David Tuveson Named Director of CSHL Cancer Center
2004 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar David Tuveson has been named Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Cancer Center.
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Research Indicates Participatory Budgeting Improves Relations between Residents and Government
Public Agenda (RAF grant recipient) reports that elected officials say that participatory budgeting helped them be more responsive to community needs…
Bo Li Wins Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering
2016 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar Bo Li has received a Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering…
2016 Scholar’s Neuroscience Research Featured on NPR
A report about research on sugar’s effect on the brain by 2016 Scholar Monica Dus was featured on NPR…
Foundation Scholars Earn NIH Award for Innovative, High-Impact Projects
Two Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, Monica Dus and Sebastian Klinge, have received a 2016 NIH New Innovator Award…
Business Leaders Agree: U.S. Funding of Basic Research Advances Prosperity, Security, Well-Being
Business leaders have publicly stated that federal funding for basic scientific research is an investment in America’s future…
Presidential Debate TV Project Tracks Candidates’ Coverage
The Internet Archive (RAF grant recipient) and Annenberg Public Policy Center will analyze TV news coverage of the presidential debates…
Rita Allen Collaborates to Support Journalism Innovation Fund
To help journalism educators better prepare students for the 21st century, Rita Allen is partnering with four other foundations…
SMASH16 to Explore the Wonders of Science and Media
Foundation provides major funding for more than 300 science media stakeholders to explore new ways of communicating science September 20-22 in Boston…
NOAA, Climate Central, Partners Conduct Rapid Assessment of Devastating August Rains
NOAA, Climate Central (RAF grant recipient) lead ‘rapid-response’ study that points to climate change as increasing chance of torrential rains…