PinnedPublished inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationEducation, Equity and Elk: indigenous knowledge is at the heart of this wildlife researchDaniel Bird’s story demonstrates the power of opening science to all…Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 2024
PinnedPublished inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationA new side of Charles Darwin, revealed in lettersAfter more than 40 years of gathering, deciphering, and researching over 15,000 handwritten letters, the Darwin Correspondence Project is…Apr 9, 2024Apr 9, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationEconomists at J-PAL North America are turning data into decisions“What really drives us is making sure the results from our studies are useful and used to inform policy.”Oct 22, 2024Oct 22, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationThe FAST and the Curious: what it takes to bring up the next stars in astronomyThis initiative brings historically under-represented minority groups into the field of astronomyOct 10, 2024Oct 10, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationIf these walls could talk: lessons from a boom decade in indoor chemistryA growing community of scientists is learning to hear the chemical stories our indoor spaces have to tell.Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationCan this trio of researchers create a lifelike system from microscopic magnets?They want to know how a universe that started with only physics can end up with biology. Why not try to create the process themselves?Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationDr Semmelweis: bringing dissident voices from science to the stage“If we tell science stories that are only about success, then we are lying about the reality of science, and the reality of life.”Aug 12, 2024Aug 12, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationMeeting of the Minds: this small conference devoted to innovation is leading to big resultsTwo early-career scientists, Jenny Yang and Neil Dasgupta, have both scaled Scialog ideas into federally-funded research.Jul 29, 2024Jul 29, 2024
Published inAlfred P. Sloan FoundationCelebrating Innovators in Open Source HardwareAlicia Gibb Seidle is spearheading efforts to recognize academic pioneers who are leveraging the power of open source in scientific…Nov 1, 2023Nov 1, 2023