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Science can explain our environment but only art can illuminate it. Thrilled to award, with @mocalosangeles, the first Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize to two artists who show us what's at stake in the future of our fragile blue world. e-flux.com/announcements/633…
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Congratulations to the 24 recipients of this year's @SciCommAwards, given by the National Academies in partnership with @schmidtsciences!
Learn about the winners and explore their outstanding #SciComm work: ow.ly/v88v50TSEhZ
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Listen to #SalasyGomezRidge Berth of Opportunity participant Serafina Heirangi Moulton Tepano speak of her efforts as an educator to keep the Rapa Nui language alive while fostering her students' connections with the natural world.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Huge congratulations to Prof. David Baker who has been awarded the @NobelPrize in Chemistry (shared with Demis Hassabis and John Jumper) for his groundbreaking work on protein design. A long-term and valued supporter of our Program who has been a host to our Fellows. Thank You.
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Chemistry with one half to David Baker “for computational protein design” and the other half jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”
Congratulations to the 10 senior @SchmidtFellows receiving Catalyst Grants—early-stage seed funding for Senior Schmidt Science Fellows to pursue emerging ideas at the intersection of disciplines. schmidtsciencefellows.org/ne…
The Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California continues. We’re not backing down. Because when we fight, we win. youtube.com/watch?v=9g90K4lI…
No more 3D glasses! Spatial websites are here, and @weareagog is helping prepare the nonprofit sector with this free guide. agog.org/see-your-brand-in-3…
Curiosity doesn’t operate in a silo, and neither should science. That’s why we created the Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program. Meet our new awardees, who will receive up to $2.5 million.
We’re excited to recognize six researchers as the 2024 awardees of the Schmidt Sciences Polymath Program.
These boundary-pushing professors have demonstrated high-impact research and high-variance thinking in their pursuit of scientific breakthroughs: schmidtsciences.org/six-prof…
20 potential new species and a mountain discovered in the deep, aboard @SchmidtOcean’s research vessel. cnn.com/2024/08/29/science/v…
What does resilience look like? For one community, it’s this beautiful mural, supported by @envisionrnc. southcoasttoday.com/story/ne…
New tool from @ClimateCentral measures the ocean’s temperature—and shows us exactly how much likelier we are to face big storms. climatecentral.org/climate-m…
What would happen if, instead of producing more petrochemicals, we turned waste into raw materials for useful products? That’s what scientists across the country are working to do with help from Schmidt Sciences. schmidtsciences.org/five-pro…
How can you save the ocean as one person, wherever you live? My suggestion: wendyschmidt.com/how-can-one…
We’re excited to join @mocalosangeles to announce a new prize for artists engaging with environmental justice. First winner to be announced this fall! moca.org/storage/app/media/P…
ALT Logo for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
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So fantastic to see @AnthonyWaddle important research on the front cover of Nature...huge, huge achievement!!
Excited to see our research on the cover of the latest issue of @nature !!
I was never much of a photographer - the frogs did the heavy lifting on this one by being cuuuuute.
Journalism strengthens our democracy, exposes wrongs, uplifts voices that deserve to be heard. That’s why we’re supporting the work of @NPR to provide local journalism in the Midwest, Appalachia and more. npr.org/2024/07/10/g-s1-9085…
New study from @yaleclimatecomm about @climatecentral’s Climate Shift Index: A survey of nearly 4,000 Americans found that the index is an effective way to communicate how climate change creates more extreme weather. climatecommunication.yale.ed…
We did it.
BREAKING: We just won our David vs. Goliath battle. Big Oil officially withdrew their deceitful initiative!
Our law is safe and will finally take effect. WE JUST PROTECTED CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODS FROM TOXIC OIL DRILLING!
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Because of this broad and powerful coalition of community organizers, activists, elected officials, health workers, philanthropies and more, Big Oil knew it would be unable to overturn a law passed by a bipartisan legislature, and has withdrawn.
What an honor it’s been to work with advocates like @NalleliCobo, @Janefonda, @HollyJMitchell and @KarenBassLA Thank you to everyone who joined us in this campaign. And thank you to everyone who has supported this work for nearly two decades.