Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Prairie Heights Middle School Recognized for Supporting Educators and Building a Positive School Culture to Accelerate Student Learning

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Friday, March 31, 2023
Learning, State, Education, Life, Culture, Teaching, Colorado Department of Education, Innovation, Research, Mentorship, School, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Student, Colorado Department of Higher Education, Child, Growth, Summit, CZI, Tutoring, Prairie Heights Senior High School

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Gradient Learning, and the Search Institute visited Prairie Heights Middle School in Evans, Colorado, to celebrate the school's progress. Under the leadership of Principal Stephanie Knox, Prairie Heights prioritized one-on-one mentoring with students and expanded professional learning opportunities for teachers. These initiatives fostered a positive school climate and culture and teacher collaboration, helping Prairie Heights achieve the highest rating on the Colorado Department of Education's school performance framework.

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  • Under the leadership of Principal Stephanie Knox, Prairie Heights prioritized one-on-one mentoring with students and expanded professional learning opportunities for teachers.
  • These initiatives fostered a positive school climate and culture and teacher collaboration, helping Prairie Heights achieve the highest rating on the Colorado Department of Education's school performance framework.
  • Every student at Prairie Heights meets weekly with a mentor to discuss their progress at school and reflect on personalized goals for their learning.
  • Prairie Heights joined the Summit Learning program — which is supported by Gradient Learning and CZI — in the 2017-18 school year.

TileDB Launches Cross-Language Access to Single-Cell Data

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Networks, Data Management, Other Technology, Technology, Software, Product management, Database, API, Single-cell analysis, Research, Genomics, RNA, B cell, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Collection, Data, RAM, SOMA, R, Bioconductor, Medical imaging, Computer data storage, Python

TileDB , the database for any complex data and compute, today announced the launch of TileDB - SOMA , the first collection of software libraries that implement the open-source SOMA API specification .

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  • TileDB , the database for any complex data and compute, today announced the launch of TileDB - SOMA , the first collection of software libraries that implement the open-source SOMA API specification .
  • New technologies and analysis tools have led to the exponential growth of single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data, requiring new solutions that can accommodate datasets at scale.
  • This breaks down data silos, and allows scientists to collaborate without the hassle of converting or duplicating data.
  • Everyone can access the dataset, stored locally or in the cloud, at any scale.”
    SOMA makes cloud-based, single-cell data readily available for analysis and rapid experimentation.

Housing Authority of the City of Alameda & Lincoln Avenue Capital Preserve Affordable Homes at Rica Vista Apartments

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Thursday, March 9, 2023
House, Housing, National Equity Fund, Inc., Acquisition, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, AMI, NOAH, LAC, AHA, Bay, Partnership, New York City Housing Authority, Future Fund, City, Property management, San Francisco Bay Area

ALAMEDA, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) today announced an agreement to preserve the affordability of up to 132 units at Rica Vista Apartments for the next 55 years.

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  • ALAMEDA, Calif., March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC), a mission-driven acquirer and developer of affordable housing, and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) today announced an agreement to preserve the affordability of up to 132 units at Rica Vista Apartments for the next 55 years.
  • LAC's partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda will convert the existing market-rate property to workforce housing to bolster the supply of affordable housing in the Bay Area, one of most expensive housing markets in the nation.
  • "Lincoln Avenue Capital is proud to work with the Alameda Housing Authority to preserve and expand access to quality homes at Rica Vista for decades to come," said LAC CEO Jeremy Bronfman.
  • "The partnership with Lincoln Avenue Capital will allow more low- and middle-income people to live and work in the City of Alameda."

Mayor Lightfoot & World Business Chicago Congratulate Northwestern University, University of Chicago, & University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for winning competitive bid to host the next Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Economic development, Biotechnology, University of Chicago, Biology, Research, Ageing, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Cancer, University, CZ, Science, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, World Business Chicago, Health, News, City, Disease, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, CZI, Partnership, Airline, Casino, Management, Northwestern University, Chicago metropolitan area

CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago region's resonance as a global biotech hub dramatically increased following today's news that Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were awarded the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub award.

