Oct 27, 2021CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK UNCOVERED IN ANTIGUAAn eighteenth-century shipwreck that lay hidden under the sea has been uncovered in Antiqua. Leading the underwater team was...
Sep 28, 2021ART BIO MATTERS 2021The Metropolitan Museum of Art and New York University hosted the second Art Bio Matters (ABM) conference virtually September 22 - 24,...
May 1, 2021WWI MEMORIAL OPENS IN WASHINGTONOn April 16, 2021, the World War I Centennial Commission celebrated the Inaugural Raising of the Flag of the United States of America...
Mar 8, 2021JOSHUA LEDERBERG BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHEDThe Lounsbery sponsored Genes, Germs and Medicine: The Life of Joshua Lederberg by University of Toronto historian of science Jan Sapp...
Dec 3, 2020ENVIRONMENTAL DNA (eDNA) COULD BECOME RELIABLE INDICATOR OF THE ABUNDANCE OF FISHLounsbery Chairman Jesse Ausubel in the News: A study published today shows that loose DNA in seawater offers a cost-effective way to...
Sep 21, 2020NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADS ARE CHANGING THE WAY DNA IS PRESERVEDOGL has launched a new long-term undergraduate student research program called “Student Research in DNA Preservation.”
Jun 26, 2020SCIENTISTS BELIEVE LEONARDO DA VINCI HAD SUPERHUMAN TRAITScientists 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, 2020SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK AVAILABLE FOR ALLFor the past six years Richard B. Primack and John W. Wilson have been working to produce the first conservation biology textbook...
May 11, 2020COVID-19 GAME: RAISING AWARENESS OF THE VIRUSStudents at IIT Tirupati have developed a game called "SurviveCovid-19", designed to raise awareness of the dangers of not social distancing
Apr 1, 2020WHALES HAVE RETURNED TO THE NEW YORK HARBORHumpback 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, 2020FOUNDATION RELEASES 2013 - 2019 PROGRAM REPORTPlease click here to access the Foundation's 2013 - 2019 program report. This report includes a detailed listing on the Foundation's...
Feb 28, 2020500 YEARS OF NATURE ILLUSTRATIONS ONLINEBiodiversity Heritage Library has released over 150,000 artworks of the natural world.
Dec 3, 2018PERRIN BEGINS WORK ON NATIONAL PARKS DOCUMENTARYThe French director and producer behind nature documentaries Oceans and Seasons, Jacques Perrin, is preparing a new film on the national...
Jul 2, 2018WWI MEMORIAL DESIGN APPROVED BY U.S. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTSAccording to the United States World War I Centennial Commission, the design concept for the Richard Lounsbery Foundation supported...
Apr 2, 2018CARNEGIE COUNCIL PROJECT "THE LIVING LEGACY OF WWI" LAUNCHES NEW WEEKLY PODCAST SERIES ON APRIL 3Carnegie Council Project "The Living Legacy of WWI" Launches New Weekly Podcast Series On April 3 Carnegie Council's "The Living Legacy...
Feb 1, 2018CONFERENCE ON WILSON'S 14 POINTS TO END WWIMeridian International Center and Chatham House, with support from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, are partnering in London to host a...
Mar 17, 2017GAMES FOR CHANGE ANNOUNCES WINNER OF GLOBAL MIGRATION CHALLENGEGames for Change announced the winner of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation supported “The Global Migration Game Challenge” on March 16,...
May 11, 2016HUMAN EVOLUTION ANNOUNCES LEONARDO PROJECTHuman Evolution published an article highlighting the ongoing project “Anthropological and Genetic Study of Leonardo da Vinci.” The...
Jun 19, 2015THE FISCAL SHIPThe Richard Lounsbery Foundation recently helped fund a game called The Fiscal Ship. The game challenges players to put the federal...
Jul 31, 20132013 GOLDEN GOOSE AWARD RECIPIENT NAMEDThe Golden Goose Award, created in 2012 with help from a Richard Lounsbery Foundation grant, seeks to highlight and “celebrate...