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Celebration Guests Extol Cornell Tech’s Beauty, Achievement and Promise
Guests attend a reception at the Cornell Tech campus Sept. 12, on the eve of the dedication. By Joe Wilensky On Roosevelt Island Sept. 12, on the eve of the Cornell Tech campus dedication, excitement was already building. Guests gathered on the new campus for…
Author: Cornell Chronicle
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The Atlantic Philanthropies and Its Archives: Limited Life, Enduring Legacy
By Joanne Volpe Florino Editors’ Note: Joanne Volpe Florino continues HistPhil’s forum on archives and knowledge management with a post detailing the archival strategy of The Atlantic Philanthropies. The Carl A. Kroch Library at Cornell, the underground library where the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections is…
Author: HistPhil
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The Smart State: How Bioscience Revitalized Queensland, Australia
Photo: Alicia Rawlings, PhD student and research assistant, fits a geodesic sensor net on the head of a patient. The electrodes in the sensor nets are used to pick up brainwaves just below the scalp. “Before Atlantic came with this investment in bioscience and research,…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic Joins the White House and Leading Foundations to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Over $200 million invested to-date to address racial disparities in life outcomes Additional $70 million earmarked for school discipline, criminal justice and Elev8 grantees February 27, 2014 – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced today that they have joined with the White House and nine other…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic Philanthropies Announce Support for The New Bermuda Community Foundation
New Foundation Will Continue Growth of the Island’s Philanthropic Sector, Support Advances in Racial Justice, Democracy and Health January 30th, 2014 (Hamilton, Bermuda) – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced their support today for the Bermuda Community Foundation, a new public charity dedicated to grantmaking for nonprofit…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The Atlantic Philanthropies To Support Cornell University’s New Tech Campus in New York City
Rendering: Aerial view of NYC Tech Campus courtesy of Cornell University. The City of New York has partnered with Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology for its Applied Sciences NYC initiative, which will transform more than 10 acres of Roosevelt Island into an…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Support Cornell University’s Applied Sciences NYC Initiative Through Significant Grant
The Atlantic Philanthropies are pleased to announce a grant totaling $350 million to Cornell University to support the Cornell University/Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s consortium for the Applied Sciences NYC initiative. The consortium’s ground-breaking partnership with the City of New York seeks to build what will…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic Congratulates Immunotherapy Researcher Dr. James P. Allison, 2018 Winner of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Photo: Cancer Research Institute The Atlantic Philanthropies and Founder Chuck Feeney congratulate James P. Allison, Ph.D., director of the Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Scientific Advisory Council, for winning the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Dr. Allison was chosen for this year’s Nobel Prize,…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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GW Health Workforce Institute Leaders for Health Equity Fellowship Joins Global Atlantic Fellows Program
WASHINGTON, DC (August 2, 2018) — The George Washington University (GW) Health Workforce Institute, based at the Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH), today announced that its Leaders for Health Equity Fellowship program has officially joined the global community of Atlantic Fellows.…
Author: The GW Health Workforce Institute
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New Book Explores "Giving While Living" Approach to Philanthropy
DOWNLOAD PDF The Atlantic Philanthropies today released Atlantic Insights: Giving While Living, a 56-page publication that explores Founder Charles “Chuck” Feeney’s long-standing belief in “Giving While Living,” the idea that people with wealth should use it during their lifetimes to help others. Written by journalist and philanthropy expert…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies