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COVID-19
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative COVID 19 Response
We want to share with you some of the encouraging work of our partners and grantees leading COVID-19 response efforts.
Science
CZI, CZ Biohub, UCSF, and Stanford Launch 9-Month, $13.6 Million Research Collaboration to... CZI, CZ Biohub, UCSF, and Stanford Launch 9-Month, $13.6 Million Research Collaboration to Understand Prevalence of...
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) committed $13.6 million to stand up a large-scale research collaboration between...
COVID-19
CZI Joins Other California Philanthropies in COVID-19 Relief Fund to Support State’s Undocumented... CZI Joins Other California Philanthropies in COVID-19 Relief Fund to Support State’s Undocumented Community
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), in partnership with California philanthropies including the Chan...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins State of California Fund to Help Bridge the Digital Divide During... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins State of California Fund to Help Bridge the Digital Divide During COVID-19 Pandemic
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is committing $1 million to support the State of California’s efforts to provide...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $5 Million to COVID-19 Response for Educators and Families
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced today that it will commit $5 million in COVID-19...
Science
UCSF to Offer Free COVID-19 Test Analysis, Results to Public Health Departments of All 58 California... UCSF to Offer Free COVID-19 Test Analysis, Results to Public Health Departments of All 58 California Counties
Last week, UC San Francisco began offering COVID-19 sample analysis to all nine Bay Area counties’ Departments of Public...
Education
CZI Supports Services for Students in Underserved Communities Impacted by COVID-19
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $300,000 in funding to EducationSuperHighway and Fugees Academy to...
Science
UCSF to Offer Free COVID-19 Testing to Nine Bay Area Counties
Following a recent expansion of its COVID-19 test processing capacity at a new diagnostic laboratory adjacent to the Chan...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits $5 Million to Bay Area COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced it will commit an initial $5 million to support Bay Area COVID-19 emergency...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Supports Educators, Students and Families Impacted by COVID-19
In response to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on the educational system, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) has...
Science
CZI Commits $25 Million to Speed Development of COVID-19 Treatments
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) committed $25 million to the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator — a global...
Science
UCSF, CZI, CZ Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Expand & Utilize Clinical... UCSF, CZI, CZ Biohub, & the State of California Partner to Expand & Utilize Clinical Testing Capacity fo...
Supported by an executive order from California Governor Gavin Newsom, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the Chan...
Science
New Dataset Makes Coronavirus Research Open and Machine Readable
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 11/2/21. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative collaborated with leaders in...
Science
CZI & CZ Biohub to Quadruple UCSF COVID-19 Testing Capabilities
A newly-created ‘COVID-19 Task Force’, which includes representation from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Chan...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg ID Helps Researchers in Cambodia Confirm the Country’s First Case of COVID-19
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 12/17/21. A partnership between the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative,...
Education
Fast Company: How Technology Can Amplify Great Teaching
This piece was published in Fast Company on December 18, 2019. Great teachers have always used all the tools available to...
Science
Supporting State Science and Technology Policy Fellows
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $448,550 in funding to support science and technology policy...