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Mar 2020

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 to infect humans, with some causing the common cold and…

Mar 2020

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 research endeavors. Foundations from across the country attended the event,…

Mar 2020

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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 Covid-19 pandemic is a case in point. We need to…

Feb 2020

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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 study.Packard and his colleagues created a new type of…

Feb 2020

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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 in vaccine development and further study of the infectious disease…

Feb 2020

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Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World [via Issues in Science and Technology]

The story of Vannevar Bush and his 1945 report, Science, the Endless Frontier, has attained in a mere 75 years something of the status—at least among those of us concerned…

Jan 2020

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Nobelists urge Trump to require free access to taxpayer-funded publications [via Berkeley News]

Led by UC Berkeley’s Randy Schekman, 21 Nobel laureates from the United States have sent an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to follow through on a rumored…

Jan 2020

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A Calling for Moonshot Philanthropy [via The Moonshot Catalog]

Let’s start with some billionaire math. Some 2000 ultra-wealthy households in the United States each hold more than $500 million in assets. This deepest-pocketed demographic controls about $3.7 trillion dollars. In…

Jun 2019

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When Curiosity Leads to Transformative discovery science Discoveries [Alliance blog post]

On a clear February day in San Francisco, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Science Philanthropy Alliance cohosted an event for funders interested in discovery science. Carol Christ, the…

May 2019

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Gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to Create a New Home for Computer Science at Princeton University [via Princeton University]

Thanks to a gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Guyot Hall will be substantially rebuilt and expanded to create a new home for Princeton’s Department of Computer Science.Earlier this year,…

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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

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? Part Two

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? How Philanthropic Investment in Open Data Platforms Can Advance Science

Harlow Shapley: From a Brilliant Man Dedicated to Science to a Brilliant Scientist Devoted to Man

The Science Philanthropy Alliance Congratulates The Brinson Foundation on the Launch of The Brinson Exploration Hub at Caltech

Why Discovery Science

How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells [via The New York Times]

Anticipating the Future of Science: A Look Back and a Look Ahead [via UCSD Research Affairs]

Responding to Covid-19 — A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? by Bill Gates [via The New England Journal of Medicine]

Freedom, Creativity, and Innovation: The Packard Fellowship Case Study

UT Southwestern scientists discover potential vulnerabilities in new coronavirus [via News Medical]

Science Institutions for a Complex, Fast-Paced World [via Issues in Science and Technology]

Nobelists urge Trump to require free access to taxpayer-funded publications [via Berkeley News]

A Calling for Moonshot Philanthropy [via The Moonshot Catalog]

When Curiosity Leads to Transformative discovery science Discoveries [Alliance blog post]

Gift from Eric and Wendy Schmidt to Create a New Home for Computer Science at Princeton University [via Princeton University]

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