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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...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Announces $3.5 Million in Anticipated Grant Support for Philadelphia District Attorney’s... CZI Announces $3.5 Million in Anticipated Grant Support for Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Led Research...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced an anticipated $3.5 million in grant support to the Philadelphia...
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,...
Science
Fast Company: Why Patients Have Begun to Lead the Way in the Fight Against Rare Diseases
This piece was published in Fast Company on February 26, 2020. Several years ago, I was working in the White House Office of...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $5.45 Million to Educators and Organizations Partnering to... Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $5.45 Million to Educators and Organizations Partnering to Implement Cutting-Edge...
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced $5.45 million in grants to teams of educators and researchers working...
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...
Community
Bay Area Housing Partnership Celebrates First Year Progress
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF — Bay Area elected officials, community, faith, and business leaders, and philanthropic funders...
Science
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $13.5 Million to Drive Progress Against Rare Diseases
Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced $13.5 million in funding to 30 patient-led organizations that are...
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...
Education
How Summit Learning is Enhancing Teacher-Student Mentoring
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF.—Teachers are at the heart of Summit Learning classrooms, and mentoring is an essential part of the...
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...
