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Student Parents Reflect on the Impact of AB 2881 – Webinar
With the passing of AB 2881, colleges throughout California are offering greater support for student parents. By implementing these changes, student parents will be able to graduate in a timely fashion while balancing their responsibilities as caretakers.
![Locked In and Priced Out–Students Reject Automatic Textbook Billing](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Understanding-the-Student-Experience-of-Automatic-Textbook-Billing_A-Small-Scale-Survey.pdf.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Locked In and Priced Out–Students Reject Automatic Textbook Billing
As the Biden Administration considers proposed rules to regulate the textbook industry, Michelson 20MM released a survey report shedding light on the impacts of automatic textbook billing programs on students across the US.
![The 2024 Pets & Housing Awards: Watch the Full Show](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/PIHI-Pet-Awards-2024-Video-Blog-Banner-1200-x-628-px.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The 2024 Pets & Housing Awards: Watch the Full Show
Michelson Found Animals and the Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative recently held the 2024 Pets & Housing Awards. The virtual event celebrated the housing operators and organizations who are making their properties more pet-inclusive, ensuring people and pets are not...
![Leap Venture Studio Demo Day Features Cohort 8 Pet Startups](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LVS-Cohort-8-1200-x-628.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Leap Venture Studio Demo Day Features Cohort 8 Pet Startups
Earlier this year, Leap Venture Studio welcomed its eighth cohort of pet startups to its accelerator program. The program concluded with Leap’s annual Demo Day on June 13, 2024. Along with $200K in venture capital funding, each startup receives expert guidance in growing their business and direct support and attention from industry leaders.
![The NAVC and Michelson Found Animals Introduce Compass](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Compass-by-NAVC-MFA-Logo.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The NAVC and Michelson Found Animals Introduce Compass
Global veterinary industry leader NAVC and leading animal welfare organization, Michelson Found Animals Foundation (MFA), announced today the formation of a partnership that brings together all aspects of the global $300+ billion animal health and pet care ecosystem to define the future of animal health and wellbeing into the next decade and beyond.
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Michelson Philanthropies Monthly Newsletter | June 2024
Universal, affordable access to broadband is a priority for Michelson Philanthropies, yet it remains elusive even after billions in federal and state public investment. That’s why the Michelson 20 Million Minds Foundation (20MM) and the Michelson Center for Public Policy led a coalition of organizations and volunteers to Sacramento to educate California policymakers about digital discrimination and advocate for policies aimed at closing the digital divide.
![Dr. Gary Michelson Joins Fellow California Institute for Immunology & Immunotherapy Founders at LABEST Twenty24™](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/UCLA-Research-Park-Westside-Pavilion-1920-x-1080.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Dr. Gary Michelson Joins Fellow California Institute for Immunology & Immunotherapy Founders at LABEST Twenty24™
Dr. Gary Michelson recently joined fellow founders of the California Institute for Immunology & Immunotherapy (CIII) at the LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit Twenty24 to discuss the Institute and its impact on shaping the future of immunotherapy and immunology research.
![$4.1 Million for Los Angeles Animal Services Will Save Taxpayer Dollars and Animal Lives](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/la-animal-services-save-taxpayer-dollars.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
$4.1 Million for Los Angeles Animal Services Will Save Taxpayer Dollars and Animal Lives
In a major victory for animal wellbeing in Los Angeles, the 2024-2025 city budget allocates an additional $4.1 million to Los Angeles Animal Services (LAAS), thanks to support from Budget Committee Chair Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and the Los Angeles City Council, approved by Mayor Karen Bass today.
![Opinion: Why California’s Housing Crisis Has Serious Consequences For Pets As Well As People](https://b3468586.smushcdn.com/3468586/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dog-at-Chesterfield-Square-Animal-Services-Wally-Skalij-LA-Times.png?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Opinion: Why California’s Housing Crisis Has Serious Consequences For Pets As Well As People
Animal welfare advocates gathered in Sacramento recently to lobby for legislation to limit property owners’ ability to prohibit pets or charge monthly “pet rent.” Though the measure was weakened amid intense lobbying, it could mark an important victory for California’s pets and their parents’ housing security. It should serve as a model for legislation across the country.
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Aimee’s Story: An FCCC Determined Voices Spotlight
In this episode, we meet Aimee, an alumna of Long Beach City College. Born in Durango, Mexico, Aimee immigrated to the United States when she was only two years old. The Foundation of California Community Colleges’ ‘Determined Voices’ series spotlights immigrant women who have embarked on successful careers after attending California Community Colleges.