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Education
Harvard Lab Expands To Help More Children Learn To Read
Combined federal and philanthropic support to double program reach and accelerate progress in addressing early literacy.
Education
A Conversation With Priscilla Chan and Award-Winning Artist Common on Meeting Every Student’s... A Conversation With Priscilla Chan and Award-Winning Artist Common on Meeting Every Student’s Needs
In an armchair conversation with Common, the CZI co-founder and co-CEO discusses the importance of partnering with educators to unlock every student’s potential.
Education
Gabriela López on Strategies To Boost Students’ Connection to School
Brief excerpt from a piece published in the July 2024 issue of ASCD.
Ventures
Yoto Secures an Additional $22M Funding To Accelerate Its Mission of Bringing the Best Children’s... Yoto Secures an Additional $22M Funding To Accelerate Its Mission of Bringing the Best Children’s Audio Content to...
Yoto, the critically acclaimed and award-winning audio platform for kids, raised $22 million in an equity funding round led by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Education
EarlyBird Education, Florida State University Bring Comprehensive Literacy Assessment, Dyslexia... EarlyBird Education, Florida State University Bring Comprehensive Literacy Assessment, Dyslexia Screening Tool
EarlyBird Education partnership with Florida State University brings next generation early literacy assessment into classrooms across the country.
Science
CZI’s AI Computing System Honored as a ‘World Changing Idea’
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s (CZI) AI computing system for nonprofit life science research was named an honoree in Fast...
Science
Priscilla Chan Discusses the Role of AI in Biomedicine With the New York Academy of Sciences
Priscilla Chan on how AI will pave the way for breakthroughs that will bring scientists closer to curing, preventing, or managing all diseases by the end of this century.
Education
Sandra Liu Huang on Partnering With Educators To Co-Build Tools That Solve Real Classroom Challenges
Brief excerpt from a piece published in the April 2024 issue of The Learning Professional.
Science
CZI Launches AI Advisory Group and Residency Program To Accelerate Development of Virtual Cell... CZI Launches AI Advisory Group and Residency Program To Accelerate Development of Virtual Cell Models
Advisors, key hires, and in-house AI residents will inform the organization’s AI strategy, including the development of virtual cell models to advance scientific research.
Science
CZI Announces Multi-Institutional Collaborations for Developing Technology To Better Understand... CZI Announces Multi-Institutional Collaborations for Developing Technology To Better Understand Cells
These efforts will measure and engineer cellular function to better understand health and disease.
Science
CZI, Allen Institute, and University of Washington Launch Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology
First-of-its-kind research initiative will develop technologies to reveal how changes in cells and genes over time influence human health and disease.
Education
Unlocking Student Potential: CZI Looks Back on 8 Years
New report showcases impact of education technology and grant partners, valuable lessons learned, and next steps for supporting educators and students.
Science
Listen: The “Huberman Lab” Podcast with Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg talk with neuroscientist Andrew Huberman about CZI’s mission, how AI will help us better understand disease, and more.
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York Will Build Technologies To Monitor Health and Eradicate Disease
New research hub brings together leading institutions to engineer immune cells for early disease prevention, detection, and treatment.
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Science To Build AI GPU Cluster To Model Cell Systems
The new cluster will be one of the most powerful high-performance computing systems for nonprofit life science research in the world.
Education
Educators Turn Student Insights Into Action Using the Expanded Along Teacher-Student Connectio... Educators Turn Student Insights Into Action Using the Expanded Along Teacher-Student Connection Builder
Educators Turn Student Insights Into Action with New Along Features
Education
Schools To Research The Impact of Their Environments on Students
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announces support for projects at USC and Yale to help schools drive academic achievement and unlock student potential.