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IMAGE: A photo collage of all nine of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners - Including Science Prizewinners Ruth Lehmann, Mohamed Abou Donia, Ibrahim Cissé, and Silvi Rouskin. Other prizewinners pictured are. view more
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NEW YORK, April 6, 2021 The Vilcek Foundation has launched an online celebration to honor the recipients of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizes. Formatted as a microsite, the online celebration recognizes and shares the accomplishments of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners in lieu of the Vilcek Foundation s annual gala.
Awarded annually, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes celebrate the value and importance of immigration by recognizing the outstanding achievements of foreign-born individuals in the United States. In 2021, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes are awarded in Biomedical Science, in Filmmaking, and for Excellence in Public Service.
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NEW YORK, March 1, 2021 The Vilcek Foundation has announced that in 2022 it will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. The foundation has allocated $150,000 to make three awards of $50,000 each to early-career biomedical scientists who have already demonstrated significant accomplishments.
The Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science are part of the Vilcek Foundation Prizes program. Inaugurated in 2006, the Vilcek Foundation Prizes raise awareness and visibility of the contributions of immigrants in biomedical science and in the arts and humanities. The program extols the value of immigration for intellectual and cultural advancement in the United States.
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IMAGE: The cover for the coloring book, Think Like A Girl: A Coloring Book of Women Pioneers in STEM published by the Vilcek Foundation. view more
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February 11, 2021 - In honor of
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (February 11), the Vilcek Foundation has released a free coloring book that celebrates the scientific careers and contributions of 19 outstanding contemporary women scientists and physicians.
The downloadable digital publication,
Think Like A Girl: A Coloring Book of Women Pioneers in STEM, features brief biographies of each of the 19 scientists, accompanied by illustrations by graphic artist Paula Kinsel representing each scientist and their work. The book also includes a resource list highlighting 15 organizations whose work directly supports broadening gender equity and diversity in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), including the National Girls Collaborative P