A Longtime Neuroscience Funder Pivots to Giving the Public a Voice in Research

A Longtime Neuroscience Funder Pivots to Giving the Public a Voice in Research

The Dana Foundation has been a key backer of neuroscience research for four decades. But as the field increasingly impacts broader society, the foundation wants to ensure that the science steers toward the public good.

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Is Smartphone Use Taking a Toll on Kids? This New Family Foundation Wants to Find Out

Is Smartphone Use Taking a Toll on Kids? This New Family Foundation Wants to Find Out

Are smartphones and social media contributing to the youth mental health crisis? The Winston Family Foundation’s new center at UNC-Chapel Hill is conducting research on the poorly understood impacts of technology use.

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How a Mental Health Research Funder Backs Early-Career Scientists With New Ideas

How a Mental Health Research Funder Backs Early-Career Scientists With New Ideas

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is the nation's top non-governmental funder of mental health research, often providing seed funding that leads to grants from the public sector. More funders should take up this overlooked cause.

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HHMI Investigator Program Picks a Winner. Again.

People, not projects. It’s the mantra driving everything the Howard Hughes Medical Institute invests in, and just recently, we’re seeing another example of the dividends this sort of approach can yield: Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, of Stanford and his groundbreaking work on neurons.
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