Good Reporting on Science and Health Is Becoming Ever More Vital. Who’s Supporting It?

Good Reporting on Science and Health Is Becoming Ever More Vital. Who’s Supporting It?

Threats like pandemics and climate change underscore the crucial importance of accurate science and health reporting. Here are some of the funders supporting journalists in that work.

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Who’s Backing an Effort to Ease the Career Versus Caregiving Conflict for Biomedical Researchers?

Who’s Backing an Effort to Ease the Career Versus Caregiving Conflict for Biomedical Researchers?

A collaboration led by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is providing millions to U.S. medical schools to ensure that early-career faculty, particularly women, can balance the demands of family caregiving and biomedical research.

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) One Research Funder Does It

Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) One Research Funder Does It

Rita Allen's grants are intended to free up young scientists at the earliest stages of their careers to take the risk of traveling down unknown paths of inquiry. Here's the logic of that strategy. 

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