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April 7, 2010 - Speech
The Aging of America: Challenges and Opportunities, Remarks by MacArthur President Robert Gallucci
MacArthur President Robert Gallucci discusses the Foundation's research into how Americans age now, and how various policies and practices may help them age better. Read More
February 27, 2010 - Press release
How Housing Matters to Families & Communities: All Grantees
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Child Well-Being | Economic Opportunity | Education | Health | Instability | Neighborhoods
Child Well-Being
Boston College (2010)
Boston Medical Center/Children's HealthWatch (2008)
Columbia (2009)
Cornell (2009)
Johns Hopkins (2009)
New York University (2011)
Ohio ... Read More
February 26, 2010 - Publication
What Mozilla Could Teach Government
A new report in a MacArthur-funded series on digital media and learning, "Peer Participation and Software," examines whether Mozilla's participatory approach to software development could be applied to political and civic engagement. Read More
February 23, 2010 - Press release
How Housing Matters to Families & Communities 2009 Grant Recipients
Columbia (2009)
Cornell (2009)
Johns Hopkins (2009)
Ohio State (2009)
Princeton (2009)
RAND-Inclusionary Zoning and Schools (2009)
St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto (2009)
University of Illinois at Chicago (2009)
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (2009)
University ... Read More
February 23, 2010 - Press release
Competitive Grants Competition Awards $6 Million to 13 Housing Research Projects
The projects will produce a base of empirical evidence to show how housing affects children’s cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development and how housing choices shape the economic, physical, and emotional well-being of adults. Read More
February 22, 2010 - Publication
A Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for the State of Illinois
The Chicago-based Civic Federation proposed measures to substantially reduce the current Illinois budget deficit in FY2011 and to place the State on better fiscal footing over the long term. Read More
February 22, 2010 - Publication
The Civic Federation Releases Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for Illinois
The Civic Federation, a 116-year-old government research organization, released today its plan to salvage the State of Illinois’ finances. Read More
February 16, 2010 - Publication
Berkman Completes Broadband Study for FCC
Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, a MacArthur grantee, submitted its final report on broadband deployment and usage around the world. Read More
January 28, 2010 - From the field
Center for Global Development Hosts Secretary of State
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chose the offices of MacArthur grantee the Center for Global Development for a major policy speech in which she declared international development a central pillar of U.S. foreign policy. Read More
January 13, 2010 - Publication
New Report on "Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future"
A new joint report from the National Research Council and the National Academy of Public Administration offers U.S. leaders ways to address the nation's fiscal problems and confront its rapidly growing debt. Read More
December 23, 2009 - From the field
Congress Approves New Spending for CDFIs
In a victory for community financial development institutions (CDFIs), newly-passed legislation includes $247 million for the CDFI Fund of the U.S. Treasury Department — a dramatic increase over its $107 million budget in 2009. Read More
December 23, 2009 - From the field
Florida Adopts New Procedures for Juveniles
The Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion amending the state’s juvenile procedures, making them consistent with the principles underlying the Foundation’s Models for Change juvenile justice reform initiative. Read More
December 23, 2009 - From the field
Seattle Voters Support Affordable Housing
More than 60 percent of Seattle voters approved, for the second time, a levy that will fund the construction or preservation of apartment buildings that serve low- to moderate-income seniors and disabled people, formerly-homeless individuals, and ... Read More
December 14, 2009 - Press release
Research Predicts Longer Life Expectancy for Americans, Higher Outlays for Medicare and Social Security
Current government projections may significantly underestimate the future life expectancy of Americans, according to research from the MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society. Read More
December 9, 2009 - Publication
The Benefits of Risk Factor Prevention in Americans Aged 51 Years and Older
Article by Network members examining how investments in preventive care for older Americans could reduce long-term health care costs for the nation. Read More
