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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...
Education
How Schools are Expanding the Definition of Student Success
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today released a series of ten profiles highlighting schools that are expanding the...
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...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards Nearly $7 Million Toward Efforts to Improve Equity in Education
REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. — The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced nearly $7 million in grants to programs and...
News
Transforming Prosecution
“As a former prosecutor, I’ve seen firsthand how the daily decisions prosecutors make in court can have life-altering...
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...
Education
Broadening the Definition of Student Success: A Spotlight on Mental Health
This week, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Director of Whole Child Development Brooke Stafford-Brizard spoke to a crowd of...
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...
Education
NBC News Learn and Local 4 Announce “Education Now Detroit” Live Event Sponsored by the Cha... NBC News Learn and Local 4 Announce “Education Now Detroit” Live Event Sponsored by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative...
NEW YORK – Six years after it went through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, Detroit is undergoing a...
Education
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Backs Teacher-Directed Professional Learning with DonorsChoose
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced a $1.2 million grant to DonorsChoose designed to empower teachers through the...
Education
AASA Awarded $400,000 Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Promote Social and Emotional Learning... AASA Awarded $400,000 Grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Promote Social and Emotional Learning in K-12 Schools
Alexandria, Va. – October 14, 2019 – AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce the...