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Philanthropic Synergy Secures Grant Support for Domestic Violence Research

An abridged version of the following article appeared in the Fall 2010 Insights, a magazine published quarterly in support of the research efforts and activities taking place at the College of Human Ecology; Syracuse University; Syracuse, New York. The Foundation would like to thank Michele J. Barrett, Communications Manager for the College of Human Ecology, for […]

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Update—Full Application from Dr. Lyons-Ruth at Cambridge Health Alliance

Back on June 21st, 2010, we reported on an LOI (letter of intent) from Karlen Lyons-Ruth, an attachment researcher working at the Cambridge Health Alliance. As a result of Dr. Lyons-Ruth’s LOI, the Foundation invited a Full Application. With Dr. Lyons-Ruth’s permission, we are reproducing two sections from the Full Application that was submitted. We found […]

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Update On Grant to Save The Children—Safe Zones for Children

Back in March 0f 2010, the Foundation made a grant to Save the Children to create Safe Zones for Children in Haiti following the earthquake that hit the region in January of 2010. The safe zones are designed to allow children to play while keeping them safe from predation at the hands of child traffickers. […]

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Study: PTSD Survivors’ Children May Have Genetic Scars – TIME

Study: PTSD Survivors Children May Have Genetic Scars – TIME. The above article by Jeffrey Kluger over at Time.com talks about research that suggests that the transgenerational transmission of trauma may leave a genetic trace. The researchers thought that this finding was rather important because it may shed light on the mechanism that apparently has […]

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Feedback From First RYOL Lecture Rolling In

Following the Foundation’s first Roll Your Own Lecture (September 10th, 2010) featuring Daniel Brook and his book The Trap, we launched a Zoomerang survey to collect feedback information. We thought we would pass along some of the individual responses to you: The following sentence sums up the “jewel” of information I picked up by attending this […]

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