Early in his research career, Jeffrey Macklis set out to unite two seemingly disparate fields of neuroscience: neural development and brain repair. At the time, this was an unorthodox idea, and “being a brain repair guy was a little shady,” he says. Still, he thought, “if we figured…
The founders of Democracy Works on the importance of trust and a shared vision in nonprofit startups …
Information has the power to build understanding, change points of view, and help individuals and groups reach smarter decisions. Making sense of ever-expanding mounds of facts and figures often requires bringing together disparate areas of knowledge—science and journalism, computation and politics, or data science and public safety. Creative leaders from…
How Public Lab is evaluating its pioneering model of community science…
Early-career biomedical researchers to examine the underpinnings of human behavior, cancer and chronic pain The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2016 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, recognizing seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research holds great promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health.
A conversation with Brewster Kahle about the Internet Archive, the power of thinking big, and the quest for universal access to knowledge…
Rita Allen Cassel was the founder of the Rita Allen Foundation and for many years served as its President. Her strong interest in supporting medical research and promoting cultural advancement are threads still found today in the fabric of the Rita Allen Foundation. A theatrical producer in the 1950s and…
A chance introduction to the tricky issue of water pollution first attracted Diana Bautista to science. Growing up in Chicago, she was the first member of her family to finish high school, and she began college as a fine art major. But she floundered, and soon dropped out…
Since the current outbreak of Zika virus was first recognized in Brazil last year, scientists have been steadily uncovering new knowledge about the pathogen, including how it can cause developmental defects in infants born to infected mothers. A new study complements clinical observations of the virus’s effects, revealing that Zika…
Bruce Stillman counts himself lucky to have been born in 1953, the year James Watson and Francis Crick announced their discovery of the double helix structure of DNA, and to have embarked on his research career during the early days of recombinant DNA technology. “It was almost perfect…