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Jun 26

SCIENTISTS BELIEVE LEONARDO DA VINCI HAD SUPERHUMAN TRAIT

Scientists have come to believe Leonardo da Vinci’s superfast eye may have helped him catch the enigmatic magic of Mona Lisa’s smile. In ...

Jun 18

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK AVAILABLE FOR ALL

For the past six years Richard B. Primack and John W. Wilson have been working to produce the first conservation biology textbook dedicat...

May 11

COVID-19 GAME: RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VIRUS

Students at IIT Tirupati have developed a game called "SurviveCovid-19", designed to raise awareness of the dangers of not social distancing

Apr 1

WHALES HAVE RETURNED TO THE NEW YORK HARBOR

Humpback whales have, in the past 10 years, started to make New York Bight—the crescent of ocean stretching from Cape May, New Jersey, to...

Mar 14

FOUNDATION RELEASES 2013 - 2019 PROGRAM REPORT

Please click here to access the Foundation's 2013 - 2019 program report. This report includes a detailed listing on the Foundation's gra...

Feb 28

500 YEARS OF NATURE ILLUSTRATIONS ONLINE

Biodiversity Heritage Library has released over 150,000 artworks of the natural world.

Feb 13

2020 LOUNSBERY AWARD RECIPIENT: MARIE MANCEAU

Marie Manceau named the 2020 recipient of the Richard Lounsbery Award.

Feb 12

2020 LOUNSBERY LECTURE: JAY SHENDURE

Jay Shendure will be giving the 2020 Lounsbery Lecture titled, "Global, Single Cell Views of Human and Mouse Development." LECTURE POSTPONED

Jan 6

RLF REVEALS A NEW WEBSITE

A new website has been designed for the Foundation, offering much more than the original from 2004.

Oct 19, 2019

DULAC RECEIVES NEUROSCIENCE'S HIGHEST HONOR

Catherine Dulac was named the 2019 recipient of the Ralph W. Gerard Prize.

Jul 26, 2019

THE RICHARD LOUNSBERY FOUNDATION TURNS SIXTY

The Foundation turned sixty this year. It was established in 1959 by a Lounsbery family trust and became the foundation that it is today ...

Apr 2, 2019

RLF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IN BIOLOGY IN ART

Biology, especially genetics, has become an increasingly powerful science in recent decades, affecting not only medicine and health care,...

Jan 30, 2019

2019 LOUNSBERY AWARD RECIPIENT: JAY SHENDURE

Jay Shendure, University of Washington, was the 2019 recipient of the Richard Lounsbery Award. Shendure is a pioneer and leader in genomi...

Dec 3, 2018

PERRIN BEGINS WORK ON NATIONAL PARKS DOCUMENTARY

The French director and producer behind nature documentaries Oceans and Seasons, Jacques Perrin, is preparing a new film on the national ...

Nov 7, 2018

2018 LOUNSBERY LECTURE: PARDIS CHRISTINE SABETI

Watch Dr. Sabeti give the 2018 Lounsbery Lecture entitled, "Genomic Surveillance and Response System for Infectious Disease Outbreaks,"

Jul 2, 2018

WWI MEMORIAL DESIGN APPROVED BY U.S. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

According to the United States World War I Centennial Commission, the design concept for the Richard Lounsbery Foundation supported natio...

Jun 10, 2018

REMEMBERING HOMER NEAL, 1942-2018

Homer Neal served with distinction as a Lounsbery Director for thirteen years. The Foundation is proud to support the Homer and Donna Nea...

Apr 2, 2018

CARNEGIE COUNCIL PROJECT "THE LIVING LEGACY OF WWI" LAUNCHES NEW WEEKLY PODCAST SERIES ON APRIL 3

Carnegie Council Project "The Living Legacy of WWI" Launches New Weekly Podcast Series On April 3 Carnegie Council's "The Living Legacy o...

Feb 1, 2018

2018 LOUNSBERY AWARD RECIPIENT: YOHANNS BELLAICHE

Yohanns Bellaiche is the 2018 recipient of the Richard Lounsbery Award for the French Cycle.

Feb 1, 2018

CONFERENCE ON WILSON'S 14 POINTS TO END WWI

Meridian International Center and Chatham House, with support from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, are partnering in London to host a c...

Mar 17, 2017

GAMES FOR CHANGE ANNOUNCES WINNER OF GLOBAL MIGRATION CHALLENGE

Games for Change announced the winner of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation supported “The Global Migration Game Challenge” on March 16, 20...

Feb 1, 2017

2017 LOUNSBERY AWARD RECIPIENT: PARDIS CHRISTINE SABETI

"Pardis Christine Sabeti, Professor at the Center for Systems Biology & Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard Univer...

May 11, 2016

HUMAN EVOLUTION ANNOUNCES LEONARDO PROJECT

Human Evolution published an article highlighting the ongoing project “Anthropological and Genetic Study of Leonardo da Vinci.” The Rich...

Oct 26, 2015

JESSE AUSUBEL RECEIVES AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY HONORARY FELLOWSHIP

The American Geographical Society (AGS) announced today that Mr. Jesse Ausubel, Dr. D. James Baker, and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs have been selec...

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