Join the Civic Science Fellows network on Wednesday, March 27, from 12–1:00 p.m. ET for Civic Science Connect: When Art and Science Collaborate, part of the Civic Science Connect series. WATCH HERE The session will: Explore how art–science collaborations can expand the benefits and horizons of…
Join our entrepreneurial team working to advance discovery science, collaborative philanthropy, and holistic approaches to strengthening science and democracy. We are looking for an interdisciplinary team-player with an aptitude for communication, analysis, and coordination who is eager to contribute to a better shared future. About the Foundation The Rita Allen Foundation is a…
David Nirenberg, Director and Leon Levy Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors. Nirenberg, whose term begins immediately, is a historian of society and ideas, an author and a public intellectual, and an academic leader advancing the ability of different…
How can new generations prepare to lead in a future that is unknown? Drawing from a growing body of evidence-informed practice and practice-informed research, a team of Civic Science Fellows, contributors, and advisors have drafted the Civic Science Career Roadmap as a starting point for reflection,…
Applications for the 2024 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award in Pain are open through December 14, 2023. Since 2009, the Rita Allen Foundation has provided a special award for early-career leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high potential for uncovering new pathways to improve the treatment of chronic…
To help raise awareness of the chronic pain epidemic that impacts the lives of approximately 20 precent of Americans, the Science Philanthropy Alliance and Rita Allen Foundation have collaborated on a new blog post as part of “Pain Awareness Month.” So many big questions regarding pain are unanswered. Elizabeth Christopherson,…
The Rita Allen Foundation joins a coalition of 22 donors today in announcing Press Forward, a national initiative to strengthen communities and democracy by supporting local news and information with an infusion of more than a half-billion dollars over the next five years. Press Forward will…
Pioneering early-career biomedical scientists selected for $3.15 million in research investments. The Rita Allen Foundation has selected its 2023 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating nine early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The selected Scholars…
Photo: Courtesy Yuan-Xiang Tao How can we help the ones we love, when we see them suffering? Yuan-Xiang Tao was motivated to dedicate his career to chronic pain research and developing novel therapeutics early in his youth, after watching his father battle liver cancer. Tao’s father passed away in…
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how do you create an image of real-time interactions inside the nervous system? “For the brain and spinal cord, that's a little challenging. Our goal is to shed light on this ‘black box.’ For a very long time, we simply…