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Weinberg Foundation Launches Annual Community-Wide Book Drive Benefiting Baltimore Library Project

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03/01/2017

... libraries in an effort to strengthen academic achievement among students. To date, the Foundation and its more than 40 ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary

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04/20/2017

... Russell Sage. Mrs. Sage established the foundation in 1907 for “the improvement of social and living conditions in the ... first major study of the employment and living conditions among the working class in a...

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Rockefeller Supports Food Waste Documentary Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival

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04/20/2017

... that a reality. "With Tony's shows, they're really popular among a whole gamut of people," Kye said. "There are different demographics, but for this film, I know for...

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New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech

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05/05/2017

New York Stem Cell Foundation HQ is a Linchpin for Biotech The New York Stem Cell Foundation's $22 million, ... or missing cells, and can be used to test new drugs for safety and effectiveness, among...

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The Overbrook Foundation Tries to Cure What Ails Environmentalism

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08/11/2017

... movement.” Those problems include competition among groups and an inability to identify shared goals and ...

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

... has understandably been at the top of the list of concerns among the dozens of candidates begging for votes in these final days leading up to the primary ...

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College Activists March on the Cafeteria: What Do We Want? Hydroponic Cilantro!

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09/07/2017

... with some of the big questions that college presents. For instance, does water contain gluten? And, is all food genetically modified? Those are among a growing list of food-related student queries that ... was...

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A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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09/11/2017

... cars, H.I.V. or guns — that there is no single solution. Among the partial ones: prescription drug monitoring ...

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Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Accepting Applications

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09/11/2017

... The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications for its Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. The deadline for receipt of letters of intent (LOI) is November 6...

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Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/11/2017

... on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States Among the Trump administration’s first promises was to give ... indecision over whether to reimburse insurance companies for...

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The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness

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09/13/2017

... has proven to provide impactful innovations for poverty alleviation ," says Abby Maxman, President of OxFam America. Maxman was among a diverse group of people working on poverty .....

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Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes

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09/19/2017

Experts Recommend Baseline Concussion Tests for Student Athletes Concussions among young people are seen as a silent epidemic. As student ... experts say parents should get their children tested for...

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Can You Ask for Salary History in Your State?

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09/27/2017

Can You Ask for Salary History in Your State? Your lawyer might agree ... about salary history, in an attempt to foster pay equity among men and women. But it may take time for the bans to be...

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'Massive Anxiety' As Turkey Cracks Down On International NGOs

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10/02/2017

... town of Gaziantep. Six different government agencies, among them the migration directorate and the gendarmerie, had ...

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Former Microsoft CEO and Wife Pledge $60 Million to Fight Social Inequality

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10/05/2017

... a national nonprofit that seeks to improve education for low-income children. Mr. Ballmer, the former chief ... in educational success and improving partnerships among school systems, education service...

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Rockefeller Focuses on Skills Gap in India

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12/08/2017

... operating only in Karnataka, the firm will use the funds for capacity building across admissions, programme delivery, ... organization attacks the root causes of unemployability among India’s youth and the...

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Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment

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02/16/2018

... Experiment Program sponsored by NASA. Stamford High was among the 30 finalists for the spaceflight program chosen last summer from a pool of ...

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Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

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06/01/2018

... Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California Among the recommendations of an April report from the ... looking to California’s next governor to set an agenda for the future of its colleges and...

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Ford Foundation Provides $1.5 Million in Emergency Funding to Puerto Rico

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09/27/2022

... is supporting philanthropic and advocacy efforts for those impacted by the storm. This contribution brings ... While basic needs are by definition crucial, we also need resources to think and implement a...

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