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Climate, ecosystems, and brains intersect in today’s neuroscience. We outline what Neurobiology & Changing Ecosystems offers now: an actionable agenda, cross-scale tools, and next steps for training, data, and models.
Learn more: bit.ly/3XbEtaG
Learn more: bit.ly/3XbEtaG
Brains in a Changing World: Insights from an Emerging Field
As the study of neurobiology and changing ecosystems takes shape, scientists reflect on what it will take to build a science fit for the future.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Climate, ecosystems, and brains intersect in today’s neuroscience. We outline what Neurobiology & Changing Ecosystems offers now: an actionable agenda, cross-scale tools, and next steps for training, data, and models.
Learn more: bit.ly/3XbEtaG
Learn more: bit.ly/3XbEtaG
Thrilled to share a new feature on Prof. Dame Carol Robinson in the Civic Science Funders Collaborative series. She highlights early engagement, support for diverse career paths, and investment in basic science.
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“The earlier you start the conversation, the better…”
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“The earlier you start the conversation, the better…”
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thrilled to share a new feature on Prof. Dame Carol Robinson in the Civic Science Funders Collaborative series. She highlights early engagement, support for diverse career paths, and investment in basic science.
🔗: bit.ly/3K2mjoT
“The earlier you start the conversation, the better…”
🔗: bit.ly/3K2mjoT
“The earlier you start the conversation, the better…”
This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th.
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is a great opportunity for early and mid-career neuroscientists based in Europe. Application deadline January 30th.
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Apply: bit.ly/3M8CLo1
Join us for a showcase of tools and technologies generated through the BRAIN Initiative – visit us on Sunday, 11/16 from 7-9:30pm at the Hilton (Sapphire Ballroom)
#studyBRAIN #SfN25
#studyBRAIN #SfN25
November 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Join us for a showcase of tools and technologies generated through the BRAIN Initiative – visit us on Sunday, 11/16 from 7-9:30pm at the Hilton (Sapphire Ballroom)
#studyBRAIN #SfN25
#studyBRAIN #SfN25
Interested in how nervous systems adapt to environmental change?
On Sun, 11/16, a poster session on "Environmental Stressors in Invertebrates” (PSTR131) - rows Y11-Z11, 1-5 pm.
Researchers in the community will answer your questions.
#SfN25 #KavliNeuro
On Sun, 11/16, a poster session on "Environmental Stressors in Invertebrates” (PSTR131) - rows Y11-Z11, 1-5 pm.
Researchers in the community will answer your questions.
#SfN25 #KavliNeuro
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Interested in how nervous systems adapt to environmental change?
On Sun, 11/16, a poster session on "Environmental Stressors in Invertebrates” (PSTR131) - rows Y11-Z11, 1-5 pm.
Researchers in the community will answer your questions.
#SfN25 #KavliNeuro
On Sun, 11/16, a poster session on "Environmental Stressors in Invertebrates” (PSTR131) - rows Y11-Z11, 1-5 pm.
Researchers in the community will answer your questions.
#SfN25 #KavliNeuro
Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures:
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Will you be at #SfN25? Don’t miss these lectures:
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
📍Sun 11/16 3pm: The Neural Code of Speech (Edward Chang, KIFN)
📍Mon 11/17 10:30am: Motor Cortex Circuits for Learned Movements (Takaki Komiyama, KIBM)
📍Tue 11/18 5:30pm: Neuronal Aging & Cognitive Decline (Rusty Gage, KIBM)
#KavliNeuro
The 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winners have been announced!
“It is more important than ever that the public understand how science works, the benefits it has brought,” said Sudip Parikh, CEO of @aaas.org
Congrats to all the winners: bit.ly/2025AAASKavli
“It is more important than ever that the public understand how science works, the benefits it has brought,” said Sudip Parikh, CEO of @aaas.org
Congrats to all the winners: bit.ly/2025AAASKavli
2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Winners Named
Peers select winners from around the globe
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November 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winners have been announced!
“It is more important than ever that the public understand how science works, the benefits it has brought,” said Sudip Parikh, CEO of @aaas.org
Congrats to all the winners: bit.ly/2025AAASKavli
“It is more important than ever that the public understand how science works, the benefits it has brought,” said Sudip Parikh, CEO of @aaas.org
Congrats to all the winners: bit.ly/2025AAASKavli
A special collaboration can change how we see the universe.
In 2003, we joined Stanford & SLAC National Lab to launch KIPAC, helping make the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s #LSST possible.
Now, LSST is about to map billions of galaxies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4i2slSX
In 2003, we joined Stanford & SLAC National Lab to launch KIPAC, helping make the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s #LSST possible.
Now, LSST is about to map billions of galaxies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4i2slSX
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A special collaboration can change how we see the universe.
In 2003, we joined Stanford & SLAC National Lab to launch KIPAC, helping make the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s #LSST possible.
Now, LSST is about to map billions of galaxies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4i2slSX
In 2003, we joined Stanford & SLAC National Lab to launch KIPAC, helping make the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s #LSST possible.
