Presented by the Smart Justice Think Tank Incarcerated students are faced with what seem to be endless barriers as they seek to continue their education on-campus post-reentry. Although research shows that the odds of re-entering prison are 48 percent lower for...
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California and the FCC Unite to Eliminate Digital Discrimination
On November 16, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) joined the Michelson 20MM Foundation to discuss how we can eliminate digital discrimination. FCC Special Advisor Sanford Williams took the stage and also shared special remarks from FCC Chairwoman...
Leap Venture Studio Cohort 6 Demo Day
The Leap Venture Studio & Academy is the first startup-centric program built to springboard innovation in the growing pet ecosystem. This year, we welcomed another 7 companies to the Studio in our sixth class. The startups have been working closely with the Leap...
How the Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property Makes IP Education Accessible to All
The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (Michelson IP) is a non-profit initiative that provides access to IP education to support budding inventors and entrepreneurs – no matter where they are in their journey. To learn more, visit MichelsonIP.com.
Highlights from the Milken Institute Future of Health Summit’s mRNA Discussions
Michelson Philanthropies' Chief Scientific Officer Thomas Conlon joins the 2022 Milken Institute Future of Health Summit alongside a panel of vaccine development and biomedical experts to discuss the potential and advancements of mRNA. Messenger RNA, or mRNA, has been...
Gary K. Michelson: USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience Announcement
Dr. Gary K. Michelson delivers the keynote address at the groundbreaking of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience USC Michelson Center Groundbreaking Keynote Video from October 23, 2014. Speakers: USC President C. L. Max Nikias; philanthropist, retired...
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 scientific investigators, and a new center for immunology research in California. In this DaVinci Innovators+...
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 Digital Equity Initiative, which works to close the digital divide through collaboration, policy, and investments....
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 winners of its Michelson Prizes: Next Generation Grants and Michelson Philanthropies and Science Prize for...
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 California are parents. Often overlooked, pregnant and parenting students must overcome time poverty; a lack of...
Tribal Broadband Bootcamp: Fostering Digital Sovereignty in Tribal Communities
By the Michelson 20MM Foundation 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 indigenous communities. This project looks to empower tribal nations with the...
Why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Matters: A Breakdown and an Update
Recently, a historic investment was made to ensure that every American has access to reliable, high-speed internet. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which dedicates $65 billion to bridge the digital divide, includes $42.5 billion allocated for states, $14.2...











