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 […]
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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 […]
Korean researchers unveil genome map of COVID-19 for 1st time [via Korean Biomedical Review]
A group of Korean researchers has drawn a genome map for the first time by tracing how the virus related […]
The Pandemic Shows Why the U.S. Must Invest in Public Research [via Scientific American]
In the weeks to come, we’re about to relearn that old truth: necessity is the mother of invention. Researchers will […]
The 3 Ways Science Will Get Us Through The COVID-19 Pandemic [via Forbes]
As of April 6, 2020, more than 1.3 million people worldwide have tested positive for COVID-19, with over 74,000 confirmed […]
The only exit from this pandemic is through science. We must fund it [via The Globe and Mail]
On the Government of Canada’s website there is a digital tally counter, showing the daily uptick in coronavirus cases and, […]
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 […]
COVID-19 data hub, the White House issues a ‘call to action’ for AI researchers [via Tech Crunch]
In a briefing on Monday, research leaders across tech, academia and the government joined the White House to announce an […]
How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells [via The New York Times]
The virus that causes Covid-19 is currently spreading around the world. At least six other types of coronavirus are known […]
Anticipating the Future of Science: A Look Back and a Look Ahead [via UCSD Research Affairs]
The University of California San Diego recently hosted a day-long symposium celebrating the philanthropic funding of early-career faculty in their […]
Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? by Bill Gates [via The New England Journal of Medicine]
In any crisis, leaders have two equally important responsibilities: solve the immediate problem and keep it from happening again. The […]
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 […]
UT Southwestern scientists discover potential vulnerabilities in new coronavirus [via News Medical]
UT Southwestern Medical Center data scientists analyzing genetic sequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus have identified potential vulnerabilities that could help […]