Monica Dus Wins Sloan Research Fellowship for Promising Scientific Work
Neuroscientist Monica Dus (2016 RAF Scholar) has received a Sloan Research Fellowship as one of the most promising scientific researchers working today.
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Rita Allen Foundation and WGBH Boston Announce Science Communication Fellowship
The Rita Allen Fellowship for Science Communication will provide a year’s support for one fellow to study the field of science media, experiment with successful media formats and work to expand science literacy in the general public.
Aspen Institute Releases Science & Civics Report
A new guide from the Aspen Institute (RAF grant partner) outlines actions for advancing scientific and civic literacy.
Digital Democracy Launches New York Site
Digital Democracy (RAF grant partner) has expanded its tools for tracking state legislatures to New York; Florida and Texas sites are coming soon.
Joan Steitz Profiled by The Jackson Laboratory
A profile of Joan Steitz (RAF Scientific Advisory Committee member) highlights her work to champion women in science and her pioneering research on RNA biology.
Applications Open for Fast Forward’s 2017 Accelerator
Fast Forward (RAF grant partner) invites tech nonprofits to apply by March 31 for its summer 2017 Accelerator program.
Tuan Trang Identifies Drug That Alleviates Opioid Withdrawal
2014 RAF Scholar Tuan Trang and his team have identified an existing anti-gout drug that can alleviate opioid withdrawal symptoms in rodents.
Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Advance Understanding of Nervous Systems in Health and Disease
Several Rita Allen Scholars have forged new approaches to studying parasite neurobiology, neural plasticity, spinal cord cells and persistent pain with support from the Foundation. To celebrate their achievements, we share these summaries as their multiyear awards conclude. Elissa Hallem, University of California, Los Angeles…
American Press Institute Publishes Ethics Guidelines for Funding Media and News
The American Press Institute has issued new guiding principles for ethical philanthropic funding of nonprofit media.
MEDIASHIFT: Foundations Combat Fake News
A network of journalists, nonprofits, researchers and foundations have been investigating routes to weakening the influence of fake and misleading stories masquerading as news online. Now, following an election in which misinformation was highly visible, their work is taking on a new urgency. A two-part series by Elia Powers in MediaShift…