Now, LSST is about to map billions of galaxies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4i2slSX
We are honored to sponsor the 7th Annual Japan SciCom Forum (JSF), which is taking place November 11-13 in Tokyo, Japan. JSF is a global gathering focused on advancing science communication and public engagement while highlighting the connection between science research and society.
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We are honored to sponsor the 7th Annual Japan SciCom Forum (JSF), which is taking place November 11-13 in Tokyo, Japan. JSF is a global gathering focused on advancing science communication and public engagement while highlighting the connection between science research and society.
Reposted by The Kavli Foundation
Celebrating what would’ve been Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus’s 95th birthday.
The “Queen of Carbon,” MIT professor, @kavliprize.bsky.social laureate - paved the way in nanoscience and mentored generations of scientists.
Learn more about her legacy: bit.ly/4p2c0zY
@technologyreview.com
The “Queen of Carbon,” MIT professor, @kavliprize.bsky.social laureate - paved the way in nanoscience and mentored generations of scientists.
Learn more about her legacy: bit.ly/4p2c0zY
@technologyreview.com
How Millie Dresselhaus paid it forward
Encouraged early on by Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi, the “Queen of Carbon” laid the foundation for countless advances in nanotechnology—and mentored countless young scientists along the way.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Celebrating what would’ve been Mildred “Millie” Dresselhaus’s 95th birthday.
The “Queen of Carbon,” MIT professor, @kavliprize.bsky.social laureate - paved the way in nanoscience and mentored generations of scientists.
Learn more about her legacy: bit.ly/4p2c0zY
@technologyreview.com
The “Queen of Carbon,” MIT professor, @kavliprize.bsky.social laureate - paved the way in nanoscience and mentored generations of scientists.
Learn more about her legacy: bit.ly/4p2c0zY
@technologyreview.com
AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages.
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery
AI is altering how scientists study the brain
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November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
AI + flexible probes are letting scientists track the same neurons for over a year in Alzheimer’s models, offering new insights into what happens in the disease’s earliest stages.
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/47zWnIY
@harvard.edu @harvardmed.bsky.social @curealzheimersfund.bsky.social
At #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit25 in Berlin (Nov 6–9), our Director of Science & Society, Brooke Smith, joins David Spergel & Andrea Frank to discuss Philanthropy & Science: Driving Innovation (on Nov 8). We're also sponsoring 3 "Insights Cafe" sessions.
Learn more about our work: bit.ly/3VXL33Y
Learn more about our work: bit.ly/3VXL33Y
Ethics, Science, and the Public
The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of humanity.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
At #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit25 in Berlin (Nov 6–9), our Director of Science & Society, Brooke Smith, joins David Spergel & Andrea Frank to discuss Philanthropy & Science: Driving Innovation (on Nov 8). We're also sponsoring 3 "Insights Cafe" sessions.
Learn more about our work: bit.ly/3VXL33Y
Learn more about our work: bit.ly/3VXL33Y
AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
AI is only as powerful as the data it’s trained on. NWB + DANDI are making neuroscience data usable, shareable, and ready for AI.
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
Read more: https://bit.ly/47zWnIY
What does a Civic Science Fellow do?
As a computer scientist, Dr. Christine Custis explored the ethics of AI & tech at the Institute for Advanced Study, examining how these tools affect marginalized communities.
Apply to be a host institution: https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
As a computer scientist, Dr. Christine Custis explored the ethics of AI & tech at the Institute for Advanced Study, examining how these tools affect marginalized communities.
Apply to be a host institution: https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What does a Civic Science Fellow do?
As a computer scientist, Dr. Christine Custis explored the ethics of AI & tech at the Institute for Advanced Study, examining how these tools affect marginalized communities.
Apply to be a host institution: https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
As a computer scientist, Dr. Christine Custis explored the ethics of AI & tech at the Institute for Advanced Study, examining how these tools affect marginalized communities.
Apply to be a host institution: https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
Our President & CEO Cynthia Friend opened the final Kavli Carnegie Capitol Science evening, “Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection,” featuring 2024 Kavli Laureate Nancy Kanwisher (Prof at MIT).
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@carnegiescience.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
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@carnegiescience.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Our President & CEO Cynthia Friend opened the final Kavli Carnegie Capitol Science evening, “Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection,” featuring 2024 Kavli Laureate Nancy Kanwisher (Prof at MIT).
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@carnegiescience.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
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@carnegiescience.bsky.social @nancykanwisher.bsky.social
AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior.
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
How AI Is Changing Neuroscience Discovery
AI is altering how scientists study the brain
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November 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
AI tools like DeepLabCut and SuperAnimal are changing how scientists study movement, helping them understand how brain activity drives behavior.
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Read more: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
@trackingactions.bsky.social @deeplabcut.bsky.social
Why apply to host Civic Science Fellow?
Civic Science Fellows connect science, communities, and policy to spark cultural shifts in how science is practiced.
Funding is available for 18-month projects - apply today https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
Civic Science Fellows connect science, communities, and policy to spark cultural shifts in how science is practiced.
Funding is available for 18-month projects - apply today https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Why apply to host Civic Science Fellow?
