France A. Córdova Named President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance
The Science Philanthropy Alliance’s board today announced the selection of Dr. France A. Córdova as Alliance president. Dr. Córdova, who […]
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Introducing the COVID-19 Basic Science Prequels
Decades before the COVID-19 pandemic, basic science researchers were laying the groundwork for lifesaving breakthroughs now central to the world’s pandemic […]
Brown Science Foundation Announces Inaugural Recipients of the Brown Investigator Award
The Brown Science Foundation today announced physicists David Hsieh of Caltech and William Irvine of the University of Chicago as […]
Special Edition October Newsletter [Alliance News]
The Science Philanthropy Alliance published a special edition newsletter in October highlighting the Nobel Prize and MacArthur Fellowship recipients. Read […]
The World Doesn’t Yet Know Enough to Beat the Coronavirus [via The Atlantic]
The united states and many other nations are launching a life-threatening experiment. They are rapidly and perhaps prematurely easing restrictions on […]
Science Philanthropy Typically Requires Patience. Now Funders Have to Act Fast [via Inside Philanthropy]
“There has not been a large funding community around infectious diseases, except for the Gates Foundation and Wellcome Trust, maybe […]
WHY BASIC SCIENCE? [Alliance News]
Dear members and friends of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, Science has never been more important than it is right now during the […]
Press Release: France Córdova announced Senior Science Advisor at Science Philanthropy Alliance [Alliance News]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Palo Alto, California – May 5, 2020 – The Science Philanthropy Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes France A. […]
Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve [via The New England Journal of Medicine]
The President says we are at war with the coronavirus. It’s a war we should fight to win. The economy […]
WEBINAR: COVID-19 Response: The Need for New Approaches and New Voices; Rita Allen Foundation Civic Science Webinar
The Rita Allen Foundation is hosting the “COVID-19 Response: The Need for New Approaches and New Voices” webinar this Friday, […]
How Philanthropists are Tackling COVID-19 [via Barron’s Penta]
The Open Philanthropy Project granted US$17.5 million last year to Sherlock Biosciences, a startup firm in Cambridge, Mass., that’s developing […]
Group run by former Google CEO to hold meeting with VCs, philanthropists about ways to fight coronavirus [via CNBC]
A group founded by the former CEO and executive chairman of Google is huddling with venture capitalists to discuss how […]
HHMI Opens New Program for Medically Trained Scientists [via HHMI]
A new $120 million research program aims to tap scientists’ knowledge of the human body. Today, the Howard Hughes Medical […]
Letter from the President [Alliance News]
New president Valerie Conn reports on recent developments at the Alliance. Valerie discusses new additions, strategic planning, and the future of the Alliance. […]
Freedom, Creativity, and Innovation: The Packard Fellowship Case Study
Learn how David Packard, co-founder of the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, launched the Packard Fellowship program. Download the Packard Fellowship case […]