Using most of a $115 million donation from Rajen Kilachand, a Dubai businessman and BU graduate, the school will create an endowment that finances early research by its faculty and…
Scientists May Berenbaum, Nergis Mavalvala, Janet Rossant, and Venkatraman Ramakrishnan reflect on how breakthroughs in science have led to new industries and new knowledge, and enhanced human life.
Valerie Conn is the executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceA particular challenge that research institutions face is that of fundraising for mega projects such as centers and institutes. Unlike…
By Marc Kastner, president, Science Philanthropy AllianceResearchers often want to know: will my research be of interest to philanthropists? That’s a hard question to answer—until you ask philanthropists themselves. At…
Brown University’s national mathematics research institute has been tapped to lead an $8 million Simons Foundation project aimed at bringing new computational resources to research in arithmetic geometry and number…
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceA question I often get from research institutions seeking funding for scientific research is “what do philanthropists want?”. In my role…
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy AllianceTwice a year, the members of the Science Philanthropy Alliance gather to talk about the successes and challenges they face…
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group recently announced a $10 million gift to create an Allen Discovery Center at the University of Washington Medicine for cell mapping, and another $10…
This video illustrates the May 5, 2017 Washington Post commentary by Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute and Eric Schmidt, Alliance member and the executive chairman of Alphabet. It describes…