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Barbara Picower has guided the low-profile foundation that she launched after her husband’s death in 2009 to give billions of dollars to hundreds of charities.

Threats to lifelong mental health can arise for young children from sources including poverty, abuse or neglect at home, and racism, inequity, and pollution outside their doors, a range of experts at MIT said that amid these many risks, approaches to provide effective protections and remedies are numerous and growing.

Who is Jeffry Picower? The late American investor was involved with Ponzi scheme creator Bernie Madoff. We'll dive deeper into his role.

Jeffry and Barbara Picower, friends and investors with Bernie Madoff, were the largest beneficiaries of his Ponzi scheme. What is Barbara's net worth?

And George Santos faces criminal charges.

Plus, the National Women’s History Museum has named its next CEO.

At an exhibition marking the 20th anniversary of The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.

Print Clara Benson, founder of a nascent South Carolina nonprofit that connects Black residents with health and wellness resources, got an intriguing call last September. The caller told Benson to check her email. Her organization, Community Resources for Enduring Wellness, was receiving a grant. The new Southern Power Fund was giving money to Black-led, grassroots groups like Benson’s. The nonprofit didn’t have to apply. The fund already knew about the organization’s work and its potenti...