Carl F. Nathan Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors
Release Date:
02/06/2023
Nathan, whose term begins immediately, is one of the world’s premier researchers in immunology and microbiology.
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06/29/2022
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07/26/2021
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Rita Allen Foundation Supports UC Berkley Research Findings that Could Improve Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression
Release Date:
10/29/2019
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have identified biomarkers — genes and specific brain circuits in mice — associated with a common symptom of depression: lack of motivation.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2019 Scholars
Release Date:
07/01/2019
Major grants will support ten pioneering early-career biomedical scientists.
Supported in Part by the Rita Allen Foundation, Researchers Discover New Protein Factor That Contributes to Cancer Cell Migration
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11/01/2018
UCLA researchers have discovered a new protein factor that contributes to a fibroblast cell’s ability to migrate to a wound and participate in its healing process. The study’s results could help scientists prevent cancer cells from using the same...
Rita Allen Foundation Announces Its 2018 Class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholar
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07/10/2018
The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2018 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, recognizing seven young leaders in biomedical science whose research has the potential to lead to groundbreaking new discoveries and advance human health.
Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors
Release Date:
04/06/2018
Elizabeth Good Christopherson of the Rita Allen Foundation and Adam Falk of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Join the Alliance Board of Directors The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that two of its associate members, the Rita...
Rita Allen Foundation Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance
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04/06/2018
The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that two of its associate members, the Rita Allen Foundation and the Heising-Simons Foundation, have become members.
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2018 Award in Pain Scholars
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03/07/2018
The Rita Allen Foundation has named Helen Lai of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Candice Paulsen of Yale University as 2018 Award in Pain Scholars, recognizing emerging leaders in basic pain research whose work holds high...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts
Release Date:
03/02/2018
Deemed one of the top six journalism collaborations of 2017 by MediaShift, an investigation by Flatland (Kansas City public TV station KCPT’s digital magazine) and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting shed light on the consequences of...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Report Finds That Civic Tech Struggles with Sustainable Funding Despite Gains
Release Date:
10/31/2017
A new report has found that while civic tech is a growth industry, it is one largely filled with organizations struggling to create sustainable business models.
Rita Allen Supported Prize Goes In Part To Vanderbilt Project Intended To Combat Fake News
Release Date:
06/28/2017
Combating fake news and bolstering the public’s trust in journalism is the aim of a Vanderbilt research project that was selected to receive a share of a $1 million prize through the Knight Prototype Fund.
Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It
Release Date:
06/14/2017
When it comes to scientific innovation, individuals, not organizations, are paramount, according to the Princeton, New Jersey-based Rita Allen Foundation.
The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced
Release Date:
06/05/2017
Early-career biomedical scientists who explore mechanisms of memory, injury and immunity in the nervous system and beyond, are recognized as young leaders in science.
Open Call For Collaborative Reporting Projects
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05/10/2017
The Rita Allen Foundation is supporting the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University to launch an open call for collaborative reporting projects.
Andrew Golden Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors
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03/23/2017
Andrew K. Golden, President of the Princeton University Investment Company (PRINCO), has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors.
Rita Allen Teams Up With Knight Foundation to Combat Misinformation
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03/13/2017
Working alongside Democracy Fund and the Rita Allen Foundation, Knight seeks ideas on “topics ranging from, but not limited to, the role of algorithms in news consumption, methods for separating facts from fiction, building bridges across...
Rita Allen Foundation Supports Digital Democracy Platform
Release Date:
02/07/2017
The Digital Democracy platform, funded by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation, is a collaboration between man and machine.
Rita Allen Supports Research That Identifies Source of Opioids’ Side Effects
Release Date:
02/02/2017
A commercially available drug may help drastically reduce two side effects of opioid painkillers — a growing tolerance to them and a paradoxically increased sensitivity to pain — without affecting the drugs’ ability to reduce pain, according to a...