Profile avatar
kavlifoundation.bsky.social
Advancing science for the benefit of humanity. #astrophysics #nanoscience #neuroscience #theoreticalphysics #scienceandsociety
49 posts 2,060 followers 74 following
Prolific Poster
Conversation Starter

🎉 Congrats to Berkeley Professors Kristin Persson, Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute member, and Stuart Russell, Co-Director of the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public on their election to the National Academy of Engineering! 👏 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #KavliNano #KavliInstitute

Congrats to Scott Cushing of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute @caltech.edu for being named a 2025 Sloan Research Fellow! 🎉 He's one of three Caltech professors honored this year. #KavliNano #SloanFellows @sloanfoundation.bsky.social kni.caltech.edu/news/trio-of...

We're #hiring! The Kavli Foundation is looking for a Grants and Contracts Manager to join our team. Interested? Learn more and apply here: www.kavlifoundation.org/careers/ Plus, check out our other open positions! #GrantsManagement #JobOpening #STEM #NonprofitJobs

We're #hiring! The Kavli Foundation is looking for a Digital Media Manager to join our team. Interested? Learn more and apply here: www.kavlifoundation.org/careers/ Plus, check out our other open positions! #DigitalMedia #JobOpening #STEM #Comms

(1 of 2) What makes a difference in how comfortable scientists are setting goals for #SciComm? Does how much basic science they do play a role? Insights from Olivia Ambrogio, former asst director of AGU’s Sharing Science Program, and learn more at cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciEngage

(1 of 4) I want to communicate about my scientific research … how do I actually do that? Hear from Karen Peterman on how her team worked with scientists to create a basic science engagement program with impact. Learn more cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage

New from Kavli ENSI Director Peidong Yang and colleagues: Copper nano-flowers can produce valuable materials from sunlight and waste. #perovskite #Sustainability #GreenChemistry #KavliNano

🚀 AI is revolutionizing astronomy! Join this in-person + livestream talk on how machine learning is decoding the universe, featuring @kipac.bsky.social scientist Dalya Baron. #KavliAstro #AI

(1 of 2) Our SciPEP report looked at goal setting in #scicomm, specifically when communicating in the context of basic science. Anthony Dudo, strategic SciComm expert, shares what your first step should be. Learn more in our SciPEP report. cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciEngage

Interested in advancing #science for the benefit of humanity? Join our team! We are #hiring and have current openings available for: Digital Media Manager Project Manager, Administrative Operations Associate Program Officer, Physical Sciences www.kavlifoundation.org/careers

(1 of 2) Does the term ‘basic science’ matter when communicating about science? Context is everything, according to Eve Klein, Senior Advisor for Public Engagement with Science at the Association of Science and Technology Centers. cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage

We are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative by The Kavli Foundation, @klaus-tschira-stiftung.de and philanthropist Kevin Wells to advance 3D quantum materials and next-gen superconductors. #KavliNano #quantum #AI #nanoscience www.kavlifoundation.org/news/next-ge...

(2 of 2) Find key facts and figures in the "Insights and Practical Considerations for Communicating Basic Science” report from SciPEP. Read the full report cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage

(1 of 2) Be sure to ground your basic science communication in an understanding of Americans’ support of scientific research. Hear from @Cary Funk, former director of science and society research at Pew Research Center. cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage

What are best practices for communicating discovery science? With @DOEScience, our SciPEP partnership investigated the answer to this question, resulting in "Insights and Practical Considerations for Basic Science.” cms.kavlifoundation.org/uploads/Comm... #SciComm #SciEngage #SciPEP

📣 Register now for TOMORROW's free webinar, "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems," moderated by ‪@wolfgangstein.bsky.social.‬ This is part of a 4-part webinar series w/ segments on neuromodulatory, genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary adaptations for a changing world. tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y

SfN is thrilled to launch a new webinar series in collaboration with the @kavlifoundation.bsky.social exploring how different species’ nervous systems acclimate to environmental changes! #NeuroSky

📣 Register now for next week's free webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems," moderated by ‪@wolfgangstein.bsky.social.‬ This is part of a 4-part webinar series w/ segments on neuromodulatory, genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary adaptations for a changing world. tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y

Exciting research from the lab of Kavli Institute Director Carol Robinson! #KavliNano

Congrats to Prof. Kobus Kuipers on his new role on the Board of Directors at Forschungszentrum Jülich! We deeply appreciate his exceptional leadership at the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience at Delft and wish him every success in this next chapter. #KavliNano www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/arch...

Register now for the free SFN & Kavli webinar "Neural Adaptation in Changing Ecosystems," moderated by ‪@wolfgangstein.bsky.social.‬ This is part of a 4-part webinar series w/ segments on neuromodulatory, genetic, behavioral, and evolutionary adaptations for a changing world. tinyurl.com/ynajpw4y

Job Alert: The Kavli Foundation is hiring! We're looking for an associate program officer in the science team, with expertise in nanoscience, materials, quantum or astrophysics. 🪐 Come work with us! www.kavlifoundation.org/careers/asso...

For #BrainAwarenessWeek we asked Kavli-affiliated neuroscientists what their favorite part of the brain is! What's yours?

Mine is the perirhinal cortex with its peculiar inhibitory population www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroskyence

🧠 It's #BrainAwarenessWeek! 🧠 We are celebrating this week by asking Kavli-affiliated neuroscientists, "What's your favorite part of the brain?" Follow along as we hear from them.

Oooh! Stay up to date with Kavli Prize news!

We're very excited about the June 12 announcement of this year's Kavli Prize Laureates! What breakthrough discoveries will be honored next? Mark your calendars for this celebration of science! #KavliPrize2024

Happy Valentine's Day! 💐

In Hot Waters. Read about our work in The Transmitter! @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @illinoisstateu.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/circuits/in-...

Sure, there is a notable football game on Sunday, but it's also *International Day of Women and Girls in Science!* And we're celebrating the achievements of our Kavli community - from Kavli Institutes to our grantees and partners. Thank you for all that you do! #WomenInSTEM

Had a great visit to UCLA yesterday! Our President Cynthia Friend met with KavliScholar Abraham Amiri and his mentor, @kavliprize.bsky.social Laureate David Jewitt.

In partnership with the Rita Allen Foundation, we'll be supporting a Civic Science Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study who will explore the impacts of new and emerging science and technology. Apply now! civicsciencefellows.org/stories/2024...

Lauren Budenholzer, science and society specialist here at The Kavli Foundation, is featured in this series called "Real Women Real STEM," complete with a custom dyed yarn based on her work! purlsandpostulates.com/blogs/real-w...

Come join us for studies on how climate change affects the physiology and development of neurons. @kavlifoundation.bsky.social news.illinoisstate.edu/2023/12/stei...

An international team of researchers received over $4M to advance understanding of carbon nanotube synthesis and its potential for producing industrial materials more sustainably. www.kavlifoundation.org/news/carbon-...

Kishalay De made headlines earlier this year for observations of a star engulfing a planet 12,000 light-years away. "I decided to explore the blooming field of time-domain astronomy, where we study the dynamic universe—literally chasing explosions in the near and distant universe as they happen."

🎉Congratulations to former Kavli Foundation President Robert W. Conn! He has been honored with National Academy of Engineering's 2023 Simon Ramo Founders Award! www.nae.edu/300468/Natio...