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Archive: Science and Society
Rita Allen Foundation and WGBH Boston Select First Science Communication Fellow
Adnaan Wasey to develop media formats to engage new audiences with science…
New Collaborations to Advance Science Communication
Selected projects will explore innovative approaches to communicating about childhood vaccination and science-relevant policymaking…
Oxford Publishes Handbook of the Science of Science Communication
New Oxford Handbook on the science of science communication includes a chapter by Elizabeth Good Christopherson on philanthropy’s role…
Rita Allen Foundation Featured in Inside Philanthropy
Inside Philanthropy article highlights RAF’s Scholars program and the intrinsic connection between science and democracy…
Philanthropy, Media and the Value of Evidence
A conversation with Vince Stehle of Media Impact Funders about the role of philanthropy in a changing media landscape…
Rita Allen Fellowship for Science Communication
Apply by June 30 to spend a year at WGBH Boston developing ways to reach new audiences and improve science communication.
How Philanthropy Can Fight a World of Alternative Facts
In The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Rita Allen Foundation President and CEO Elizabeth Good Christopherson calls for philanthropic action to support productive civic learning and dialogue grounded in science, evidence and truth.
Call for Proposals: Science Communication Partnership Awards
The winning teams will present at the upcoming Sackler Colloquium, The Science of Science Communication III: Inspiring Novel Collaborations and Building Capacity The National Academy of Sciences is offering awards to support the formation of new partnerships between science communication researchers and practitioners. The awards respond to…
New Foundation-Backed Working Group to Address Science and Evidence in Public Life
In response to a rapidly changing media landscape and an epidemic of misinformation and disinformation, Media Impact Funders—a member-supported network of funders using media and technology in the public interest—is organizing a new working group of funders committed to fostering robust public engagement with science, evidence and facts. The group…