By Diane Sierpina Jhody Polk stood on a stage at NYU Law School, nervously holding a cellphone to her ear. Finally, after several minutes, she broke out in a grin. Colby Lakemper had overcome last minute barriers in a North Carolina prison to call into the Jailhouse Lawyers Conference. He was grateful to share both … Continued
Researchers at grantee New York Genome Center and Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new method for revealing how gene mutations disrupt the normal packaging of DNA, which can lead to malignancy. The new method published in Nature can benefit many fields from basic biology to uncovering the origins of cancer. Researchers demonstrated the method’s … Continued
The first trailer for Sing Sing, a feature film that follows the true story of grantee partner Rehabilitation Through the Arts, is now available. The movie stars Colman Domingo alongside a cast of participants in the program and is getting great buzz in pre-release. “We’ve worked on this movie for over seven years, and every … Continued