Kathleen Hall Jamieson receives award from the National Academy of Sciences
NAS awarded the 2020 Public Welfare Medal to Kathleen Hall Jamieson for her use of science for the public good…
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Sanofi – Institut Pasteur Senior International Scientist Award for Biomedical Research in Microbiology and Infection presented to Carl Nathan
Rita Allen Scholar Carl Nathan (1984) receives Sanofi-Institut Pasteur Award in recognition of his contributions to significant scientific progress in the life sciences…
Media Impact Funders present webinar on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Journalism
The Pulitzer Center, Knight Foundation, and Ford Foundation discuss supporting DEI in journalism in webinar hosted by Media Impact Funders…
Memorial Sloan Kettering recognizes Alex Kentsis’ research as an important clinical discovery of 2019
Rita Allen Scholar Alex Kentsis (2016) recognized for discovering a urinary biomarker for Wilms’ tumor—an important advancement—by Memorial Sloan Kettering…
EMBO in partnership with ASAPBio launches Review Commons, a new preprint platform
ASAPBio—co founded by Rita Allen Scholar Ron Vale (1989)—in collaboration with scientific organizations and research journals launches Review Commons…
Gregory Scherrer receives award in recognition of achievements as early-stage, tenured faculty
UNC School of Medicine presents Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award to Rita Allen Scholar Gregory Scherrer (2014)…
Graduate student and post doc led science policy groups receive microgrants for civic engagement projects
The Rita Allen Foundation and Research!America announce 15 student science policy groups as recipients of the 2019 Research!America Microgrant awards…
NewsMatch launches 2019 campaign to support nonprofit newsrooms
Following a successful campaign in 2018, NewsMatch launches annual fundraising program to support nonprofit journalism…
David Sabatini awarded prize for scientific excellence in medicine
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation awards Scientific Excellence in Medicine prize to Rita Allen Scholar David M. Sabatini (2004)…
Partnership on AI and First Draft launch fellowship on media manipulation
A collaborative research fellowship from the Partnership on AI and First Draft will examine media manipulation and its public impact…