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Alya and Gary Michelson Honored by CAMP Clinics at 2024 Pet Gala

Alya and Gary Michelson Honored by CAMP Clinics at 2024 Pet Gala

Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson were recently honored at an event hosted by the Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP). Along with the Robert and Erika Brunson Fund, the Michelsons received the prestigious Pioneer Award at CAMP's inaugural Pet Gala in Los...

2024 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology Awards

2024 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology Awards

Keystone Symposia recently hosted an ePanel featuring the recipients of the 2024 Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology. The event, titled "Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology Awards: Breakthrough Discoveries in Human...

Central Valley Organizations Highlight Prison Education In Action

Central Valley Organizations Highlight Prison Education In Action

The Michelson 20MM Foundation held a webinar to share how Central Valley organizations are using postsecondary prison education strategies in California’s Best Practices: Pathways from Prison to College In Action resource. Central Valley has a long-standing prison...

Student Parents Reflect on the Impact of AB 2881 – Webinar

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. The bill passed in 2022 establishes priority registration for student parents and notifies them of resources and support critical to their success. By...

The 2024 Pets & Housing Awards: Watch the Full Show

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

Leap Venture Studio Demo Day Features Cohort 8 Pet Startups

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...

Aimee’s Story: An FCCC Determined Voices Spotlight

Aimee’s Story: An FCCC Determined Voices Spotlight

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Foundation of California Community Colleges’ ‘Determined Voices’ series spotlights immigrant women who have embarked on successful careers after attending California Community Colleges. In this episode, we meet Aimee, an alumna of Long...

Boyle Heights Pet Wellness Day: 300 Pets & Families Served

Boyle Heights Pet Wellness Day: 300 Pets & Families Served

Video credit: Michelson Found Animals Michelson Found Animals Foundation (MFA) recently held a Pet Wellness Day in Boyle Heights. The event, which was hosted alongside Assemblymember Miguel Santiago and Senator Maria Elena Durazo, offered free wellness services and...

2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle Webinar

2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle Webinar

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Michelson 20MM Foundation held a 2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle informational webinar on May 16th.  The grant proposal window will be open from May 28, 2024, to June 11, 2024. This funding cycle aims to support projects...