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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

... For Evaluating Real Talent There's a harrowing disconnect in the hiring world: While job seekers say entry-level jobs ... say entry-level candidates are hard to find. Almost half of employers (43%) said...

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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 ... on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two...

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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 ... to grasp that economic inequality is likely to serve as a long...

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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 Rockefeller Foundation have come up with some long range solutions. Four teams...

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

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07/13/2017

... Report Finds Mass Incarceration Sustained by Prisoners of Time Despite the enactment of justice reforms in many states, the nation’s prison and jail population has ... tells much of...

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Ford, ConEd: Bronx Children’s Museum Construction Begins

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07/24/2017

... its own children’s museum! NYC Parks and NYC Department of Design and Construction joined elected officials and community leaders in breaking ground for the long -awaited Bronx Children’s...

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

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08/31/2017

... a milestone that is expected to transform treatment in the coming years. The new therapy turns a patient’s ... them to recognize and attack the disease. It is part of the rapidly growing field of...

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City Hospital System Is Expanding Children’s Mental Health Programs

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09/06/2017

... childhood experiences can affect a person’s health long into adulthood, New York City’s public hospital system ... are designed to address the challenges facing many of the hospital system’s young patients,...

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New York City Offers Free Lunch for All Public School Students

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09/07/2017

... at New York City public schools will be available free of charge to all 1.1 million students beginning this school ... Carmen Fariña, the schools chancellor, said on Wednesday in the basement cafeteria...

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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 ... across his slightly distended stomach. “I was in a lot of pain when I had the treatment, and I was very scared,” ... out the...

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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 York state overall, but wide swaths of upstate had fewer jobs in 2016 than in 2011, according to...

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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

... Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 ... state Department of Environmental Conservation took too long to...

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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 ... the Right Thing highlighted the neighborhood. In the midst of gentrification, the...

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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, ...

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

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09/26/2017

... passage. The announcement by the senator, 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 ...

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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 ... Silicon Valley has for years accommodated a fringe element of men who say women are ruining the tech world. Now, as the nation’...

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