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Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Commits Funding To Help Educators Shape How AI Will Be Used in Classrooms
Head of Education, Sandra Liu Huang, announces three new grants focused on increasing collaboration between teachers and edtech developers.
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.
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
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.
Science
The Economist: Worlds Within, Worlds Without
Geoffrey Carr of The Economist covers CZI and CZ Biohub SF’s efforts to support the Human Cell Atlas.
Education
Tragedy or Turning Point? The Pandemic’s Effect on Black and Brown Youth
Panelists reflect on the pandemic’s impact over the past two years and share strategies for helping to prioritize student wellbeing and accelerate academic success.
Housing Affordability
Fast Company: Lessons from the Pandemic Eviction Crisis Can Help Us Remake the Housing System
We can implement policies to prevent evictions, which is vastly more cost-effective than helping people after they have lost their home.
Science
Betting Big on Science and Technology
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 12/17/21. Dr. Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan...
Education
Putting Connection and Belonging First
All students deserve to have differentiated learning experiences that equally support their well-being and academic...
Education
CZI and Gradient Learning Launch Along, A New Tool to Support Teacher-Student Relationships
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and Gradient Learning, today announced the official launch of Along and its free...
Science
SciDev.Net: Why Sharing Bioimaging Tech is Crucial to Global Health
This piece was published by SciDev.Net on June 15, 2021. Progress in human health comes in many forms. We learn more about...
Education
Feeling Seen, Heard and Safe: Supporting Students in the Wake of the Pandemic
If the overlapping traumas of the past year have shown us anything, it’s that student wellbeing is just as important as...
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
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...
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,...