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Research & Updates
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December 2019
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Vox: A US charity just did something radical: asked recipients where the money should go
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December 20, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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December 2019
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10 Years of Progress for Farm Animals
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December 06, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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December 2019
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2019 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
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December 06, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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October 2019
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EicOsis Press Release: EicOsis receives $15MM grant from the National Institute of Drug Abuse to help fund trials of non-opioid pain therapy
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October 15, 2019
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Scientific Research
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October 2019
October 2019
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Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: Cancer Vaccine Developers Report Bumper Crop of New Cancer Antigens
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October 02, 2019
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Scientific Research
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October 2019
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Nature Biotechnology, First Rounders Podcast: Pardis Sabeti
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October 02, 2019
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Scientific Research
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September 2019
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Engineers Without Borders USA: Creating Cold: The Chilling Challenge of Off-Grid Refrigeration for Developing Countries
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September 25, 2019
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Scientific Research
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September 2019
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Nature: First hint that body’s ‘biological age’ can be reversed
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September 05, 2019
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Scientific Research
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August 2019
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What Can We Learn from the Fur-Free Fight?
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August 28, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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August 2019
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The Guardian: Campaigners demand end to fish tethering ‘torture’ in Taiwan
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August 19, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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August 2019
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Will Companies Make Good on Cage-Free Pledges?
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August 12, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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July 2019
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GiveWell’s Top Charities Are (Increasingly) Hard to Beat
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July 09, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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June 2019
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Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
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June 10, 2019
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Scientific Research
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June 2019
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Vox: This charity just canceled one of its poverty programs. That’s a good thing.
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June 07, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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May 2019
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Animal Agriculture and Climate Change
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May 02, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2019
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The Sacramento Bee: The answer to opioid crisis? UC Davis researcher will soon test his non-addictive pain drug
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April 15, 2019
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Scientific Research
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April 2019
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The New York Times: Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’
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April 01, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2019
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Forbes: With Launch Of New CRISPR Company, Competition Extends To Diagnostics
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March 21, 2019
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Scientific Research
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March 2019
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Impact Investing for Farm Animals
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March 08, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2019
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Vox: GiveWell expands cost-effective giving focus to include policy interventions
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February 26, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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February 2019
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Nature: Faster, better, cheaper: the rise of CRISPR in disease detection
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February 19, 2019
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Scientific Research
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February 2019
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Gender Equity in the Farmed Animal Movement
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February 04, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2019
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Vox: Want to help animals? Focus on corporate decisions, not people’s plates.
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January 29, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2019
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The Economist: How chicken became the rich world’s most popular meat
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January 19, 2019
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Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2019
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STAT: ‘Taste of the future’: New microscopy technique captures stunning images of a fly’s brain
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January 17, 2019
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Scientific Research
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January 2019
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NPR: Why This Charity Isn’t Afraid To Say It Failed
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January 07, 2019
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Global Health & Development
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December 2018
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How Can You Do the Most Good for Animals?
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December 21, 2018
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Farm Animal Welfare
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December 2018
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2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
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December 12, 2018
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Global Health & Development
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December 2018
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The New York Times: Forget Trinkets. These Gifts Change Lives.
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December 01, 2018
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Global Health & Development
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November 2018
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The Economist: The promise and peril of gene drives
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November 08, 2018
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Scientific Research
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October 2018
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Discover Magazine: Meet the Biochemist Engineering Proteins From Scratch
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October 29, 2018
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Scientific Research
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October 2018
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Devex: A new US development finance agency takes flight
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October 04, 2018
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Global Health & Development
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September 2018
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Vox: A genetically modified organism could end malaria and save millions of lives — if we decide to use it
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September 26, 2018
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Scientific Research
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September 2018
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STAT: For the first time, researchers will release genetically engineered mosquitoes in Africa
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September 05, 2018
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Scientific Research
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August 2018
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The War on Animal Product Alternatives
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August 15, 2018
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Farm Animal Welfare
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July 2018
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How Much Should We Focus on Slaughter?
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July 18, 2018
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Farm Animal Welfare
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June 2018
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Scientific American: A Shot against Cancer Slated for Testing in Massive Dog Study
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June 07, 2018
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Scientific Research
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June 2018
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The Economist: Can “effective altruism” maximise the bang for each charitable buck?
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June 02, 2018
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Global Health & Development
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May 2018
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CNN: This startup wants to help the planet with meatless burgers
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May 24, 2018
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Farm Animal Welfare
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May 2018
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NPR: Can A Cocktail Of Vitamins And Steroids Cure A Major Killer In Hospitals?
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May 11, 2018
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Scientific Research
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April 2018
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David Alpert, Founder and President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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April 06, 2018
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Land Use Reform
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April 2018
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GeekWire: Open Philanthropy Project awards $11M to protein designers for universal flu vaccine
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April 04, 2018
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Scientific Research
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March 2018
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Bloomberg: Protein Engineering May Be the Future of Science
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March 15, 2018
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Scientific Research
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February 2018
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Dr. Stephanie James, Director of Science, and Dr. Karen Tountas, Scientific Program Manager, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
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February 14, 2018
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Global Health & Development
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January 2018
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Quanta Magazine: A Neurobiologist Thinks Big — and Small
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January 18, 2018
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Scientific Research
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January 2018
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Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
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January 18, 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2018
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History of Philanthropy Case Study: Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Role in Global Price Drops for Antiretroviral Drugs
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January 10, 2018
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History of Philanthropy
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December 2017
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Nature: Facebook billionaire pours funds into high-risk research
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December 20, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
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The New York Times: Scientists Are Designing Artisanal Proteins for Your Body
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December 15, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2017
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Our ‘Second Chance’ Program for NIH Transformative Research Applicants
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December 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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November 2017
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Update on Investigating Neglected Goals in Biological Research
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November 30, 2017
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Scientific Research
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November 2017
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Amanda Glassman, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
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November 29, 2017
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Global Health & Development
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November 2017
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We’re Going Beyond Coal. Could We Go Beyond Factory Farming?
