announces New Initiatives to Combat Addiction Across New York State

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09/14/2017

... to residents suffering from substance use disorders in underserved communities throughout New York City and Long Island. The Governor also announced new statewide ... The announcements were made at the grand...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

Feds Overrule New York' s Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial Federal regulators have ... state Department of Environmental Conservation took too long to decide on the water quality permit...

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

Bed-Stuy’ s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’ s Report Brooklyn’ s Bed-Stuy is much ... how gentrification has affected the neighborhood and its...

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Community Development

A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs

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09/22/2017

... public-private partnerships, companies must ensure long -term sustainability. Clearly defining success metrics, ... learning, improvement, and replication opportunities. It’ s also important to consider how the...

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Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition

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09/26/2017

... Susan Collins of Maine, effectively dooms what had been a long -shot effort by Republicans in the Senate to make one more attempt at repealing the ... are now all but certain to conclude Mr...

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Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far

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09/26/2017

Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’ s Gone Too Far Their complaints ... tech world. Now, as the nation’ s technology capital — long identified as one of...

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