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Public Understanding

Sloan-Funded Documentary “Chasing the Moon” to Premiere July 8

American Experience’s documentary “Chasing the Moon” will premiere across three nights starting July 8th in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
Working Longer

New Evidence of Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It

The New York Times reports on the latest Sloan-backed studies on age discrimination against older workers
Public Understanding of Science

Sloan-Supported “Light Falls” Available to Watch Online

“Light Falls,” a multimedia performance starring physicist Brian Greene about Albert Einstein’s journey to the General Theory of Relativity, is available to stream via the PBS website.
Economics

How to tax surgary drinks

The Economist on New Sloan-support research on when taxes work for all of us
Microbiology of the Built Environment

Microbe Miner

Rob Knight is plumbing the depths of the human microbiome
Sloan Research Fellowships

Geometer and Former Sloan Research Fellow Karen Uhlenbeck Becomes First Woman to Win Abel Prize in Mathematics

Recognized for pathbreaking work on the mathematical foundations of quantum physics
Deep Carbon Observatory

WATCH: Deep Carbon Observatory Research Karen Lloyd on the Subsurface Microbiome

A TED talk on the mysterious possibilities of the denizens of the deep earth
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

A "SEISMIC" effort to tackle equity in STEM intro courses

10 public universities join forces to study and build a more inclusive on-ramp into STEM
Chemistry of Indoor Environments

Your Walls Are Covered In Sweat

CU Boulder study reveals fate of indoor chemical emissions, including unexpected buildup of lactic acid from sweat
Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Jim Gunn: The Astronomer Who’d Rather Build Space Cameras

About the Foundation

We fund research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economics


Founded in 1934 by industrialist Alfred P. Sloan Jr., the Foundation is a not-for-profit grantmaking institution that supports high quality, impartial scientific research; fosters a robust, diverse scientific workforce; strengthens public understanding and engagement with science; and promotes the health of the institutions of scientific endeavor. 

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Sloan Research Fellowships

These two-year fellowships honor outstanding early-career researchers in eight fields and have become one of the most prestigious and sought after awards available to young scholars.

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