Dana Foundation

Thank you Watson Adventures for hosting the Dana Foundation team in Central Park for an exciting scavenger hunt. We had an amazing time!

Loyola University Chicago has announced the fall winners of its Neuroscience Journalism Competition, which invited undergraduate students to submit articles on a neuroethical dilemma. Read the winning articles and submit for the next round, open through May 15. This competition encourages collaboration between journalism and neuroscience students to enhance their understanding of values essential for the ethical reporting of new neuroscientific discoveries and their implications. #neurosociety #scicomm #neuroscience #neuroethics

We are incredibly excited to announce our 2025 IYNA Introduction to Neuroscience Summer Program ☀️🧠 The Introduction to Neuroscience Summer Program is an intensive, six week-long neuroscience summer program hosted by the International Youth Neuroscience Association that teaches undergraduate introductory neuroscience from a critical thinking and applications standpoint. The program features lectures by esteemed professors and researchers, recitation sessions with teaching assistants, and application based assignments. Participants will attend among a cohort of students from more than 40 different countries—gaining a global network of peers. Program Dates: June 23rd to July 25th, 2025. Application Due: May 10th, 2025, 11:59PM EST. We hope to see YOU this summer ✨ Apply now through this link: https://lnkd.in/ejSXakYj. Find more information on our website here: https://lnkd.in/eM925Zid.

In her latest President’s Perspective, Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo discusses the Foundation’s efforts to improve patient care and strengthen public understanding of the brain through educational programs designed for clinicians and mental health professionals. Learn about our support for the USAgainstAlzheimer’s Brain Health Academy and Marshall University’s Neuroscience Literacy in Mental Health Project, which aligns with our aim to build meaningful, bidirectional relationships between science and society. #neurosociety #brainresearch #mentalhealth

On this day 75 years ago, the Dana Foundation was officially established by Charles A. Dana and Eleanor Naylor Dana, setting a course for a philanthropic commitment to health and education. Learn about the Foundation’s history and the evolution of our work in our anniversary timeline. https://lnkd.in/exYwGWzf #onthisday #philanthropy #neurosociety #DanaFoundation

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Our recent event, 'Careers in Science Communication & Science Writing' with Jared Boyce, Erin Harris, and Gertrude Nonterah, Ph.D. is now up on YouTube! Watch Here: https://lnkd.in/ePw4hd-z

That’s a wrap on #BrainAwarenessWeek 2025! We loved seeing organizers across the world come together to foster enthusiasm and support for brain science. 🌎 #BrainWeek #brainscience #neuroscience #communityengagement

📆 Coming soon! Our next episode of NeuroSociety Stories features Oliver Rollins, qualitative sociologist and assistant professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. Rollins is part of a team of renowned scholars at Mass General Brigham who received a multi-million-dollar grant from the Dana Foundation to ensure that emerging brain technologies are used fairly and ethically in medical and legal settings. #NeuroSociety #neuroethics #sociology #neuroscience #neurotech #neurolaw

Explore the future of neuroscience through the lens of inspiring young minds, creative outreach programs, and powerful personal stories, in this webinar from the AMERICAN BRAIN COALITION. #NeuroSociety #neuroscience #neuro

Doris Duke Foundation is excited to announce a nationwide conversation designed to move innovation in health research from ideas to impact in partnership with a collective of research funders. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewPH8mRr Thanks to the shared vision and partnership of the members of the Collective to Strengthen Pathways for Health Research: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Dana Foundation, Donaghue Foundation, Prebys Foundation, Robertson Foundation, Susan G. Komen