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With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' Helps in Urban Life

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08/02/2016

With Support from Sloan, Research Points to Mechanisms on Why 'Green' ... research finds that airborne bacterial communities differ from one urban park to the next but those of parking lots are alike --...

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With Major Grant from Simons Foundation, New York Genome Center Announces $100 Million Matching Campaign

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01/21/2016

With Major Grant from Simons Foundation, New York Genome Center Announces $100 ... Genome Center has announced a $100 million matching grant from the Simons Foundation and Carson Family Charitable Trust. The grant...

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

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09/27/2016

... by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT Columbia High School ... Cohen of Maplewood, recently graduated from the seven-week "Girls Who...

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UH Launches First U.S. Digital Humanities Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation

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08/15/2017

... Research Center for Latina/o Studies with Funding from Mellon Foundation The University of Houston will soon be ... humanities projects involving work by Latinas and Latinos from the American colonial period...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The Walton Family Foundation, the ... City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse. Officials from the foundation expect the initiative to...

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

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06/01/2018

Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education ... California Among the recommendations of an April report from the progressive think-tank The Century Foundation was ... a call to shift the focus of...

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With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver Environmental and Financial Returns

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09/08/2016

With Support From Doris Duke, WRI Aims to Scale Restoration to Deliver ... needs are met each year with very little of that coming from the private sector. However the World Resources ... should entice larger...

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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike

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12/12/2018

Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Protect Non-Profits from Federal Tax Hike Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed ... legislation (S.08831/A.11051) to protect non-profits from a tax hike resulting from...

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

... Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they ... can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like...

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Economic Security

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With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About How HIV Virus Mutates

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06/02/2017

With Support from the Simons Foundation, Researchers Uncover Clues About ... maps all mutations that help the HIV virus evolve away from a single broadly neutralizing antibody, known as PGT151. ... immune...

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More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC

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09/26/2017

More Than 1 Million People Uprooted From Their Homes By Lingering Violence In Kasai, DRC Lying on ... siblings, the little boy was fast asleep. He was exhausted from a punishing trek that families are forced to...

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Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

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12/13/2016

... Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration It took a state Supreme Court ruling and an edict from New Jersey’s education commissioner to force the ... school district in New...

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Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT)

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01/2017

The report shares aggregate results from 54 participating foundations that participated in taking ... capacity. Foundations Need Capacity, Too: Initial Findings from the Foundation Core Capacity Assessment Tool (FCCAT) ...

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program

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08/12/2016

Heckscher Foundation for Children Helps 104 Graduate from NJ SEEDS Scholars and Young Scholars Program New Jersey ... will receive nearly $4.5 million in financial aid directly from these institutions... Heckscher...

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With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old Tennis Courts

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08/18/2016

With Support from NY State Health Foundation, Plattsburgh Retrofits Old ... for free. A grant received by the Foundation of CVPH from the New York State Health Foundation allowed the city ... City of Plattsburgh...

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With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on Peaceful Elections

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10/11/2016

With Support From Ford, Media Foundation for West Africa Holds Meeting on ... at the event, held in Tamale with funding support from Ford Foundation, included the Ghana Police Service, ... parties and various...

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N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows

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09/27/2017

N.Y. Pol Moves to Ban Pharmacies From Supplying Strong Pain Killers at Drive-Through Windows A state lawmaker wants to stop pharmacies from dispensing high-powered pain killers at drive-through ... the powerful...

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