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Education
CZI Supports Community Driven Solutions to Advance Racial Equity, Strengthen Tribal Identity, and... CZI Supports Community Driven Solutions to Advance Racial Equity, Strengthen Tribal Identity, and Improve Youth...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced a $7 million commitment to five community organizations to help advance...
Science
CZI Awards Nearly $32 Million and Announces New Funding Opportunity to Advance Biomedical Imaging
Imaging of proteins, cells, and tissues is critical to understanding health and disease. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces $4 Million in Grants for Organizations Serving Belle Have... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces $4 Million in Grants for Organizations Serving Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $4 million in grants to Bay Area organizations working to build equity,...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins COVID-19 “Together Toward Health” Initiative to Suppo... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins COVID-19 “Together Toward Health” Initiative to Support Communities in California
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has joined 12 other major philanthropic foundations to help launch Together Toward...
COVID-19
$30 Million Public-Private Partnership Launched to Support Returning Citizens, as California... $30 Million Public-Private Partnership Launched to Support Returning Citizens, as California Urgently Reduces Priso...
Today, as COVID-19 spreads through prisons and jails, philanthropies and nonprofits joined the State of California and...
COVID-19
San Quentin News to Resume Publication with Support from Formerly Incarcerated Staff
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. – San Quentin News, the award-winning newspaper run by a staff of incarcerated and formerly...
Education
CZI Grants Will Help Educators Address Persistent Disparities as Schools Move Online
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced the award of $950,000 in funding to nine organizations developing...
COVID-19
NABJ-NAHJ to Spotlight Changemakers in Criminal Justice Reform During 2020 W.E.B. Du Bois Plenary
Today, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced details of the historic W.E.B. Du Bois plenary session,...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Engages on Key California Ballot Measures
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), announced additional funding for two 2020 California ballot measure committees....
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Track... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Track COVID-19 Spread...
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (CZ Biohub), in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), announced that it...
Education
CZI Awards Grants to Support a Back-to-School Focus on Student Well-Being
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced grants to five organizations that will partner with students, teachers,...
Science
CZI Launches New Effort to Support Technology Development in Imaging
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a new effort to support innovations in imaging technology that could be...
COVID-19
CZI’s Justice and Opportunity Initiative Provides $2.6 Million to Support Organizations Working... CZI’s Justice and Opportunity Initiative Provides $2.6 Million to Support Organizations Working to Help Communities...
Since April 2020, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, through its Justice and Opportunity Initiative, has provided $2.64 million...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $2 Million to medRxiv, a Health Sciences Preprint Server and Top... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $2 Million to medRxiv, a Health Sciences Preprint Server and Top Source of Breaking...
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 11/2/21. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $2...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Expands Commitment to Educators and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced today that it will commit $300,000 to Common Sense Media in support of the...
Education
Going the Distance: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Supports Teachers with $1.2 Million in Funding fo... Going the Distance: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Supports Teachers with $1.2 Million in Funding for Distance Learning...
To help mark Teacher Appreciation Week, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced a $1.2 million grant to...
Science
New Single-Cell Technologies Help Scientists Understand COVID-19 Disease Progression
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 7/26/22. Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $750,000...
COVID-19
STAT: Striking Down DACA Would Eliminate Thousands of Health Care Workers, Thwarting America’s... STAT: Striking Down DACA Would Eliminate Thousands of Health Care Workers, Thwarting America’s Pandemic Response
This piece was published in STAT on May 1, 2020. The health care community has a responsibility to anticipate worst-case...