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Report from the Center for Media Engagement discusses the effects of negative comments on readers and their perceptions of websites
Center for Media Engagement Publishes Report on the Effects of Uncivil Online Commentary…
Ron Vale has been appointed as Vice President of HHMI and Executive Director of Janelia Research Campus.
Rita Allen Scholar Ron Vale (1989) elected to leadership of Janelia Research Campus beginning in 2020…
New Report: Encountering Science in America
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has released a report examining the many ways Americans engage with science today, whether through zoos, community projects, science festivals, TV news programming, or ever-evolving social media. Through data visualization, analysis, and case studies, Encountering Science in America highlights expanding opportunities to engage…
Gregory Scherrer Publishes New Pain Research in Science
Rita Allen Scholar Gregory Scherrer (2014) identifies neural pathways involved in the emotional response associated with pain.
Philanthropy as Scaffolding
“How will you choose to participate?”…
Mark Zylka: Connecting the Causes of Pain and Childhood Neurological Disorders
Mark Zylka discovered the excitement of pursuing a scientific question in high school. His high school science teacher, Robert Foor-Hogue, led a hands-on course in which Zylka and the other students designed research experiments to address their individual burning scientific questions. It was then that Zylka appreciated that the…
The Future of Listening
In the Nonprofit Quarterly, Rita Allen Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Good Christopherson examines how the social sector can use artificial intelligence to better connect to human need.