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Brain Science for a Better Future

We advance neuroscience that benefits society and reflects the aspirations of all people through grants that support interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, collaborative work at the interface between neuroscience and fields such as education, law, policy, and public engagement.

  • Amount
    $35,000
    Grantee
    Boston University's College of Communications
    This grant supports a pilot collaboration for six monthly Dana Discovery Dialogues bringing together diverse speakers on neuroscience and society topics, and a Dana Discovery Roundtable, for journalists who cover neuroscience and society topics, to help the Foundation better understand the needs of journalists who report on this field.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Frontiers
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  • Amount
    $184,000
    Grantee
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    This grant supports a series of seminars convened by the AAAS for state, federal, and administrative law court judges on emerging Issues in neuroscience to provide opportunities for judges, court staff, and attorneys to better understand the role neuroscience is playing, and may play, in making legal determinations in the courts.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Education
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  • Amount
    $14,800
    Grantee
    University of California, Irvine,
    Center for the Neurobiology of
    Learning and Memory (UC Irvine)
    Supported UC Irvine’s Frontiers for Young Minds (FYM) Live Review at the International Conference on Learning and Memory.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Education,Dana Frontiers
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  • Amount
    $30,000
    Grantee
    Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
    To continue support for the Science Educator Award, honoring scientists who have made significant contributions to public education about neuroscience.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Education
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  • Amount
    $150,000
    Grantee
    Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
    To continue support for BrainFacts.org, the trusted global information source about the wonders of the brain.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Education
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  • Amount
    $54,000
    Grantee
    Franklin Institute
    Supported an update of the Franklin Institute’s Neuroscience and Society high school curriculum.
    Year
    2022
    Program
    Dana Education
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