The Dana Foundation, a Science Philanthropy Alliance member, today announced the recipients of the Dana Centers for Neuroscience and Society planning grants. Eleven US-based institutions will receive funding in this first phase of a two-part grant process to address gaps in training and research for scholars whose work focuses on neuroscience’s positive impact on society.…

The Leon Levy Foundation today announced new leadership. Meredith Ross, former program director for the foundation, has been name president. Justine Koch has been promoted to the role of director of finance and administration, and Jennifer Ellis has been named senior program officer.

One of Science's Biggest ChallengesIn the early 1980s, scientists raced to discover the cause of a mysterious disease that was attacking immune systems and ravaging communities across the globe. Building on a foundation of discovery science, researchers would eventually identify the culprit as a virus. Specifically, the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV.“There was…

In a recent interview with Paul Karon of Inside Philanthropy, Heather Templeton Dill, president of the John Templeton Foundation, discussed the organization’s humble beginnings and why she carries on her grandfather’s dedication to exploring the intersections of science and religion.

Weill Cornell Medicine has announced a three-year, $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to fund development of a next-generation high-speed atomic-force microscope (AFM) capable of capturing the dynamics of proteins in unprecedented detail. The project will be led by Simon Scheuring, a professor of physiology and biophysics in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell and director…

David Linzer, president of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) and an Alliance board member, recently spoke with Inside Philanthropy to discuss his organization’s long-time commitment to discovery science and how they continue to compete in the world of science philanthropy.

The Science Philanthropy Alliance recently partnered with the Aspen Institute’s Science and Society Program and the publication Leaps.org to publish a special edition exploring the intersection of climate change and infectious disease. A symposium also was held on June 7 exploring the emerging research questions at the intersection of infectious disease and climate change.