The Next Generation of Global Health Innovators: Michelson Prize Winners Announced
The Michelson Medical Research Foundation and the Human Immunome Project have announced the recipients of the 2022 Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants. Four early-career investigators, Dr. Noam Auslander, Dr. Jenna Guthmiller, Romain Guyon, and Dr. Brittany Hartwell, were awarded $150,000 each to advance human immunology, vaccine discovery, and immunotherapy research for major global diseases.
Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing mRNA Technology
Maintaining mRNA’s momentum will require continued investment, effective collaboration, and philanthropic contributions, Dr. Thomas Conlon of Michelson Philanthropies said on a panel at the Milken Institute’s Future of Health Summit.
Progress Made in 2022 Towards Animal Welfare, Educational Equity, and Health Innovation
Michelson Center for Public Policy successfully advocated for significant policy changes to benefit Californians, Americans, and animals. “We are...
Live Long and Prosper in the Utopic–Yet Realistic–World of Open Educational Resources
Open education has the potential to democratize education. By Cailyn Nagle Growing up, Star Trek was always on. My Mom is a Trekkie, which means I am too. It...
Smart Justice Leaders Dive into How California Can Best Support Incarcerated Students
By Kenia Miranda Verdugo Guided by the belief that higher education can lead to a better quality of life for currently and formerly incarcerated...
Advocating for Affordable Textbooks
Michelson Philanthropies Executive Director, Geoffrey Baum Joined KPCC/LAist to discuss textbook affordability and the advocation for Governor Newsom's $115...
LA Animal Services, Michelson Found Animals Foundation & the Chargers Impact Fund Combine Efforts to Provide Critical Spay and Neuter Surgeries for Shelter Pets
Los Angeles pet care providers will tackle a backlog of dogs and cats awaiting spay and neuter surgeries due to the pandemic and a nationwide shortage of...
Building Healthier Communities And Saving Lives Through Pet-Inclusive Housing
Brett Yates, Michelson Found Animals CEO joined a session of the 2022 Pet Week on Capitol Hill to share the benefits of pet-inclusive housing. In this session...
Dr. Michelson: To Be a Successful Inventor, Deconstruct the Status Quo
The DaVinci Hour's Episode 32 podcast with Dr. Maxwell Cooper features Dr. Gary Michelson discussing his physician-inventor career, funding early-career...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation and Partners Bring Philanthropy Together to Launch Digital Equity Pooled Fund
The Digital Equity Pooled Fund aims to position equity at the forefront of how broadband infrastructure dollars are spent in California by ensuring digital...
Nudge Texting: How Smartphones Can Improve Student Success
Nudge texting helps students remember key program deadlines and encourages them to reach their full potential. By Justin Chapman When the pandemic hit,...
Lighting a Fire: Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are Exposing Eager Students to IP Fundamentals
This article was featured as the August 2022 cover story in Inventors Digest Magazine. Click here to view the full magazine cover and story. By Justin...
Students to California Community Colleges Board of Governors: Implement Governor Newsom’s $115 Million for Zero-Textbook-Cost Programs
Students, the Michelson Center on Public Policy, and the Michelson 20MM Foundation called on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to fulfill...
Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide
Michelson 20MM’s latest installment in the Connecting California series explored opportunities created by this historic investment as part of its broader...
Michelson Prizes Winner Says Support Early-Career Researchers to ‘Build the Future of Science’
In a recent Science podcast, Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology recipient, Dr. Paul Bastard discussed his groundbreaking research on...
AACU, Creative Commons and SPARC Receive a Spark Grants Award
Increasing open resources removes the burden of textbook costs from students. The Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to increasing courses and faculty...
New Grant to Help Develop ‘Forever Implants’ Technology
The research at the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience includes collaborators from USC Keck and Stanford. By Ben Paul As implant technology...
Michelson Philanthropies SciTalks: Progress in Vaccine Development
At the Keystone Symposia 2022 SciTalks conference: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases, Michelson Philanthropies celebrated this year's...
Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases
Michelson Prizes 2021 recipients were honored at the Keystone Symposia Conference: Progress in Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases. Michelson...
Student Voices Matter: A Roundtable Discussion With Pregnant and Parenting Students
Nearly 4 million student parents across the country courageously work to attain their postsecondary degrees; in fact, 20% of all undergraduate students in...
Working to Bridge the Digital Divide in Tribal Communities
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to launch the Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project, a new multi-year effort to address digital inequity in...
Tribal Broadband Bootcamp: Fostering Digital Sovereignty in Tribal Communities
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to launch the Digital Equity in Tribal Communities Project, a new multi-year effort to address digital inequity in...