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Landscape Report to Inform the 2018 “University Focused” Workshop
Resource: A Field Guide to “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders
Our featured resources for public-interest journalism include a guide to investigating misleading content, produced by Public Data Lab and First Draft News.
Learning Together at the Edge of the Future
If ever we need to be reminded of the interconnection between public knowledge, civil society and science, we can look back some 200 years to the works of the Prussian philosopher, linguist and educational leader Wilhelm von Humboldt. Humboldt argued that education must be considered in the context of society,…
Elena Gracheva Finds That Hibernating Rodents Feel Less Cold
Elena Gracheva (2013 RAF Scholar) and colleagues have discovered a neural basis for hibernating rodents’ reduced cold sensitivity.
New York City Council Launches New Digital Platform
New website for tracking NYC Council was adapted from the site created by the Participatory Politics Foundation (RAF grant partner)…
Webinar on Sustaining Civic Tech
January 31 discussion will examine models, barriers and best practices for seeding and scaling nonprofit startups…
Expanding Support for Nonprofit Science News
The Rita Allen Foundation has joined News Match, a campaign that matches individual donations and helps newsrooms build capacity.
Susan Dymecki Joins Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee
Susan Dymecki, Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, has been named to the Rita Allen Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee. The Committee consists of leading scientists and clinicians from outstanding research institutions. Drawing on their collective experiences in medical discovery and development, members of the Committee…
Webinar Series: Philanthropy’s Role in Combating Misinformation
December 14 discussion will explore challenges and opportunities to improve information consumption…