Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Support the Growth of the Human Cell Atlas [via CZI website]
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $68 million in funding to support the Human Cell Atlas and its selection of […]
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Mary and Tim Boyle Give $10 Million to Support Biomedical Data Science [via University of Oregon]
A $10 million gift from Portland’s Mary and Tim Boyle is fueling the start of a joint center in biomedical […]
Models for Basic Science Philanthropy [Alliance blog post]
There are as many ways to do science philanthropy as there are science philanthropists. At a recent Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: the Heising-Simons Foundation Retools a Fellowship Program [Alliance blog post]
Diversity, equity, and inclusion has been a topic of growing interest among members of the Science Philanthropy Alliance. At our […]
When Scientists Become Philanthropists: Jim Simons and Frances Hellman [Alliance blog post]
Scientists who become philanthropists are especially attuned to the needs of basic science. At a recent UC Berkeley-Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Gives Penn $12 Million Grant to Study Connection between Radiation and Immunotherapies [via Penn Medicine News]
The grant from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research will establish The Mark Foundation Center for Immunotherapy, Immune Signaling, and […]
Pritzker Foundation Makes a $100M Commitment to Launch Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at University of Chicago [via University of Chicago]
The University of Chicago today announced a $100 million commitment from the Pritzker Foundation to support the new Pritzker School […]
Simons Foundation, Carson Family Charitable Trust Give $125M to New York Genome Center [via GenomeWeb]
The $125 million joint gift from the Simons Foundation and the Carson Family Charitable Trust, which will be awarded over […]
TED Announces the 2019 Audacious Projects [via AudaciousProject.org]
The Audacious Project, TED’s philanthropic collaborative dedicated to bold, actionable ideas, announced the 2019 Audacious projects. The Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
A Rising Tide: Funding Ocean Science [Alliance blog post]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy Alliance Over the last two years, we at the Science Philanthropy […]
Lyda Hill Philanthropies: Where Science is the Answer [Alliance blog post]
In 2010, Texas entrepreneur Lyda Hill signed the newly created Giving Pledge, announcing her plan to donate the entirety of […]
How a Major Research Funder Decided to Wrap Up its Longest-Running Science Initiative [via Inside Philanthropy]
Tate Williams writes about the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s 15 year-old Marine Microbiology Initiative, which will wind down and […]
Schmidt DataX Fund Jumpstarts Demonstration Data Science Project at Princeton [via Princeton University]
Princeton University researchers will push the limits of data science by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning across the research […]
Accelerating Progress in Autism Research: The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Learn how Jim and Marilyn Simons, co-founders of the Simons Foundation, made a significant impact on autism research through their […]
The Moore Foundation invests $140 million to explore aquatic symbioses [via Moore Foundation]
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is launching a new area of research, the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative. Over the […]