Alya Michelson’s Commitment to the Giants Club
Alya Michelson on the importance of the Giants Club Space for Giants advocacy for animal welfare and conservation. Editorial by: Emma Ledger,...
Prioritizing College Affordability with Michelson 20MM
“Our grant supported a study of West Hills College’s focus on its textbook affordability initiative and the role its governing board played in driving...
Young and Diverse Teams of Researchers Produce More Impactful Science
Thinking about ideas in different ways from diverse perspectives brings innovation and new insights into scientific questions. By Justin Chapman...
Creating Pathways to Zero-Textbook Cost Degrees for Bay Area Students
The Michelson 20MM Foundation has awarded a Michelson Spark Grant to the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education in support of their...
Career Skills Program Underway with Eight Immigrant Women Enrolled as Upwardly Global’s First All-Female Cohort
The eight women enrolled have backgrounds in IT, marketing, and architecture and hail from Iran, Turkey, Macedonia, India, Kazakhstan, and Brazil. ...
Climate Change is a Direct Threat to Human Health and Immunology
Climate change contributes to diseases and other health problems in vulnerable populations around the world, according to scientists and experts in a recent...
To Support Future Medical Advances, Revamp the Rules for Funding Research
We must use this unprecedented moment to completely reimagine how the funding ecosystem invests in and prioritizes young and diverse researchers. ...
New California Budget Allocates $115 Million to Help Students Cover Exorbitant Textbook Costs
By Justin Chapman In a historic win for community college students across California, on July 27 Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 132, the 2021-2022 state...
Open Educational Resources Spark Grantees Spotlight
Michelson 20 Million Minds is committing $100,000 via the Michelson Spark Grant program to organizations doing important work in the space. This...
Adopting Pet-Inclusive Policies
The vast majority of pet-owners agree that pets are important members of the family, but progress is still needed when it comes to extending that sentiment to...
California’s Public Higher Education Systems to Convene at OER Conference
“This conference will continue to push our visionary leaders to think about what’s next for OER in California and beyond. Our foundation is proud to support...
Webinar | Healthy Planet, Healthy People: How Climate Change Impacts Human Immunology
Researchers and policy experts look at the threats climate change poses to the human immune system and how science and innovation can mitigate some of the...