Eight Early-Career Scientists Awarded 51 Pegasi b Fellowship Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/26/2020 on 3/26/2020 Eight early-career scientists from around the globe have been selected to receive the 2020 51 Pegasi b Fellowship for their competitive research focused on planetary astronomy.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, February 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/23/2020 on 3/23/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in February 2020.
Responding to COVID-19 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/13/2020 on 3/13/2020 Like many others, we take very seriously the concerns around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). To do our part to reduce the threat and spread of the virus, we have asked all of our employees to telecommute temporarily, and we will conduct all meetings via phone or video conference, rather than have our staff or visitors come to our offices or travel to other locations.
Liz Simons: “Early Childhood Education is About Racial and Social Justice, Children’s Rights, and Women’s Rights” Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/5/2020 on 3/5/2020 “If you’re an education funder, the earlier [you step in] the better,” writes Liz Simons, Heising-Simons Foundation’s Chair of the Board, in this opinion piece for the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS). “The ‘good’ news is that early childhood philanthropy is so underfunded that opportunities abound.”
Science News Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/29/2020 on 2/29/2020 Grantee partner Science News was founded as an independent nonprofit in 1921 by newspaper magnate E.W. Scripps and zoologist W.E. Ritter, who wanted to improve the quality and accuracy of science journalism. It covers news on science, medicine and technology, and you may find the latest stories here.
How to Tell Matter From Antimatter — Minute Physics Video Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/28/2020 on 2/28/2020 In our universe, fundamental processes involving electromagnetism, gravity, and nuclear force do not distinguish between left and right. It’s led to something called The Ozma Problem, a problem of how to convey left from right if we were ever to communicate with life on another planet.
Making Headlines: Grantees in the News, January 2020 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/14/2020 on 2/14/2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in January 2020.
“Reframing Early Math Learning” — Sharing New FrameWorks Institute Report Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/12/2020 on 2/12/2020 With support from the Heising-Simons Foundation, FrameWorks Institute has developed a new report, “Reframing Early Math Learning,” offers effective strategies for shifting public understanding about early math.
American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Rebecca Nagle and Darcy Courteau Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/4/2020 on 2/4/2020 Two years ago, we announced the creation of The American Mosaic Journalism Prize. This unrestricted cash prize of $100,000 per recipient is awarded to freelance journalists for excellence in long-form, narrative, or deep reporting about underrepresented and/or misrepresented groups in the American landscape. We created the prize as part of our work that supports journalism as an essential arm of U.S. democracy—recognizing journalism’s critical ability to expose audiences to new perspectives and foster greater understanding. Today, we are pleased to announce the newest recipients of this prize: Rebecca Nagle and Darcy Courteau.