Civic Science Fellows connect science, communities, and policy to spark cultural shifts in how science is practiced.
Funding is available for 18-month projects - apply today https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
Civic Science Fellows connect science, communities, and policy to spark cultural shifts in how science is practiced.
Funding is available for 18-month projects - apply today https://bit.ly/47gHtXJ
We hope to see you at the 2025 SfN for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase!
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
October 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We hope to see you at the 2025 SfN for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase!
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
Nov 16, 2025 | 7:00–9:30 PM PT
Hilton Bayfront Sapphire Ballrooms IJMN, San Diego, CA
Register at https://bit.ly/47dPJcn
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (@theNASEM)'s Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development Summit summary is now available for download.
Download the summary: bit.ly/47mSOFI
@education.nationalacademies.org
Download the summary: bit.ly/47mSOFI
@education.nationalacademies.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (@theNASEM)'s Reimagining STEMM Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Career Development Summit summary is now available for download.
Download the summary: bit.ly/47mSOFI
@education.nationalacademies.org
Download the summary: bit.ly/47mSOFI
@education.nationalacademies.org
Be sure to join us this Wednesday from 6:30-8pm ET for a talk led by Nancy Kanwisher called "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection".
Register: bit.ly/3VRv33B
Register: bit.ly/3VRv33B
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Be sure to join us this Wednesday from 6:30-8pm ET for a talk led by Nancy Kanwisher called "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection".
Register: bit.ly/3VRv33B
Register: bit.ly/3VRv33B
We congratulate Omar Yaghi, co-director of the Kavli Energy Nano Science Institute (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) on receiving @nobelprize.bsky.social!
His work in developing MOFs has redefined what materials can do and his curiosity has reshaped the field of materials chemistry.
bit.ly/3IZvbLB
His work in developing MOFs has redefined what materials can do and his curiosity has reshaped the field of materials chemistry.
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Nobel Prize Honors Kavli Institute Co-Director Omar Yaghi
From designer molecules to a more sustainable world
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October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We congratulate Omar Yaghi, co-director of the Kavli Energy Nano Science Institute (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social) on receiving @nobelprize.bsky.social!
His work in developing MOFs has redefined what materials can do and his curiosity has reshaped the field of materials chemistry.
bit.ly/3IZvbLB
His work in developing MOFs has redefined what materials can do and his curiosity has reshaped the field of materials chemistry.
bit.ly/3IZvbLB
Apply to host a Civic Science Fellow!
Civic science connects people across different expertise and experiences to strengthen science, communities, and decision-making as interdependent elements of a thriving future.
Learn more + apply for funding to host a Civic Science Fellow: bit.ly/47gHtXJ
Civic science connects people across different expertise and experiences to strengthen science, communities, and decision-making as interdependent elements of a thriving future.
Learn more + apply for funding to host a Civic Science Fellow: bit.ly/47gHtXJ
October 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Apply to host a Civic Science Fellow!
Civic science connects people across different expertise and experiences to strengthen science, communities, and decision-making as interdependent elements of a thriving future.
Learn more + apply for funding to host a Civic Science Fellow: bit.ly/47gHtXJ
Civic science connects people across different expertise and experiences to strengthen science, communities, and decision-making as interdependent elements of a thriving future.
Learn more + apply for funding to host a Civic Science Fellow: bit.ly/47gHtXJ
AI is opening new doors to discovery in neuroscience and enabling new kinds of research questions. Read more about the projects we support: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
#KavliNeuro #NeuroAI #AI
#KavliNeuro #NeuroAI #AI
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
AI is opening new doors to discovery in neuroscience and enabling new kinds of research questions. Read more about the projects we support: bit.ly/4qnX7JF
#KavliNeuro #NeuroAI #AI
#KavliNeuro #NeuroAI #AI
At the nanoscale, new rules of matter reveal themselves. On #NanoDay, Kavli spotlights quantum materials research driving a “second quantum revolution” with potential to transform energy, computing & sensing. #KavliNano http://bit.ly/4nGapje
Quantum at 100: Honoring achievement, envisioning tomorrow
The Kavli Foundation celebrates the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
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October 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
At the nanoscale, new rules of matter reveal themselves. On #NanoDay, Kavli spotlights quantum materials research driving a “second quantum revolution” with potential to transform energy, computing & sensing. #KavliNano http://bit.ly/4nGapje
Join us on Wednesday, October 29 from 6:30-8pm ET for an exciting conversation between Kavli Prize Laureate Nancy Kanwisher.
The evening's conversation is "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection."
Register to join on 10/29: bit.ly/3VRv33B
The evening's conversation is "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection."
Register to join on 10/29: bit.ly/3VRv33B
October 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us on Wednesday, October 29 from 6:30-8pm ET for an exciting conversation between Kavli Prize Laureate Nancy Kanwisher.
The evening's conversation is "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection."
Register to join on 10/29: bit.ly/3VRv33B
The evening's conversation is "Face Value: How the Brain Shapes Human Connection."
Register to join on 10/29: bit.ly/3VRv33B