Foundation President and CEO Sushma Raman Featured in Inside Philanthropy Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/4/2023 on 4/4/2023 Sushma Raman, Heising-Simons Foundation’s President and CEO, was featured in Inside Philanthropy today.
Announcing the 2023 Class of 51 Pegasi b Fellows Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/30/2023 on 3/30/2023 We are pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. The eight Fellows were selected based on their outstanding research achievements, innovative research plans, and potential to impact the field of planetary astronomy. Fellows were also selected based on their commitment to and plans for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in planetary astronomy.
Introducing Three New Colleagues Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/15/2023 on 3/15/2023 The Heising-Simons Foundation is excited to welcome two new program officers, joining our Climate and Clean Energy and Human Rights teams, and a program associate joining our Community and Opportunity team.
Letter from the President and CEO Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/9/2023 on 3/9/2023 It is not every day that a person gets to join such a thoughtful, talented network of strong leaders working on the country’s most pressing problems. But that is the great fortune I have been afforded, joining the Heising-Simons Foundation as its new President and CEO.
Space, Hope, and Charity: The Remarkable Journey of Astrophysicist Charity Woodrum Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/8/2023 on 3/8/2023 Space, Hope, and Charity is a new documentary film based on the life of Charity Woodrum, a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics and NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Steward Observatory, University of Arizona. The Heising-Simons Foundation supported the filming and post-production of the documentary film with a grant from the Science program.
51 Pegasi b Fellow’s Project Selected for Funding by NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/7/2023 on 3/7/2023 Dr. Melodie Kao, a 51 Pegasi b Fellow at University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected for funding by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program as part of the Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW) concept team, led by Dr. Mary Knapp of MIT Haystack Observatory.
Grantee Partner Publications, January – February 2023 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/7/2023 on 3/7/2023 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to highlight events hosted by our grantee partners. Email us at [email protected] if you would like any upcoming events to be added to the list.
Grantee Partner Events, March – April 2023 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 3/7/2023 on 3/7/2023 The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to highlight events hosted by our grantee partners. Email us at [email protected] if you would like any upcoming events to be added to the list.
Storytelling Math Honored with 2023 Mathical Book Prizes Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 2/23/2023 on 2/23/2023 Storytelling Math, a collaboration between Education grantee partner TERC and Charlesbridge Publishing, won multiple awards at the 2023 Mathical Book Prize, announced on February 15. Again, Essie! by Jenny Lacika won the Mathical Award for Pre-Kindergarten books, and Usha and the Big Digger by Amitha Jagannath Knight was one of two Honor Books for Pre-Kindergarten.