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Michelson Found Animals Receives a Service Enterprise Certification

Michelson Found Animals Receives a Service Enterprise Certification

Michelson Found Animals has received a Service Enterprise certification from Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.    Michelson Found Animals (MFA) is dedicated to being a driving force behind improvements for animal...

Epic Sciences and USC Michelson Center Partner to Improve Cancer Care

Epic Sciences and USC Michelson Center Partner to Improve Cancer Care

Epic Sciences and Peter Kuhn's CTC Technology Collaboration   Epic Sciences, Inc. has entered into an exclusive license and collaboration agreement with Peter Kuhn, Ph.D., and the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience. Dr. Kuhn is a founding member of...

Michelson Found Animals Announces New CEO

Michelson Found Animals Announces New CEO

Brett Yates steps into the role following the departure of longtime executive director Aimee Gilbreath who recently became president of PetSmart Charities.     Brett Yates has been named CEO of the Michelson Found Animals (MFA). He has been MFA’s chief...

2020 Michelson 20MM Foundation Smart Justice Spark Grantees

2020 Michelson 20MM Foundation Smart Justice Spark Grantees

The Justice Spark awardees will address faculty turnover in prison-based higher education programs, make University of California bachelor's degrees available to incarcerated individuals, and further Fair Chance Hiring.     In October 2020, the Michelson...

Universities Should Prioritize IP Education as Vigorously as STEM

Universities Should Prioritize IP Education as Vigorously as STEM

Dr. Gary K. Michelson encourages universities to prioritize intellectual property (IP) education in the same way they prioritize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).   As post-secondary institutions continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Leap Awards $90,000 to Diverse Pet Care Startups

Leap Awards $90,000 to Diverse Pet Care Startups

15 promising pet care startups collectively receive $90,000 in grant funding after graduating from the Leap Venture Academy Bootcamp.   Leap Venture Academy, a pet startup accelerator launched by Michelson Found Animal Foundation and Kinship (a division of Mars...