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Technology
CZI Expands Technology Team Leadership
Editor’s Note: This release has been updated as of 11/2/21. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded on the belief...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Justice & Opportunity Staff Collaborate with Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Over the next few weeks, a team from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Justice & Opportunity team will...
Education
10 Communities Across the Country Receive Support to Expand Student-Centered Learning Initiatives
The Together for Students initiative, created by three national, education-focused nonprofit organizations — the Coalition...
Community
Supporting Community Coalitions in California
As part of our Justice & Opportunity Initiative, which focuses on housing affordability, criminal justice reform,...
Education
CZI and the Gates Foundation Partner to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Education
Today, we’re proud to announce the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is joining forces with the Bill & Melinda Gates...
Education
Supporting Chicago Teachers in Personalizing Learning
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit organization that works with schools and educators to...
Science
Announcing 85 grants to support the Human Cell Atlas
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) today announced new funding for 85 projects to support the Human Cell Atlas, a global...
Community
Supporting Eviction Lab, A Project to Understand Housing Insecurity and Its Impact
The Eviction Lab CZI is proud to be an early supporter of the Eviction Lab, which built the first nationwide database of...
Community
Supporting Palo Alto’s Project WeHOPE, Getting People Back on the Road to Self-Sufficiency
Through our Bay Area Community Fund, we stand behind organizations like Project WeHope, and the leaders who make them work....
Community
Introducing the Communities Thrive Challenge, An Effort to Empower Community-Driven Approaches to... Introducing the Communities Thrive Challenge, An Effort to Empower Community-Driven Approaches to Economic Opportunity
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is working with The Rockefeller Foundation to launch the Communities Thrive Challenge — an...
Science
Inscopix podcast: Cori Bargmann on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge... Inscopix podcast: Cori Bargmann on the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Neurodegeneration Challenge Network
On the Inscopix podcast, Cori Bargmann talks with host (and Cori’s former post doc) Jami Lynn Milton about the CZI...
Education
Learning Science: Dr. Bror Saxberg Speaks at the 2018 Simon Initiative Distinguished Lecture
Jim Shelton: Congratulations to my colleague and friend, Dr. Bror Saxberg, who leads our work in learning science at...
Criminal Justice Reform
CZI Coffee Chat: Prosecutors Control the Front Door
“Prosecutors are the ones who control the front door. They decide whether a case is going to be charged or whether an...
Grants
Early Career Acceleration Awards Named After the Late Ben Barres
In February, we announced our call for applications for projects addressing neurodegenerative disorders. We’re focused on...
Criminal Justice Reform
FWD.us Joins Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform
David Plouffe: Our partners at FWD.us are joining a coalition of local leaders in Oklahoma calling for criminal...
Education
Supporting Reach Every Reader to Better Understand How Children Learn to Read
Priscilla Chan: Too many students in elementary school are reading below their grade level, a huge educational disadvantage...
Science
Collaboration in Science: Cori Bargmann Speaks at AAAS
Recently, our President of Science, Cori Bargmann gave a keynote lecture at this year’s annual AAAS – The American...
