Alejandro Sweet-Cordero’s journey into research and medicine began during his high school years in Mexico City, where he volunteered as a paramedic, providing medical aid to people injured in car crashes and other emergencies. Sweet-Cordero’s volunteer work, combined with a scholarly interest in biology (and science in general), led…
The Aspen Institute’s Science and Society Program, in collaboration with GOOD Worldwide and LeapsMag recently released a digital magazine, The Future of Science in America: The Election Issue, which explores the intersections between science, politics, policy and the election through diverse perspectives, including articles and comments from members of the…
Rodney D. Priestley, Vice Dean for Innovation and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University, has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors. Rodney Priestley (Photo: David Kelly Crow) Priestley, whose term begins immediately, is a leading researcher in the field of complex…
Emmanuelle Passegué had a rather unglamorous introduction to research as a young college student in France. Initially attracted to the field by fascinating papers filled with beautiful images of clean, unambiguous molecular mechanisms, the realities of working with fruit flies for biological research turned out to be quite different.
Four pioneering early-career scientists will receive support to uncover the biology of pain.
A new report identifies priorities for strengthening the relationship between science and society…
Major grants will support five pioneering early-career biomedical scientists. The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2020 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating five early-career leaders in the biomedical sciences whose research holds exceptional promise for revealing new pathways to advance human health. The selected Scholars will receive…
As part of the 2020 Media Impact Forum, Elizabeth Christopherson, President and CEO of the Rita Allen Foundation, interviewed Science Philanthropy Alliance Civic Science Fellow Karen Andrade about lessons funders can take from civic science. The below is adapted and expanded from their conversation. Elizabeth Christopherson: Karen, could…
The COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on African American and Indigenous communities in the United States has highlighted the need for effective engagement between science and diverse communities. Many other complex scientific issues—from climate change to artificial intelligence to CRISPR gene editing—likewise require new attention to skills and frameworks…
Recognizing the need to increase the power of science and science engagement to serve the public good, civic science seeks to redress systemic racism and other forms of marginalization to advance a more inclusive, diverse, equitable, and resilient future. This collection of resources and calls to action, created and recommended…