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The What If…? Awards Program, a new philanthropic initiative designed to catalyze innovative early-stage research in biomedical and health science, is proud to announce its inaugural award recipients. Facilitated by the Science Philanthropy Alliance on behalf of an anonymous funder, the awards program supports high-risk, high-reward projects that pose bold “What If…?” questions in areas ranging from neurodegenerative diseases and cancer to artificial intelligence in clinical care and antimicrobial resistance.

The Leinweber Foundation today announced its gift to Stanford University to endow the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stanford, further expanding its visionary network of institutes committed to advancing one of the most intellectually ambitious fields in science. With its latest investment in Stanford, the Leinweber Foundation’s total support for…