Russell Sage Teams Up With Robin Hood to Host First Poverty Solutions Conference
Release Date:
01/18/2017
... researchers in the country will present innovative ideas related to poverty fighting. Then, the invitees - a ...
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Mellon Foundation Supports African, Latin American and Native American Collections Research at Princeton
Release Date:
02/14/2017
... contexts and purposes of objects and links to related concepts and artworks – will be documented and ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Supports Study Finding 1 In 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren’t Actually Emergencies
Release Date:
02/15/2017
... of Michigan researchers, looks at nearly 377,000 eye- related emergency room visits by adults with private ...
Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation Support Exhibition on Gender Politics in the Age of Trans-Identity
Release Date:
02/27/2017
The Intersectional Self questions how notions of femininity (and alternately, masculinity) have shifted in the context of newly defined gender identities, and how family structures have been reimagined and reshaped through relatively recent advances...
With Support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Fossil Hunters Discover New Primate Species
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly ...
Helmsley Trust Awards $5 Million for Study of Crohn's Disease in Asia
Release Date:
04/03/2017
... consortium working to identify microbial organisms and related dietary factors that contribute to the development of ...
With Support from Pershing Square and Alfred P. Sloan Foundations, New Research Finds that Behavioral ‘Nudges’ Offer a Cost-Effective Policy Tool
Release Date:
06/08/2017
The new study, which examined the cost-effectiveness of nudges and typical intervention strategies like financial incentives side-by-side, found that nudges often yield particularly high returns at a low cost when it comes to boosting retirement...
Markle Foundation: Trump's Infrastructure Plans Should Pair Building with Job Training
Release Date:
06/13/2017
... it should make skills training for infrastructure- related jobs a central part of the plan. As the president and ...
Commonwealth Fund Report: The United States Health System Falls Short
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... in the U.S.—and all over the world—are living with age- related disabilities and chronic disease, placing pressure on ...
Are You the Future of Philanthropy? Apply for a 2018 TFN PLACES Fellowship!
Release Date:
07/19/2017
... large and small. ▪ Are passionate about solving problems related to community, equity, and smart growth. ▪ Want to ...
The Blaustein Foundation Focuses on Mental Health Diversion
Release Date:
07/28/2017
The Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation funds $150,000 pilot to pair Baltimore police officers with social workers on calls that involve people in the throes of a mental health crisis in an effort to calm situations that can easily move from...
Unemployment’s Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Jobless rate has been below the ‘natural’ level for four months now, with no obvious sign of inflation.
How to Improve Diversity in Corporate America
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... geopolitical business scene is changing, and new business- related immigration policies stand to dampen our ...
Commonwealth Fund: How the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Women Gain Insurance and Improved Their Ability to Get Health Care
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Prior to the Affordable Care Act, one-third of women who tried to buy a health plan on their own were either turned down, charged a higher premium because of their health, or had specific health problems excluded from their plans. Beginning in 2010...
NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... instructors participated in any professional development related to sex education within the last two years, the ...
Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... to such local environmental issues as ongoing issues related to PFOA contamination in the Rensselaer County ...
Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A new report by international experts draws significant linkages between industrial food and farming practices and many of the “severest health conditions afflicting populations around the world,” from respiratory diseases to a range of cancers and...
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... generation already has more health issues and health- related limits on their lives than prior generations did when ...
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
... generation already has more health issues and health- related limits on their lives than prior generations did when ...
TED Talk: Judge Victoria Pratt on How Judges Can Show Respect
Release Date:
11/14/2017
In a new TED Talk, Judge Victoria Pratt draws on her experience with Newark Community Solutions to explain the real-life impact of procedural justice.