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$13.5M DEVELOPMENT IMPACT BOND FOR REFUGEES EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The IKEA Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, Norad, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), Ferd, and KOIS have received its first payment-linked evaluation results of the 'Refugee Impact Bond' (DIB) launched in Jordan in October 2021. The DIB funds a micro-enterprise creation program delivered by Near East Foundation (NEF) to help vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees recover their livelihoods and build their resilience. 

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  • The DIB funds a micro-enterprise creation program delivered by Near East Foundation (NEF) to help vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian refugees recover their livelihoods and build their resilience.
  • In May and June 2023, the Refugee DIB's independent evaluator, Mathematica, surveyed a sample of grantees from the program's first cohort.
  • The survey measured various outcomes related to grantees' businesses, as well as their employment status and income from employment.
  • The payment metric was high across demographic subgroups, remaining above 98 percent for both genders, refugees and Jordanians, and youth and adults.

More than 50 organizations choose Truveta for the most complete, timely, and clean EHR data to study safety and effectiveness, improve patient care, and train medical AI

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Truveta welcomes researchers from Boehringer Ingelheim, Moderna, UCB, and others studying various diseases, drugs, and devices with Truveta’s data and analytics solutions.

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  • Truveta welcomes researchers from Boehringer Ingelheim, Moderna, UCB, and others studying various diseases, drugs, and devices with Truveta’s data and analytics solutions.
  • In addition to life sciences companies, Truveta also announced that Duke University will access existing Truveta Data to advance research broadly across many conditions.
  • “Truveta was founded with a singular vision of saving lives with data,” said Terry Myerson, CEO and co-founder, Truveta.
  • “The lack of available data to study patients with rare disease is the biggest challenge we face in using real-world data.

Truveta and Mathematica partner to advance public health and health equity with real-world data

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Thursday, September 21, 2023

BELLEVUE, Wash. and PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Truveta, a leading EHR data and analytics company, and Mathematica, a policy research and data analytics consultancy, today announced a partnership to advance medical research in the areas of public health surveillance, health equity, and maternal health.

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  • BELLEVUE, Wash. and PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Truveta, a leading EHR data and analytics company, and Mathematica, a policy research and data analytics consultancy, today announced a partnership to advance medical research in the areas of public health surveillance, health equity, and maternal health.
  • By engaging with leading public sector agencies and philanthropies focused on these areas, Truveta and Mathematica will improve patient care and outcomes – including health equity – across the United States.
  • With this partnership with Mathematica, we will be able to advance medical research in many ways, informing important public health conversations, advancing health equity, and addressing maternal health,” said Ryan Ahern, MD, MPH, chief medical officer and co-founder, Truveta.
  • “With the timeliness and completeness of Truveta Data, Mathematica can now partner with critical public sector agencies and philanthropies to advance patient-centered outcomes research and address some of the most important issues in healthcare today.”

KIPP PHILADELPHIA CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH BELL-RINGING CEREMONY AT FLAGSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public charter school network, KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS), will host a bell ringing ribbon ceremony commemorating its 20th anniversary on September 19, 2023 from 9 AM to 11 AM EST at the historic John G. Whittier campus located at 2600 W Clearfield Street in North Philadelphia.

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  • KIPP Philadelphia's Oldest School Moves To The Historic John G. Whittier Campus
    PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public charter school network, KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS), will host a bell ringing ribbon ceremony commemorating its 20th anniversary on September 19, 2023 from 9 AM to 11 AM EST at the historic John G. Whittier campus located at 2600 W Clearfield Street in North Philadelphia.
  • KPPS first opened its doors to 90 fifth grade students in 2003 at the KIPP Philadelphia Preparatory Academy (KPPA) and now serves 3,250 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade in eight schools across North and West Philadelphia.
  • Built in 1913 and currently on the National Register of Historic Places, The John G. Whittier School served as a public school in the Allegheny West neighborhood from 1913 to 2013.
  • Featured speakers will include Natalie Wiltshire, CEO of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools and guests include Representative Roni Green of Philadelphia County's 190th District and Steve Gendler, Founding Principal of MIS Capital LLC.

Society for Science Announces Top 300 Middle School Innovators in Nation's premier STEM Competition

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Society for Science today announced the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) — the nation's premier science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for middle school students. The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a program of Society for Science, seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the grand challenges of the 21st century.

