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Simons Foundation Funds Algebra and Number Theory Research [via Brown University]

Brown University’s national mathematics research institute has been tapped to lead an $8 million Simons Foundation project aimed at bringing new computational resources to research in arithmetic geometry and number theory, fields of study that lie at the foundation of cryptography, error-correcting codes and other useful algorithms.  
August 3, 20170Comments

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What Science Philanthropists Want: 10 Observations [Valerie Conn blog]

Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance A question I often get from research institutions seeking funding for scientific research is “what do philanthropists want?”. In my role as advisor to philanthropists who are interested in supporting science, I have a front row view to this question. Philanthropists are as diverse as people…
August 1, 20170Comments

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On Giving to Science: Perspectives from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, and the Simons Foundation [Valerie Conn blog]

Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance Twice a year, the members of the Science Philanthropy Alliance gather to talk about the successes and challenges they face in their discovery science giving, and to learn from each other. At our meeting in June, Marilyn Simons, president of the Simons Foundation, moderated a…
July 10, 20170Comments

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Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Gives $20M to Cell Mapping, Brain Research [various]

The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group recently announced a $10 million gift to create an Allen Discovery Center at the University of Washington Medicine for cell mapping, and another $10 million gift to create a center to study the evolution of the human brain at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Philanthropy News Digest reported…
July 7, 20170Comments

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The Miracle Machine [Eric Lander and Eric Schmidt opinion piece]

This video illustrates the May 5, 2017 Washington Post commentary by Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute and Eric Schmidt, Alliance member and the executive chairman of Alphabet. It describes the United States’ competitive advantage in innovation, borne from its historic support of what they call "two interlocking engines": public sector support for basic research,…
June 28, 20170Comments

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance as Associate Member

The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has joined as an associate member. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was launched in December 2015 by Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook, and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician and founder and CEO of The Primary School in East Palo Alto. The Chan Zuckerberg…
June 27, 20170Comments

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Science Philanthropy Alliance Names Valerie Conn Executive Director

The Science Philanthropy Alliance (the "Alliance") announced that Valerie Conn will become Executive Director of the organization effective July 1, 2017. Marc Kastner will continue as President of the Alliance. Conn is currently Vice President, with responsibility for the Alliance’s advising portfolio as well as day-to-day operations. Formerly a senior development officer at the…
June 22, 20170Comments

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