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Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards Over $1.3 Million to Advance Biological and Biomedical Imaging
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced over $1.3 million in funding to support Global BioImaging (GBI), an...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches the CZI Community Space in Downtown Redwood City
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced the launch of the CZI Community Space. Located...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces 2020 CZI Community Fund Recipients
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced nearly $3.5 million in grants to Bay Area...
Community
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Celebrates Four-Year Anniversary with Release of 2019 Annual Letter
Today, we’re celebrating the four-year anniversary of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) with the release of CZI’s 2019...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $5 Million for Open Source Software Projects Essential to Science
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $5 million in funding to support open source software projects that are...
Science
Expanding Computational Skills in Science to Support Research
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced $1.65 million and $1 million...
Science
Top Scientists Honored at 8th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in Silicon Valley
Last night, some of the biggest names in science, technology, and entertainment came together in Silicon Valley to honor the...
Community
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Backs Community Land Trust Model
Redwood City, CALIF. (October 25, 2019) — As part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Housing Affordability Program,...
Science
Making Science Journalism More Diverse and Inclusive
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a $195,500 grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa...
Grants
CZI Names Vice President and Head of Justice & Opportunity
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is proud to announce that Mike Troncoso will lead the organization’s Justice &...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Funding Opportunity for Innovative Approaches to Fighting... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Funding Opportunity for Innovative Approaches to Fighting Neurodegenerative...
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) opened a new funding opportunity to support pairs of researchers to collaborate...
Community
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces New Funding to Protect, Preserve, and Produce Housing i... The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces New Funding to Protect, Preserve, and Produce Housing in California
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced a wave of new funding — including grants...
Science
Supporting a Patient-Led Movement to Cure ALS — and Other Rare Diseases
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. (September 25, 2019) — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $453,000 in funding for I...
Community
Strengthening Coalitions in California
Time and time again, we see that the most successful campaigns and social change initiatives–in the U.S. and around the...
Community
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces Funding Opportunity for Organizations Supporting Belle Have... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Announces Funding Opportunity for Organizations Supporting Belle Haven, East Palo Alto, North...
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. (August 13, 2019) — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced the opening of the 2020 CZI...
Science
Watch Priscilla Chan on Good Morning America
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Co-founder and Co-CEO Priscilla Chan spoke on ABC’s Good Morning America about CZI’s Rare As...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Support the Growth of the Human Cell Atlas
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. (June 21, 2019) — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $68 million in funding to...
Grants
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Funding Opportunity for Open Source Software Projects... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Funding Opportunity for Open Source Software Projects Essential to Science
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) opened a new funding opportunity to support open source...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Program to Support Patients to Accelerate Progress Agains... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Launches New Program to Support Patients to Accelerate Progress Against Rare Diseases
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a new program aimed at supporting and lifting...