Dr. Vivek Murthy delivers keynote at White Coat Ceremony
Established in 1993, the White Coat Ceremony serves as a rite of passage for graduates entering the medical profession.read more
View ArticleNew American Perspectives in Filmmaking at HIFF 2020
The Vilcek Foundation will present the New American Perspectives program at the 40th annual Hawai’i International Film Festival (HIFF), November 5–29, 2020. The purpose of the New American Perspectives...
View ArticleNYU Langones Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences honors Dr. Jan T. Vilcek
The New York University Langone Health medical center is naming its Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at the Grossman School of Medicine in honor of Dr. Jan T. Vilcek. Dr. Vilcek’s...
View ArticleDr. Vivek Murthy Presented with 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award
Dr. Vivek Murthy was presented with the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare on November 17, 2020, at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Learn Serve Lead meeting, held...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to announce an open call for nominations for the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. The award shines a spotlight on...
View ArticleHeran Darwin appointed to Vilcek Foundation Board
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. K. Heran Darwin to the foundation’s board. An inquisitive researcher and mentor, her work and life demonstrate her belief that...
View ArticleNanfu Wang: The camera gave me courage and justification
Born in a small village in Jiangxi Province, China, documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang was drawn to storytelling from a young age. Nanfu credits her father with introducing her to the art and tradition...
View ArticleSilvi Rouskin: The pandemic has been an extreme cause for speed and urgency
Molecular biologist Silvi Rouskin is driven to understand what enables RNA viruses to be so destructive, particularly given their minuscule physical size and the length of their genomes compared to...
View ArticleAndrew Yang: I think part of our immigrant story is just hard work
Andrew Yang credits the experience of growing up as the child of Taiwanese immigrants—one of few Asian American students in his school—for providing him with perspective both on what it meant to be an...
View ArticleRuth Lehmann: Theres always another question theres always more to find out
Courtesy of Gretchen Ertl Ruth Lehmann receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for her foundational contributions to the understanding of primordial germ cells and the germ cell life cycle, and...
View ArticleJuan Pablo Gonzalez: You allow the place to tell you what it is.
Juan Pablo González receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for his thoughtful documentaries and installations that challenge people’s perceptions of rural Mexico with enduring...
View ArticleMohamed Abou Donia: How our microbial partners affect our health.
Mohamed Abou Donia is the recipient of a 2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. He receives the award for his research leadership on the impact of the microbiome of humans and...
View ArticleRodrigo Prieto: Being a foreigner gives you a certain perspective
Cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto receives the 2021 Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking for the sheer excellence and inventiveness of his work across styles and genres—and his central role in creating some of...
View ArticleMiko Revereza: How does an undocumented documentary filmmaker document themself?
Known for his short films and installations, Miko Revereza’s work ties the personal to the political. His work explores his own experience of being an undocumented immigrant in the United States, and...
View ArticleIbrahim Cisse: The power of visibility
Growing up in Niamey, Niger, Ibrahim Cissé loved science. The youngest of five children, he was thrilled by the potential that experimentation provided for learning about and understanding the natural...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vincis Codex Leicester and the Power of Observation
His publications include Howard Post: Western Perspectives (2013) and Don Coen: The Migrant Series (2014).read more
View ArticleVilcek Foundation videos honored at the 25th Annual Webby Awards
The 2020 Vilcek Foundation Prizes video series has been recognized by the 25th Annual Webby Awards. The series—comprising 11 videos highlighting the recipients of the 2020 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation receives 2021 AIA Interior Architecture Award
Photo courtesy of ARO/Elizabeth Felicella The Vilcek Foundation has been honored with a 2021 AIA Interior Architecture Award. Bestowed by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the award...
View ArticleMarica Vilcek honored by NYU Institute of Fine Arts
New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts is renaming the Great Hall of the James B. Duke House in honor of Vilcek Foundation Cofounder, Vice Chairman & Secretary Marica Vilcek . Established in...
View ArticlePHDreamers Cofounders receive Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation announce Dr. Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn and Dr. Denisse Rojas Marquez as joint recipients of the 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation awards $100,000 prize to Dr. Katalin Kariko, immigrant...
Dr. Katalin Karikó is the recipient of the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology recognizing her research work that directly led to the development of the mRNA vaccines to combat...
View ArticleDr. Katalin Kariko receives 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence for pioneering...
Katalin Karikó, a senior vice president at BioNTech overseeing its mRNA work, in her home office in Rydal, Pennsylvania. Photo courtesy of Katalin Karikó & Jessica Kourkounis/The Boston...
View ArticleRalston Crawford: Air + Space + War exhibition opens at Brandywine
Map , c. 1940s, Commercial print on paper. Collection of John Crawford. © Ralston Crawford Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.read more
View ArticleGreat Immigrants, Great Americans: Honoring outstanding leadership
Each year, as the United States prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July, the Carnegie Corporation announces a list of immigrant Americans honored as part of their Great Immigrants, Great Americans...
