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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that funds research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics.
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Education, Equity and Elk: indigenous knowledge is at the heart of this wildlife research
Education, Equity and Elk: indigenous knowledge is at the heart of this wildlife research
Daniel Bird’s story demonstrates the power of opening science to all…
Faye Saulsbury
Jun 27
A new side of Charles Darwin, revealed in letters
A new side of Charles Darwin, revealed in letters
After more than 40 years of gathering, deciphering, and researching over 15,000 handwritten letters, the Darwin Correspondence Project is…
Faye Saulsbury
Apr 9
Celebrating Innovators in Open Source Hardware
Celebrating Innovators in Open Source Hardware
Alicia Gibb Seidle is spearheading efforts to recognize academic pioneers who are leveraging the power of open source in scientific…
Faye Saulsbury
Nov 1, 2023
Introducing New York City’s next generation of farmer-scientists
Introducing New York City’s next generation of farmer-scientists
New York Sun Works teaches K-12 students across the five boroughs the science of sustainability through the wonders of urban farming.
Chris Richardson
Oct 10, 2023
Meet the courageous Ukrainians fortifying science at risk
Meet the courageous Ukrainians fortifying science at risk
A media collective called Science at Risk is spearheading efforts to support scientists affected by the war — and reboot Ukrainian science.
Chris Richardson
Jun 23, 2023
This biologist is analyzing evolution in the age of the Anthropocene
This biologist is analyzing evolution in the age of the Anthropocene
Shane Campbell-Staton is exploring the ways animals are responding to human behavior
Chris Richardson
May 25, 2023
Meet the brains behind the world’s first fully remote global censorship observatory
Meet the brains behind the world’s first fully remote global censorship observatory
Roya Ensafi is a computer scientist working to protect billions of users from internet censorship and surveillance.
Chris Richardson
Apr 25, 2023
Lishin Yu’s plague doc brings a lost history to the big screen
Lishin Yu’s plague doc brings a lost history to the big screen
“Plague at the Golden Gate” explores a long-forgotten epidemic of bubonic plague in San Francisco.
Chris Richardson
Feb 27, 2023
The nation’s largest gathering of Ph.D. scholars of color
The nation’s largest gathering of Ph.D. scholars of color
The Institute on Teaching and Mentoring convened in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss essential strategies for surviving graduate study.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Feb 21, 2023
New York City’s ‘Nobel Prize of Public Service’
New York City’s ‘Nobel Prize of Public Service’
For almost 50 years, one organization has been honoring the unheralded heroes of the nation’s largest city.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Feb 8, 2023
China’s ‘Great Firewall’ comes to Broadway
China’s ‘Great Firewall’ comes to Broadway
Premiering in 2022 at New York’s Manhattan Theatre Club, Golden Shield explores censorship, surveillance, and accountability.
Chris Richardson
Feb 2, 2023
How to find life on other planets
How to find life on other planets
Anat Shahar is looking across the galaxy in search of potentially habitable worlds.
Chris Richardson
Jan 25, 2023
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has entered Chile’s Atacama Desert
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has entered Chile’s Atacama Desert
A new collection of telescopes will observe the Milky Way and nearby galaxies from the clear night skies above Las Campanas Observatory.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jan 18, 2023
Meet the community of coders bringing STEM up to speed
Meet the community of coders bringing STEM up to speed
The Carpentries is a global network of grassroots volunteers teaching data and coding skills to scientific researchers.
Chris Richardson
Nov 16, 2022
How to prepare for the next financial crash
How to prepare for the next financial crash
Yale economist Andrew Metrick has built a rigorous training ground for the world’s central banks.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Oct 5, 2022
This civil engineer is transforming wildfire recovery efforts
This civil engineer is transforming wildfire recovery efforts
Erica Fischer is part of a team developing new sensor technologies for water distribution pipes and energy systems infrastructure.
Chris Richardson
Sep 21, 2022
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