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November 17, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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October 2017
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Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
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October 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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October 2017
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October 2017 Update on Protect the People Grant
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October 01, 2017
Focus Area
Global Health & Wellbeing
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September 2017
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David Alpert, Founder and President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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September 2017
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How Can We Reduce Demand for Meat?
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September 20, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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Why Did the EU Lead the World on Farm Animal Welfare and How Can It Lead Again?
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September 18, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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How Will Hen Welfare Be Impacted by the Transition to Cage-Free Housing?
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September 15, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
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New Report on the Welfare Differences Between Cage and Cage-Free Housing
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September 15, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2017
September 2017
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The Scientist: Scientists Look to Epigenetics to Thwart Viruses
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September 01, 2017
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Scientific Research
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August 2017
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Scientific American: Disease Hunters Enlarge the Enemy to Get a Better Look
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August 01, 2017
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Scientific Innovation: Tools and Techniques
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July 2017
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The Economist: A promising means of pest control meets some evolutionary truths
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July 22, 2017
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Scientific Research
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July 2017
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Alan Durning, Founder and Executive Director, Sightline Institute
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July 12, 2017
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Land Use Reform
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July 2017
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Statement of Interest in Research on the Health Effects of Trace Lithium in Drinking Water
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July 12, 2017
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Global Health & Development
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June 2017
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Can We Knock Out Factory Farming’s Supports?
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June 28, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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June 2017
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The New York Times: New Electrical Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise in Mice
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June 15, 2017
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Scientific Research
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May 2017
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Why This Could Be the Year of the Broiler Chicken
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May 14, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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May 2017
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May 2017 Update on Grant to Pew Charitable Trusts
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May 01, 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
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April 2017
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Carolina Macedo, Director of Farm Animal Campaigns, Fórum Nacional de Proteção e Defesa Animal
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April 14, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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April 2017
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Why Are the US Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Succeeding?
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April 11, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2017
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Bruce Friedrich, Executive Director, and Clare Bland, Development Director, The Good Food Institute (GFI)
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March 27, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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March 2017
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The Scientist: Pathway to Polio Virulence Revealed
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March 23, 2017
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Scientific Research
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March 2017
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David Alpert, President, and Sarah Guidi, Managing Director, Greater Greater Washington
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March 22, 2017
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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March 2017
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Sonja Trauss, Co-founder, California Renters Legal Advocacy and Education Fund (CaRLA)
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March 06, 2017
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Land Use Reform
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February 2017
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David Coman-Hidy, President; Michelle Kucerak, Vice President, Development; and Aaron Ross, Vice President, Policy & Strategy, The Humane League
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February 28, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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How Can We Achieve Breakthrough Change For Farm Animals?
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February 22, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Dr. Chetana Mirle, Director, Farm Animals, and Elissa Lane, Deputy Director, Farm Animals, Humane Society International
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February 15, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Nick Cooney, Executive Vice President, Mercy for Animals
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February 10, 2017
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Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Josh Balk, Vice President, Farm Animal Protection, The Humane Society of the United States
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February 09, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Jaya Bhumitra, International Director of Corporate Outreach, and Sharon Nuñez Gough, Executive Director, Animal Equality
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February 09, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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February 2017
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Gauri Maulekhi, Trustee, People for Animals
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February 06, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Professor Keith Frankish, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, The Open University
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January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Dr. Derek Shiller, Software Engineer, DailyPay
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January 24, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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How Can We Improve US Policy for Farm Animals?
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January 20, 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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January 2017
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Nature: The new face of US science
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January 05, 2017
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Scientific Research
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December 2016
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Good Ventures and Giving Now vs. Later (2016 Update)
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December 28, 2016
Focus Area
GiveWell-Recommended Charities
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November 2016
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Dr. James D. Rose, Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming
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November 18, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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November 2016
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Marc Jarsulic, Vice President, Economic Policy, and Michael Madowitz, Economics, Center for American Progress
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November 17, 2016
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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November 2016
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David Alpert, Founder and Board President; Sarah Guidi, Managing Director; and David Whitehead, Housing Program Organizer, Greater Greater Washington
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November 16, 2016
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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November 2016
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Dr. Christopher Pickett, Director, Rescuing Biomedical Research
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November 16, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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November 2016
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Todd Moss, Chief Operating Officer and Head Fellow, and Kathy Smith, Director, Institutional Advancement, Center for Global Development
Date
November 15, 2016
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
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November 2016
Title
Anne Malleau, Executive Director, Global Animal Partnership
Date
November 08, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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November 2016
Title
Leah Garces, Executive Director, and Dawn Rotheram, Development Director, Compassion in World Farming USA
Date
November 08, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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October 2016
Title
Alan Durning, Executive Director, Sightline Institute
Date
October 25, 2016
Focus Area
Land Use Reform
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October 2016
Title
Research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Date
October 13, 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
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October 2016
Title
Brian Tomasik, Research Lead, Foundational Research Institute
Date
October 06, 2016
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
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September 2016