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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 20h

In collaboration with @ukri.org and @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca, the Sloan Foundation is supporting a cohort of 29 early-career scholars to investigate the implications of AI for the science and research ecosystem.

Read more: sloan.org/programs/dig...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Lauren Williams of @harvard.edu, who has been named as a 2025 MacArthur Foundation Fellow!

Williams is also a former Sloan Research Fellow, receiving one in Mathematics in 2009!

www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Lauren K. Williams

Uncovering transformative connections between algebraic combinatorics and problems in other areas of math and physics.

www.macfound.org

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

Read more about Dr. Bloom: sloan.org/storage/app/...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

Bloom will join the Foundation from New York University, where she is currently the Chief Research Officer, Vice Provost, and Vice Chancellor for Global Research and Innovation. During her tenure at NYU, the university has become the fastest growing research university in the United States!

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stacie Bloom as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, effective January 2026!

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 9d

In conversation with Florida policymakers, Barry University School of Law will host the Just Energy Transitions and Place Workshop tomorrow (10/3) to present findings from a three-year research initiative on placed-based energy transitions, supported by the Sloan Foundation.

jetplace.org/workshop/

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Rich Kelley @richkelley.bsky.social · 15d

Playwrights! Join #EST/Sloan Zoom event on 9/30 w neuroscientist Heather Berlin @radiolab.bsky.social’s @lutimestwo.bsky.social historian Evelynn Hammonds playwrights @carlaching.bsky.social & Jake Brasch & podcaster Rachel Lin to discuss science plays @sloanfoundation.bsky.social bit.ly/est_ace2025

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin, Historian Evelynn Hammonds, Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller, Playwrights Jake Brasch & Carla Ching join Podcaster Rachel Lin for 2025 EST/Sloan Artist Cultivation Event — E...

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin, Science Historian Evelynn Hammonds, and Radiolab co-host Lulu Miller join playwrights Jake Brasch and Carla Ching on Zoom at the 2025 EST/Sloan Artist Cultivation Event ...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · 25d

The nomination period for the 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships closes today! More information on how to apply: sloan.org/fellowships

Nominations Open for the 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships. Deadline: Sept. 15, 2025.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Sep 11

A friendly reminder that the nomination period for the 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships closes on Monday, September 15th! More information on how to apply: sloan.org/fellowships

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Jun 17

Very excited to join with Open Philanthropy on an all-out sprint to answer some of the thorniest practical questions in economics. First question: What return do we get when we invest in R&D?

Matt Clancy @mattsclancy.bsky.social · Jun 17

What’s the return on government support for R&D?

To try to get a credible answer, Open Philanthropy and the Sloan Foundation are committing up to $1 million to trying something new: we call it a Pop-Up Journal.

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Fernando Tormos-Aponte @fernandotormos.com · May 16

Proud of our collaboration with colleagues and students at the University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez to build reciprocal and equitable pathways between our institutions. Thankful for the support from @sloanfoundation.bsky.social

www.pittwire.pitt.edu/accolades-ho...

Pitt’s partnership with a Puerto Rican university was awarded a Sloan Foundation grant

The partnership with University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez will facilitate collaborative energy systems research.

www.pittwire.pitt.edu

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · May 19

The Spencer Foundation, Kapor Foundation, ‪ @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social
have launched a rapid response bridge funding opportunity. These $25,000 grants are designed to support scholars & teams impacted by NSF cancellations.

Learn more and apply by May 30th & June 13th. ⤵️

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

www.spencer.org

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · May 1

By stripping cells down to their chemical fundamentals, Jack Szostak hopes to reveal how life’s earliest forms emerged. Read our interview with the Nobel Prizewinner here:

impact.sloan.org/dont-call-hi...

Don’t call him Dr. Frankenstein. He’s not building life — he’s breaking it down.

