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Mar 2025

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Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Aging Research

Aging is a major risk factor for chronic illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. While industrialization and modern medicine have extended average life…

Feb 2025

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A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Today, a coalition of leaders across philanthropy, industry, academia, and government unveiled the Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)—a strategic framework to reignite U.S. leadership in scientific discovery and…

Feb 2024

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Science and Philanthropy in Action

By Rose-Marie BrandweinScience is on the agenda on the global stage. The World Economic Forum at Davos annually features Climate Change and Environmental risk issues. This year’s Open…

Oct 2023

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Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Cancer Research

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and while significant progress has been made in recent years, we still don’t understand its complex mechanisms and how best to target…

Sep 2023

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Philanthropy’s Opportunity to Catalyze Pain Research

Chronic pain affects approximately 20% of Americans – private philanthropic support can help scientists not only understanding its origins, but develop more effective interventions to treat it in the future…

Jul 2023

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The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action

For the past few years, the Science Philanthropy Alliance has hosted a special interest group of philanthropies on the subject of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It is a group that…

May 2023

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Seven researchers named recipients of 2023 Brown Investigator Award

The Ross M. Brown Family Foundation today announced seven recipients of the annual Brown Investigator Award. The award recognizes curiosity-driven basic research in chemistry and physics and supports investigators’ research…

Apr 2023

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Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness

Philanthropic funding for emerging infectious disease research has steadily increased by about 10% annually between 2014-2019 in response to epidemics around the globe, such as MERS, Ebola, Zika, and Chikungunya.…

Apr 2023

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Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: International Researchers

Many scientists from all over the world move to the United States to work and advance fundamental scientific understanding. A 2020 analysis conducted by the National Science Foundation showed that…

Mar 2023

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Alliance President Honors the Late Gordon Moore

Gordon Moore, co-founder and former chairman of Intel Corporation, passed away on March 24, 2023.

A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Happy Holidays from the Science Philanthropy Alliance

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Happy Holidays from the Science Philanthropy Alliance

Tom Cech’s The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets

The Science Philanthropy Alliance: A Decade of Success

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

Science Philanthropy

Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Aging Research

A Vision for American Science and Technology (VAST)

Science and Philanthropy in Action

Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Cancer Research

Philanthropy’s Opportunity to Catalyze Pain Research

The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action

Seven researchers named recipients of 2023 Brown Investigator Award

Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness

Spotlight on Underfunded Areas: International Researchers

Alliance President Honors the Late Gordon Moore