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  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Top 300 Selected from Nearly 2,000 Competitors; projects tackle topics from renewable energy to blood clots to gender stereotyping
    WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Society for Science today announced the Top 300 Junior Innovators in the inaugural Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC) — the nation's premier science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for middle school students.
  • The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, a program of Society for Science, seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the grand challenges of the 21st century.
  • Students who are named in the top 10% of their local science fair are eligible to enter the Thermo Fisher JIC, the only middle school STEM competition that leverages Society-affiliated science fairs as a critical component of the STEM talent pipeline.
  • "Middle school is a pivotal time in the lives of young people – when many make decisions about engaging in STEM fields.

New Lancet Global Health Study Finds Wastewater Surveillance Poised to Anchor Public Health Disease Surveillance Worldwide

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Friday, June 16, 2023

Published in The Lancet Global Health, the peer-reviewed findings point to the need for leadership, funding, and implementation frameworks to strengthen wastewater monitoring for worldwide pandemic preparedness.

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  • Published in The Lancet Global Health, the peer-reviewed findings point to the need for leadership, funding, and implementation frameworks to strengthen wastewater monitoring for worldwide pandemic preparedness.
  • The study was conducted by the Wastewater Action Group, an ongoing partnership between The Rockefeller Foundation, Mathematica, Northeastern University, and the United Kingdom's Health Security Agency.
  • "Monitoring wastewater offers a more complete picture of local health, and this survey demonstrates it's being used effectively in some of the world's most vulnerable communities."
  • During the Covid-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance reemerged as a valuable public health tool for tracking the burden and spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other health threats.

The Khana Group (TKG) Announces New CEO, Dr. Candace Miller

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Khana Group (TKG), a leading social impact research, evaluation, data collection, and strategy firm working across Africa to improve evidence & impact with data, today the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Candace Miller. Dr. Candace Miller will succeed Taa Wongbe, Founder and outgoing CEO of TKG, who will be transitioning to the role of Founder and Advisor.

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  • Dr. Candace Miller will succeed Taa Wongbe, Founder and outgoing CEO of TKG, who will be transitioning to the role of Founder and Advisor.
  • NEW YORK, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Khana Group (TKG), a leading social impact research, evaluation, data collection, and strategy firm working across Africa to improve evidence & impact with data, today the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Candace Miller.
  • Dr. Candace Miller will succeed Taa Wongbe, Founder and outgoing CEO of TKG, who will be transitioning to the role of Founder and Advisor.
  • Dr. Candace Miller is a purposeful, global leader and expert who comes to TKG with over 27 years of extensive background in global development and research.

Kessler Foundation awarded Social Security Administration funding to expand research for improving employment outcomes following neurotrauma

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Friday, February 17, 2023

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kessler Foundation has received $3,000,000 from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP) to fund a Vocational Resource Facilitation Demonstration Project (VRFD) to help adults stay in the workforce following disabling neurotrauma. Partners in the five-year project include Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), and Mathematica, the social policy research company.

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  • Partners in the five-year project include Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, the National Institute on Disability Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), and Mathematica, the social policy research company.
  • While Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides a necessary safety net, research shows that with early access to targeted vocational counseling, many people can return to the workforce.
  • Kessler Foundation was one of only two organizations to receive funding from SSA's new ICAP program.
  • While Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides a necessary safety net, research shows that with early access to targeted vocational counseling, many people can return to the workforce.

Announcing the 2023 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium: Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary edition of the nation's premier CIO conference. Global CIOs are invited to learn, network and attend the in-person event, which will explore the theme: Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World, and will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 15-16, 2023.

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  • Global CIOs are invited to learn, network and attend the in-person event, which will explore the theme: Driving Digital Resilience in a Turbulent World, and will be held at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 15-16, 2023.
  • Registration is now open for the 2023 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
  • The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is the premier global conference for CIOs and digital business executives.
  • The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is organized and developed by the MIT Sloan Boston Alumni Association.

Scott Cody Joins Westat as Human Services Sector Lead

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Cody, MPP, currently a Senior Vice President with Westat Insight, will join Westat as the Sector Lead for Human Services on January 1, 2023. He will oversee the company's Social Policy and Economics, and Education Studies practice areas.

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  • Scott Cody brings broad expertise in the social policy and education sectors and will lead Westat's strategic growth and capacity building in these areas.
  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scott Cody, MPP, currently a Senior Vice President with Westat Insight, will join Westat as the Sector Lead for Human Services on January 1, 2023.
  • With 30 years of experience in research and evaluation, he brings both subject matter and methodological expertise to Westat.
  • Mr. Cody joins Westat's other sector leads, including Patricia Shifflett, MS, Sector Lead for Health, and Greg Binzer, Sector Lead for Survey Research.