Jack Szostak wants to find out how life’s earliest forms emerged.

impact.sloan.org

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Jon Cohen @cohenjon.bsky.social · Apr 15

I'm turning final corner on book in works for 4 years about scientific efforts to prevent future pandemics. Knopf plans to publish in October and now has teaser up. Deeply grateful to @sloanfoundation.bsky.social and many others for the support! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690752...

Planning Miracles by Jon Cohen: 9780593321225 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A groundbreaking book about the past, present, and future of pandemics, and a behind-the-scenes portrait of the intrepid and innovative community of scientists working tirelessly to stop the next one ...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Dartmouth Arts and Sciences @dartmouthartsci.bsky.social · Apr 21

Christopher Snyder, #Dartmouth economics professor and co-faculty director of @uchi-msa.bsky.social, was awarded nearly $1 million in funding from the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social to investigate how funding mechanisms can shape markets and promote innovation.

Christopher Snyder Receives Sloan Foundation Grant for Research on Incentivizing Innovation

Snyder co-directs the Market Shaping Accelerator, which spurs innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges.

faculty.dartmouth.edu

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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · Apr 9

Are you an undergrad looking to gain hands-on, in-person #neuroscience research experience? Apply for our 2025–2026 SURFiN program, which offers paid fellowships in cities across the US, Canada and Europe. Deadline is 5/1: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/3/27/ap... #science #research

Applications Open for 2025–2026 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience

The Simons Foundation is accepting applications from undergraduate students for its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience program.

www.simonsfoundation.org

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Apr 10

Help us connect with others in scientific research, education, engagement and philanthropy!
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Rich Kelley @richkelley.bsky.social · Mar 28

Brilliant essay just published on @nursingclio.bsky.social by @histofsex.bsky.social about two memorable #ESTSloan plays at ensemble studio theatre about women: Behind the Sheet by @CharlyESimpson.bsky.social and Las Borinqueñas by Nelson Diaz-Marcano @sloanfoundation.bsky.social bit.ly/nc_dd_est

Challenging the “Great Man” Narrative: Imagining the Voices of Women in the History of Sex and Reproduction

Historians of marginalized groups face a common problem: the people about whom they want to write often did not leave written records of their lives and experiences. Or, if they did, their voices a…

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Black in Robotics @blackinrobotics.bsky.social · Apr 10

@sloanfoundation.bsky.social sloan.org/storage/app/...

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · Mar 14

Two UW–Madison researchers — Sharon Yixuan Li, assistant professor of computer sciences, and James Roberts Crall, assistant professor of entomology — have been named Sloan Research Fellows. Congratulations!

UW–Madison researchers win prestigious Sloan fellowships

UW–Madison’s 2025 Sloan Fellows are James Roberts Crall, assistant professor of entomology, and Sharon Yixuan Li, assistant professor of computer sciences.

news.wisc.edu

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Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · Feb 18

We're proud to share that Faculty Co-Director for the Data Ecology Research Initiative, Raul Castro Fernandez, was awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship!

Congratulations Raul Castro Fernandez!

Learn more - lnkd.in/g3T_QAR6

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 7

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #IWD

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 7

🎧Lost Women of Science lostwomenofscience.org
🎬The Cancer Detectives pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Lost Women of Science Initiative

Lost Women of Science tells the remarkable stories of groundbreaking women who never got the full recognition they deserved - until now.

lostwomenofscience.org

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 7

♀️🌎International Women's Day is a call to action. Here are some resources we recommend to stay engaged:

📝'Taylor Swift Isn’t the Economic Force. It’s Her Fans,' Misty Heggenness
time.com/6968040/tayl...
📖The Vagina Business, Marina Gerner
📖The Quickening, Elizabeth Rush

Taylor Swift Isn’t the Economic Force. It’s Her Fans

Women today want content that speaks to their lived experiences. And they’re willing to pay for it, too.

time.com

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation @sloanfoundation.bsky.social · Mar 7

50% of the PIs and Co-PIs on the grants we fund are women. We support research which asks questions about women’s workplace retention, gender pay inequalities, and quantifying the economic contributions of caregiving.

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