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Science
CZI Awards $28 Million for Visual Proteomics and Announces New Funding Opportunity for Software... CZI Awards $28 Million for Visual Proteomics and Announces New Funding Opportunity for Software Development
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced nearly $28 million in grants to support technology developments that...
Education
Join CZI at ISTELive 21
Join the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) at ISTELive 21 on June 26-30, to participate in discussions on how educators are...
Technology
Educators, Digital Promise and Gradient Learning Discuss Picking the Right Tools for Learning
COVID-19 has upended the learning environment in unprecedented ways, while also creating opportunities for educators to...
Science
New Sharon Begley-STAT Science Reporting Fellowship Aims to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity... New Sharon Begley-STAT Science Reporting Fellowship Aims to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Next Generatio...
STAT, the nation’s leading health, science, and medicine publication, and the Knight Science Journalism Program at the...
Science
STAT: Use Single-Cell Biology to Shed Light on Pediatric Diseases Currently in the Dark
This piece was published in STAT on May 24, 2021. There are few things harder for a physician to say to a patient than “I...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces New Grant Opportunity to Expand Global Access to Bioimaging
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) launched a new funding opportunity to expand access to imaging expertise,...
Education
Resources for Educators to Support Student Well-being and Learning
Experts from the EdTech Evidence Exchange, Education Trust, National Parents Union, UCSF Healthy Environments and Response to...
Education
The 74: When Teachers Succeed, Students Do, Too.
This piece was published in The 74 on May 17, 2021. As more schools reopen, educators across the United States are having...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s COVID-19 Response Effort Chronicled in New... Chan Zuckerberg Biohub and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s COVID-19 Response Effort Chronicled in New Michael Lewis Book
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated to include the recorded Clubhouse conversation. On May 4, 2021, Michael Lewis,...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces First Round of Racial Equity Grants
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a first round of grants that support organizations leading the way to...
Ventures
Handshake Secures Another $80M To Accelerate Virtual Recruiting and Diverse Hiring Practices
Handshake, the largest early career network helping millions of students from all backgrounds get hired and launch their...
Science
CNN: Race for the Vaccine Documentary
RACE FOR THE VACCINE” is a documentary exploring the global quest to develop, trial, manufacture, and distribute...
Ventures
OpenClassrooms Secures $80 Million in Series C Funding
OpenClassrooms, a mission-driven category leader in online education-to-employment programs announces today it has raised $80...
Housing Affordability
Local Rental Owners Collaborative Launches in South Los Angeles to Preserve Housing and Preve... Local Rental Owners Collaborative Launches in South Los Angeles to Preserve Housing and Prevent Tenant Displacement
Today, the Los Angeles Local Rental Owners Collaborative (LROC) launched in South Los Angeles to support local, independent...
Education
Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity in Education from SXSW EDU
Earlier this month, experts from Black Teacher Collaborative, Education Trust, Gradient Learning, and pilotED joined Chan...
Community
COVID-19 Response Roles Provide Dedicated Health and Safety Guidance and Support to Local School... COVID-19 Response Roles Provide Dedicated Health and Safety Guidance and Support to Local School Districts
Three San Mateo County schools districts have established new COVID-19 response positions to manage district COVID-19 health...
Science
CZI Announces New Grant Opportunity to Encourage More Representative Research
To cure, prevent, or manage all diseases, scientific research should include people of all ancestries. Today, the Chan...