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  • CHICAGO, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chicago region's resonance as a global biotech hub dramatically increased following today's news that Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were awarded the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub award.
  • The Chicago-based Biohub will be a sister organization to the existing San Francisco Biohub.
  • "I'm incredibly proud to join the growing chorus of people congratulating our university partners—Northwestern University, University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign—for being selected as host of the next Chan Zuckerberg Biohub," said Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot.
  • "Bioscience and technology hold tremendous promise in treating disease," said Michael Fassnacht, President and CEO, World Business Chicago and Chief Marketing Officer, City of Chicago.

New Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Will Engineer Technologies to Measure Human Biology

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Immune system, University, RNA, Engineering Campus (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Biology, Engineering, Science, Research, Protein, Cancer, DNA, CZ, Hyperkinesia, Network, Neoplasm, San Francisco Bay Area, Alzheimer's disease, Knowledge, Health, Mouse, Cell biology, Human, Tissue, Disease, COVID-19, Infection, Stanford University, Molecular biology, University of California, Berkeley, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Inflammation, Genomics, University of California, CZI, Biomedical Research, Cell, Skin, Partnership, Pharmaceutical industry, Medical imaging, Vaccine, Northwestern University, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the launch of a new biomedical research hub in Chicago, Illinois that will bring together leading scientific and technology institutions with the goal of solving grand scientific challenges on a 10- to 15-year time horizon. The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago will catalyze collaboration between the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop new technologies for studying and measuring human biology that will use embedded sensors and probes to collect biological signals from human tissues with unprecedented resolution.

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  • The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago will catalyze collaboration between the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to develop new technologies for studying and measuring human biology that will use embedded sensors and probes to collect biological signals from human tissues with unprecedented resolution.
  • "We are excited to scale this successful model of collaborative science into a larger network by welcoming the new Biohub in Chicago," said CZI Co-Founder and Co-CEO Priscilla Chan.
  • CZ Biohub Chicago will be led by Professor Shana O. Kelley of Northwestern University and will initially focus on using a unique, engineering-driven approach to study human biology.
  • The Chicago Biohub will focus on developing technologies to measure proteins and metabolites in tissues, which complements the San Francisco Biohub's expertise in measuring DNA and RNA in cells."

PHARRELL WILLIAMS' BLACK AMBITION ANNOUNCES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD ANNUAL PRIZE COMPETITION AND NEWLY LAUNCHED HBCU PRE-ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Marketing, LOS, Opportunity, Chanel, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Web 3.0, AIMS, Black Hispanic and Latino Americans, Black Entrepreneurs Day, Heineken, Y, Partnership, Adidas, Sean Combs, Fast Company (1979 film), HBCU, Health, Ambition, Demo, University, Human, Latinx, PR, Netflix, Student, Pharrell Williams, Fortnight, Video game, Cryptocurrency, Twitter, Prize, Techstars, Essence

LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Ambition is a non-profit initiative founded by Pharrell Williams that aims to close the opportunity and wealth gap by empowering Black & Hispanic entrepreneurs. In 2022, adverse market conditions led to a 45% decrease in financing for Black Entrepreneurs. Black Ambition is leveling the playing field by creating the relationships and conditions for Black and Hispanic founders to excel, uninterrupted. Its annual Black Ambition Prize Competition provides mentorship, resources, connections, and up to $3 million dollars in Prize awards to founders innovating in consumer products and services, media and entertainment, healthcare, technology, and Web 3.0 industries. Applications for the third annual Black Ambition Prize competition open on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, at BlackAmbitionPrize.com and close on May 8th, 2023.

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  • Applications for the third annual Black Ambition Prize competition open on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, at BlackAmbitionPrize.com and close on May 8th, 2023.
  • Participating brand partners for the Black Ambition Prize include Adidas, Lennar Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Visa Foundation, Heineken, and Chanel.
  • In support of historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs"), Black Ambition will also provide a unique Black Ambition Prize application track for HBCU students and alumni with the opportunity to win an HBCU Prize.
  • Black Ambition is also co-sponsoring an 8-week So Ambitious HBCU Pre-Accelerator Program launched in partnership with 3Day Startup and Cinematica Labs to further aid up to 100 HBCU students in creating compelling Black Ambition Prize applications.

