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Supported by Sloan Foundation, Study Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers

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04/21/2017

... Finds New Quantum Liquid Crystals May Play Role in Future of Computers Physicists at the Institute for Quantum ... the first three-dimensional quantum liquid crystal—a new state of matter...

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Ford Foundation Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump

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04/21/2017

... Supports GenForward Survey on Young Americans' Perceptions of Trump Jermaine Anderson keeps going back to the same memory of Donald Trump, then a candidate for president of the United...

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NYSHealth to Provide Funding For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’s Island Park

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04/21/2017

... has been awarded a 175,000 dollar grant from the New York State Health Foundation to provide funding for free health ... education opportunities for underserved residents of East Harlem and the South Bronx...

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Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded Report Finds

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05/04/2017

Alarming Number of Young Girls in Mexico Are Forced to Marry, Ford-Funded ... between 12 and 14 are living in "early unions." Hundreds of thousands of young girls in Mexico are being...

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"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies

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05/16/2017

"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In most ... billionaire financier and philanthropist would be a source of great pride, a person many elected officials would want to...

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Bloomberg, NYS Fund a 9/11 Rescue, Recovery Workers Memorial

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05/31/2017

... York City's 9/11 memorial, officials said at a ceremony of honor. The announcement was made Tuesday at the National ... is expected to be installed on the southwest corner of an 8-acre plaza where the...

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Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted

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06/07/2017

Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around ... public schools, Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, is giving middle school principals $100,000 ... Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s...

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Casey Family Programs Publishes Report on How Positive Factors Change Child Trauma

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06/09/2017

... outcomes that children and families experience in midst of trauma. By now, the link between adverse childhood ... later in life have become well established and the focus of efforts to change policy and...

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Century Foundation: Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving

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06/15/2017

... Why Manufacturing Jobs Are Worth Saving After decades of decline and political indifference, the U.S. manufacturing ... During his reelection campaign, President Obama set a goal of bringing back 1 million...

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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

... Rail As derailments and train delays bring the "summer of hell" into sharp focus, the Regional Plan Association and ... up with some long range solutions. Four teams consisting of architects, urban...

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Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives

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07/25/2017

... a multi-year philanthropic commitment to improve the lives of trans people throughout the world. This initiative was ... can play a supportive role for improving the lives of trans people in the United States...

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

... Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort — most of which have survived local political transitions. Given .....

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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time

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08/28/2017

... the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara ... at least not anymore. While seven years ago 69 percent of black children and 58 percent...

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'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened

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08/28/2017

Key players in the Trump administration have advised Mr. Trump to wind down the DACA program, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has informed him he considers it unconstitutional and cannot defend it in court.

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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism

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08/28/2017

Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its ... is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy...

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Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality

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08/29/2017

... towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young. On August 26, ... commemorate August 26th as Women's Equality Day. In honor of this day, here are three...

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Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School

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08/31/2017

Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School A dispute over who should lead an ... children has been resolved, just in time for the start of classes next week. The dispute centered on who would .....

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New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision

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08/31/2017

New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision Thousands are marching in ... justice for immigrant communities. Advocates on both sides of the issue are bracing for the possibility that...

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The Next Houston

Release Date:

08/31/2017

... in 1926, it left almost 400 people dead, making it one of the 10 deadliest hurricanes on the record books in the ... that storm ravaged a sleepy, relatively small resort town of just 100,000. Today, the Miami...

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Sustainable Business Model Innovation

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08/30/2017

... Business Model Innovation It’s not provocative to state the importance of innovation in creating business value from your ... like switching over to energy efficient lighting. The type of...

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