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…
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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…
Rita Allen Foundation Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance
The Rita Allen Foundation has joined the Science Philanthropy Alliance, a community of funders working to inspire philanthropy for basic science…
Brain Study Challenges Current Views of Thirst
A study by Zachary Knight (RAF Scholar 2014) and colleagues offers a new understanding of thirst regulation…
State Integrity Investigation Inspires South Dakota Anti-Corruption Measure
Voters in South Dakota will weigh in on an ethics-reform measure crafted in response to the Center for Public Integrity’s State Integrity Investigation…
New Podcast: Politics and Polls
Rita Allen Foundation Director Sam Wang and his Princeton colleague Julian Zelizer host a new podcast, Politics and Polls, produced by the Woodrow Wilson School…
Five Things that Are Harder than Registering to Vote
TurboVote from Democracy Works gets a boost from BuzzFeed and President Obama…
Sam Wang in the Washington Post
Rita Allen Foundation Director Sam Wang draws on behavioral science to explain why automatic voter registration is a good idea if we want to significantly move the needle on voter turnout…
Study Shows Zika Virus Directly Infects Brain Cells and Evades Immune System Detection
A study by John Schoggins (RAF Scholar 2015) and colleagues reveals that Zika can invade brain progenitor cells…