Oxford Publishes Handbook of the Science of Science Communication
New Oxford Handbook on the science of science communication includes a chapter by Elizabeth Good Christopherson on philanthropy’s role…
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Fast Forward Announces 2017 Accelerator Cohort
Fast Forward (RAF grant partner) to bolster nine emerging tech nonprofits through its 2017 summer accelerator…
Rita Allen Foundation Featured in Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy article highlights RAF’s Scholars program and the intrinsic connection between science and democracy…
Philanthropy, Media and the Value of Evidence
A conversation with Vince Stehle of Media Impact Funders about the role of philanthropy in a changing media landscape…
Rita Allen Fellowship for Science Communication
Apply by June 30 to spend a year at WGBH Boston developing ways to reach new audiences and improve science communication.
Announcing the 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars
Early-career biomedical scientists to explore mechanisms of memory, injury and immunity in the nervous system and beyond The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2017 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to…
Joel Pomerantz: Immunity’s Molecular Dance
From his earliest days in the laboratory, Joel Pomerantz got caught up in “the thrill that you can actually discover new things with your own hands, with your own mind.” As an undergraduate at Brandeis University, he spent a summer learning how to detect biochemical changes that enable…
Camila dos Santos Identifies Critical Factor in Breast Stem Cells
Camila dos Santos (2016 RAF Scholar) and colleagues have found a potential target for killing breast cancer cells—a protein important for stem cell self-renewal.
Carl Nathan Wins Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award
Carl Nathan (1984 RAF Scholar and Scientific Advisory Committee member) has received the 2017 Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award.
Ronald Vale Receives Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine
Ronald Vale (1989 RAF Scholar) has won the Shaw Prize in Life Sciences and Medicine for the discovery of molecular motor proteins.