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Conservation Champions – recognizing Pioneers and Leaders in Bahamian Conservation
Nature & Gardens

Conservation Champions – recognizing Pioneers and Leaders in Bahamian Conservation

The Bahamas National Trust celebrates outstanding contributions to conservation in The Bahamas. A total of 22 Conservation Legends and 37 Conservation Champions have been awarded in honour of their lifetime achievements and leadership in various fields. Their impact-led works have challenged the status quo by being a voice for the environment, applying solutions, and creating...
November 23, 2020
Nature & Gardens

Brooklyn Botanic Garden turns over a new leaf

The New York Times - Only a skeleton staff at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden witnessed the blizzard of cherry blossoms scattered by spring breezes during the pandemic shutdown. The garden reopened in August for a limited daily number of socially distanced visitors. Now, as fall’s vibrant, showy...
October 23, 2020
Brooklyn Botanic Garden turns over a new leaf
Arts & Humanities

NYC Covid-19 Response & Impact Fund Has Issued Over $110 Million in Emergency Funds to New York City-based Nonprofits

The NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact Fund today announced that more than $110 million in emergency support has been distributed to 768 New York City-based social services and arts and cultural nonprofits affected by the coronavirus public health crisis. More than $73 million in grant funding was managed by the New York Community Trust and...
August 25, 2020
NYC Covid-19 Response & Impact Fund Has Issued Over $110 Million in Emergency Funds to New York City-based Nonprofits
Nature & Gardens

CUNY Students Branch Out for Internship Mapping City Park Greenery

Even studying the great outdoors remained mostly indoors this year for CUNY students. Twelve young adults interested in ecology from the public university system participated in a virtual internship with The Natural Areas Conservancy this summer to create an ecological profile of parks across the city. Despite the pandemic, these students gained paid work experience...
August 21, 2020
CUNY Students Branch Out for Internship Mapping City Park Greenery
Arts & Humanities

Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions

To financially support artists and nurture their creative processes during these challenging times, Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions.Through the generosity of our board and donors, over $150,000 in commissioning funds is being granted to artists to produce new video works while social...
July 16, 2020
Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions
Ancient World

Renovation brings Venice Jewish Museum into future, visitors into 16th century

Times of Israel - Imagine taking a journey through time and immersing yourself in Venice’s 16th-century Jewish ghetto. You’ll see the world through the eyes of Jews living inside buildings overlooking Venetian alleys and squares. The flats are overcrowded; the ceilings less than 1.75 meters (5 feet 9 inches) high. It is...

July 13, 2020
Renovation brings Venice Jewish Museum into future, visitors into 16th century
Arts & Humanities

Foundations Seed Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Fund to Support Nonprofits Caring for NYC Parks and Green Spaces

New York City’s parks will see an even greater influx of people as public open spaces become increasingly essential for New Yorkers in the warmer months. A growing coalition of national, family, and community foundations announced an “ NYC Green Relief & Recovery Fund ” to support nonprofit organizations that care for New York City’s...
May 14, 2020
Foundations Seed Covid-19 Relief and Recovery Fund to Support Nonprofits Caring for NYC Parks and Green Spaces
Neuroscience

Unexpected Mental Processes Revealed in How the Brain Links Events to Form a Memory

Scientists uncovered a surprising mechanism by which the hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory, builds bridges across time: by firing off bursts of activity that seem random, but in fact make up a complex pattern that, over time, help the brain learn associations. By revealing the underlying circuitry behind associative learning,...

May 14, 2020
Unexpected Mental Processes Revealed in How the Brain Links Events to Form a Memory
Nature & Gardens

Spring 2020 Leon Levy Preserve Hike for MPES Kindergarteners

The Leon Levy Preserve in Lewisboro, New York presents this virtual hike sponsored by the Meadow Pond Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization to support the Kindergarten students with their distance learning. For the last three years naturalist Jim Nordgren has led kindergartners on three-season hikes at Leon Levy Preserve.

May 7, 2020
Spring 2020 Leon Levy Preserve Hike for MPES Kindergarteners
Archives Arts & Humanities

New York Public Radio Archives Receives $2.5 Million Grant From the Leon Levy Foundation for the Preservation of WNYC and WQXR Archival Collections

New York Public Radio today announced a $2.5 million grant from the Leon Levy Foundation to support the preservation of nearly 100 years of crucial archival WNYC and WQXR assets. The grant will help transform the New York Public Radio digital infrastructure and facilitate greater public access to the historic materials.

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February 25, 2020
New York Public Radio Archives Receives $2.5 Million Grant From the Leon Levy Foundation for the Preservation of WNYC and WQXR Archival Collections