Rita Allen Foundation 2023 Scholar Lucas Farnung was awarded an NIH Director’s New Innovator Award for his work exploring molecular processes at the intersection of chromatin, transcription, and epigenetics.
Rita Allen Foundation 2011 Scholar Briana Burton received the Atwood Faculty Fellow Award for excellence in teaching from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Rita Allen Foundation 2005 Scholar Johanna Joyce was elected as a 2024 Fellow of the Academy of the American Association for Cancer Research for her significant contributions to our understanding of the microenvironment of primary and metastatic brain tumors.
The 2024–25 Civic Science Fellows cohort will launch in spring 2024. As 2024–25 host partners open applications for Fellows, they will be shared online and in the monthly Civic Science Series newsletter.
Civic Science Fellow Andrea Isabel Lopez published a piece on SciComm Bites sharing an overview of reflexivity as a tool to help science communicators be more effective. The article draws from her work as a Civic Science Fellow with Ciencia Puerto Rico to create a guide for researchers and communicators…
Sigma Xi announced the release of Civico—a new online platform that provides a one-stop shop for science policy opportunities at the state level. Advanced by Civic Science Fellow Andrew George and Senior Fellow in Civic Science & Public Policy Adriana Bankston, the platform supports early-career individuals to learn about different pathways…
Civic Science Fellow Michelle Amazeen published an article in Human Communication Research outlining a new framework for developing a multidisciplinary understanding of recognition and response to misinformation. The model incorporates consideration of individual characteristics, processes to recognize misinformation, and different coping strategies that affect outcomes.
Modernizing Scholarship for the Public Good, a new report from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), offers actionable steps public universities can take to support publicly engaged researchers and accelerate public impact. Authored by Civic Science Fellow Elyse Aurbach and colleagues, the report that brings together guidance from…
Rita Allen Foundation 2017 Scholar Conor Liston was awarded the Salmon Medal in Psychiatry by the New York Academy of Medicine for his exceptional dedication to advancing the field.
Rita Allen Foundation 2020 Scholar Ishmail Abdus‐Saboor was awarded a Young Investigator Award from the Society for Neuroscience, recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions by young neuroscientists who lead independent research groups.