View ArticleDr. Denisse Rojas Marquez: DACA was the answer
Denisse Rojas Marquez sitting in the Guggenheim Pavilion of Mount Sinai Hospital. Photo courtesy of Denisse Rojas Marquez/Benjamin Hong.read more
View ArticleVilcek Foundation Awards $250,000 in Prizes to Immigrant Scientists
The Vilcek Foundation announces the recipients of the 2022 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science, totaling $250,000. Awarded annually, the prizes honor the contributions of foreign-born...
View ArticleThe Coloring Book of Latinx Artists
The Vilcek Foundation worked with curator Rita Gonzalez, illustrator Paula Kinsel, and Merrell Publishers to develop The Coloring Book of Latinx Artists . This vibrant new coloring book features line...
View ArticleMarsden Hartley returns to Maine
Marsden Hartley, the self-proclaimed “painter from Maine,” spent much of his life traveling far from his New England roots. As a lifelong wanderer, the places he lived and the objects he collected took...
View ArticleImmigrant scientists announced among HHMI Investigators
The Vilcek Foundation is honored to announce that Sun Hur, Martin Jonikas, and Mikhail G. Shapiro have been named among the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) 2021 cohort of Investigators.read more
View ArticleBiophysicist Ibrahim Cisse receives prestigious MacArthur Fellowship
The Vilcek Foundation congratulates biophysicist Ibrahim Cissé on his receipt of a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship. Awarded by the MacArthur Foundation, the fellowships are awarded ‘to talented individuals...
View ArticleThe Vilcek Foundation is delighted to host Almada as a featured filmmaker as...
Users debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, where Almada won the Directing Award for U.S. Documentary. In this visually arresting and meditative film, urgent global issues like climate change and...
View ArticleCall for Nominations: The 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
The Vilcek Foundation and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to announce an open call for nominations for the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare. Nominations will be accepted...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation announces support for artist Yasuo Nomura
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce a new partnership with Japanese-born visual artist Yasuo Nomura. The foundation has made a commitment to support Nomura’s work on two conceptual projects,...
View ArticleBreaking More Barriers: Vilcek-Gold Award recipients speak at AAMC
Drs. Denisse Rojas Marquez and Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn with their 2021 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare trophies. Photo courtesy of the AAMC. On November 9, 2021, Drs. Jirayut “New”...
View ArticleDayton Art Institute opens Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War
Ralston Crawford, , 1944 “Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War” is the second major solo exhibition of artwork by the American Modernist presented by the Vilcek Foundation. This landmark exhibition will...
View ArticleHani Goodarzi: A multidisciplinary approach to cancer biology
Cancer biologist Hani Goodarzi receives the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for his multidisciplinary approach which incorporates data science, computational biology, and...
View ArticleMarkita del Carpio Landry: Representation and responsibility in STEM
A nanobiotechnologist and an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, del Carpio Landry grew up in Quebec, Canada, in a multicultural household helmed by her Bolivian mother and...
View ArticleHarris Wang: Using synthetic biology to understand our world
Harris Wang ’s independent thinking and drive have established him as one of the premier synthetic biologists in the United States. The MIT and Harvard alumnus is a principal investigator and associate...
View ArticleTatiana Desardouin: The goal is to be a culture bearer
Tatiana Desardouin is the founder, choreographer, and artistic director of Passion Fruit Dance Company. She receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for her presentation of hip-hop and...
View ArticleLeonardo Sandoval: Finding rhythm in the citys soundscape
Leonardo Sandoval was born in Piracicaba, São Paolo, Brazil. A tap dancer and percussive dancer, Sandoval receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for his dynamic choreography that...
View ArticleSoledad Barrio: When I dance, I am my true self
Soledad Barrio receives the Vilcek Prize in Dance for her commitment to the growth and evolution of flamenco through her leadership with Noche Flamenca, and for the creative vision and technical...
View ArticleKatalin Kariko: The sacrifices and successes of immigrant scientists
Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Karikó receives the 2022 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Biotechnology for her scientific leadership. The award is bestowed on Karikó for her pioneering research into...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation acquires Christos Wrapped Oil Barrels (1958)
The Vilcek Foundation recently acquired Christo’s Wrapped Oil Barrels (1958), the third work by the artist to be included in the Vilcek Collection. Wrapped Oil Barrels recalls the inception of a...
View ArticleNari Ward: Home of the Brave
A new exhibition, Nari Ward: Home of the Brave features works and installations by the Jamaican-born artist that examine concepts of immigration and belonging in the United States. Curated by Vilcek...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation supports Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery
The Vilcek Foundation has partnered with the School for Advanced Research to develop a new exhibition, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery . The exhibition features works from the Vilcek...
View ArticleDr. Mona Fouad receives 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare
In 2017, Dr. Fouad was elected to the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors given to a physician or scientist in the United States.read more
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