Researchers at First Draft identify the impact of misinformation and disinformation on social media platform, TikTok
A study completed by First Draft evaluates how misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic is shared on TikTok…
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H.P. Heineken Prize for Biochemistry and Biophysics awarded to Bruce Stillman of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Rita Allen Scholar Bruce Stillman (1983) receives 2020 Heineken Prize for his research on proteins involved in DNA replication…
Christopher Lima and a colleague from Sloan Kettering Institute elected as new members of the National Academy of Sciences
Rita Allen Scholar Christopher Lima (2003) elected as a new member of NAS, joining over a dozen researchers from MSKCC…
New article from Inside Philanthropy recognizes funders of the Science Philanthropy Alliance, including the Rita Allen Foundation, and changing roles during the pandemic
The Rita Allen Foundation is recognized as a “powerhouse research funder” in a new article from IP on supporting science…
Scientists from across the globe, including Michael Lin, publish a public letter addressing the use of fabric masks to stop COVID-19 pandemic
Experts including Rita Allen Scholar Michael Lin (2011) sign a public letter with new research supporting the use of masks during pandemic…
The Pain Research Forum, in collaboration with the Rita Allen Foundation, support expansion of the IASP PRF Correspondents Program
The Rita Allen Foundation supports the IASP PRF Correspondents program for science communications training in collaboration with PRF…
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research awards $2.2 Million Grant to Yi Ye for oral cancer research
Rita Allen Scholar Yi Ye (2015) received a grant from NIDCR to study Schwann cells in oral cancer and pain…
David A. Tuveson elected as president of the American Association for Cancer Research
Members of the American Association for Cancer Research have selected Rita Allen Scholar David Tuveson (2004) for president in 2021…
Michael Lin provides insights on the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for wearing masks to protect against the virus
Rita Allen Scholar Michael Lin (2011) discusses recommendations for protecting against COVID-19 including an informative guide on the pandemic…
Knight Science Journalism’s Victor K. McElheny Award presented to The Arizona Republic for its series, “Ahead of the Fire”
Arizona Republic reporters Pamela Ren Larson and Dennis Wagner received the McElheny Award for science journalism for a series on wildfires…