American Press Institute Publishes Ethics Guidelines for Funding Media and News
The American Press Institute has issued new guiding principles for ethical philanthropic funding of nonprofit media.
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Climate Central President Comments on Science Communication for Scientific American
In Scientific American, Paul Hanle of Climate Central comments on the National Academies’ research agenda for science communication…
Research by Public Agenda Tracks the Expansion of Participatory Budgeting in the U.S. and Canada
Public Agenda (RAF grant partner) finds that participatory budgeting grows by more than 30 percent in number of projects and people participating.
Li-Huei Tsai Receives Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award
1996 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar Li-Huei Tsai has received the Society for Neuroscience Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award.
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.
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…