Fervo Energy to Develop Combined Geothermal and Direct Air Capture Facility

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Other Energy, Professional Services, Utilities, Environmental Issues, Sustainability, Alternative Energy, Energy, Other Construction & Property, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Environment, Green Technology, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Carbon, Climate change, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Principal, DAC, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Organization, Fossil, Central Waqf Council, CZI, Renewable energy, Halliburton

Fervo Energy, the leader in next-generation geothermal power, today announced that it will design and engineer a fully integrated geothermal and direct air capture (DAC) facility, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).

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  • Fervo Energy, the leader in next-generation geothermal power, today announced that it will design and engineer a fully integrated geothermal and direct air capture (DAC) facility, with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).
  • In a DAC facility, large fans move air over materials that capture carbon dioxide.
  • Fervo’s designs for a combined geothermal and direct air capture facility can provide an innovative solution to these challenges that will lower the cost of carbon removal.
  • The new funding helps Fervo leverage geothermal resources to provide 24/7 carbon-free power and heat to DAC systems and explore geothermal reservoirs’ potential for local subsurface carbon sequestration.

Patient-Led Organizations Join Forces With Komodo Health To Drive Access to High-Quality Care Using Real-World Evidence

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Venture Capital, Clinical Trials, Professional Services, Biotechnology, Other Health, Health, Pharmaceutical, General Health, Oncology, Komodo, Organization, The One Network, Australian Melanoma Research Foundation, Bone marrow, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, Sarcoidosis, Diagnosis, FSR, Melanoma, Pancreatic serous cystadenoma, Patient, HIV disease progression rates, Entrepreneurship, Clinical trial, Pregnancy, Research, Black, Dermatology, Inflammation, Disease, Partnership, Education, Multiple myeloma, CRC, Asthma, Quality of life, Pharmaceutical industry, Nursing

These partnerships empower advocacy organizations to harness data-driven strategies to support patients and reduce disease burden at scale.

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  • These partnerships empower advocacy organizations to harness data-driven strategies to support patients and reduce disease burden at scale.
  • The Komodo Health platform and application suite are used by patient advocacy groups to put patient needs at the center of strategic decision-making by surfacing concrete, comprehensive insights into the care experiences of specific patient populations.
  • Komodo’s insights equip these organizations with real-world data to power their programs in ways that were previously out of reach.
  • “Patient advocacy groups play a critical, on-the-ground role in communities across the country to drive education and awareness, fund critical research, and improve standards of care for their patients,” said Web Sun, President and Co-Founder, Komodo Health.

Report for America and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative join the New York Amsterdam News in addressing gun violence in Black and brown communities through journalistic solutions

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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violence in Black and brown communities.

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  • violence in Black and brown communities.
  • This newly launched three-year AmNews initiative, and its rapidly growing network of media partners and legacy Black newspapers nationwide, is focused on journalism-driven solutions to gun violence in Black and brown communities in New York City and nationwide.
  • This third corps member will help the paper continue its century-plus tradition of serving Black and brown communities in New York and around the country," said Report for America co-founder Steve Waldman.
  • Founded in 1909, the New York Amsterdam News has for more than a century served as a vital voice for New York's, and America's, Black and brown communities.

Distinguished Innovator in Genomics Joins the Scientific Advisory Board of Predictive Oncology

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Molecular biology, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Artificial intelligence, Biology, Drug discovery, University, Technology Innovation Institute, Science, Map, Youngstown State University, Genomics, Legacy Fighting Alliance in 2018, Probability, Cancer, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Florida College, Biomedical Research, Bachelor of Engineering, Systems biology, Growth, Technology management, Centre for Co-operation in Science and Technology among Developing Societies, AI, Commercialization, State university system, Youngstown, Ohio, Management, Pharmaceutical industry, Biochemistry

“Marc is not only a very insightful scientist, but he is an equally perceptive and thoughtful innovator.

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  • “Marc is not only a very insightful scientist, but he is an equally perceptive and thoughtful innovator.
  • His understanding of the business of science, and the commercial application of novel discovery, is precisely why he is such a valuable scientific advisor,” said Raymond F. Vennare, Predictive Oncology’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
  • “There is a lot of great work going on at Predictive Oncology, especially in the area of drug discovery.
  • Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI) is a knowledge-driven company focused on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to develop optimal cancer therapies, which can ultimately lead to more effective treatments and improved patient outcomes.