David Chan named new Dean of Graduate Studies at Caltech
Rita Allen Scholar David Chan (2001) to serve as new Dean of Graduate Studies at Caltech, supporting about 1,200 students…
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Samara Reck-Peterson receives grant from Aligning Science Across Parkinson initiative
Rita Allen Scholar Samara Reck-Peterson (2009) and collaborators receive $7.2million grant from ASAP initiative to study mutations of LRRK2 protein in Parkinson’s disease…
PACE has launched the second year of the Faith In/And Democracy initiative
The second year of the Faith In/And Democracy initiative from PACE explores the intersection of faith and civic life…
CRISPR documentary, Human Nature, now available on NOVA
Human Nature, a documentary film discussing the promises and challenges of gene editing, is now available on NOVA…
The Merkin Institute for Translational Research, under the leadership of director Barbara Wold, funds 21 interdisciplinary projects on COVID-19
The Merkin Institute, with director Barbara Wold (1983), supports new grants for bold and rapid coronavirus research at Caltech…
New article from First Draft highlights the impact of data voids on coronavirus misinformation
First Draft provides insights on data voids, their impact on the pandemic, and a new tool to monitor data voids on social media…
Meaghan Creed and Jordan McCall receive major grant awards from NIH
Rita Allen Scholars Meaghan Creed (2019) and Jordan McCall (2019) receive their first R01 grants from NIH as junior faculty…
The Fund for Shared Insight is accepting applications for the web-based feedback initiative, Listen4Good Online+
Listen4Good Online+, an initiative from Shared Insight, is accepting applications through August 12 from nonprofits interested in change through feedback…
A new article from the Columbia Journalism Review discusses the success of The Conversation in covering the coronavirus pandemic
Non-profit news source, The Conversation, has thrived during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on academic, scientific journalism…
The Pershing Square Foundation awards grants for innovative SARS-Cov-2 research projects to scientists including David Tuveson and Sohail Tavazoie
Rita Allen Scholars David Tuveson (2004) and Sohail Tavazoie (2009) will study COVID19 treatments and immunogenetics with grants from Pershing Square…