Imagining the Possibilities of Data Science

DataKind’s Jake Porway on defining problems, employing social design, and taking data science in new directions
The Science of Communication: Webinar on Emerging Research and Implications for Philanthropy

On October 24, leading communications scholars will share the latest research on public engagement with science.
Foundation Scholars Earn NIH Awards for High-Risk, High-Reward Research

Three Rita Allen Foundation Scholars have received awards for their proposals “to use highly innovative approaches to tackle major challenges…

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