Projects to Reduce the Spread of Misinformation Awarded $100,000 by the Misinformation Solutions Forum

Winning projects include training that teaches college students awareness of their own internal biases…
The New Tech Startups

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Laura Johnston Joins Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee

Laura Johnston, Professor of Genetics and Development at Columbia University, has been named to the Rita Allen Foundation…

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