Kivanc Birsoy: I feel like I contributeat leastto the understanding of this...
Kivanç Birsoy grew up in Turkey amid political instability. His parents, both government workers, encouraged him at a young age to become a physician. Kivanç’s family hoped that a career in medicine...
View ArticleYaa Gyasi: History is an Ongoing Story
Yaa Gyasi was born in Mampong, Ghana, and moved to the United States at the age of 2. Her father is a French professor, whose pursuit of a PhD led Yaa and her family to move to the United States; her...
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View ArticleViviana Gradinaru was raised by her parents and grandparents in a farming...
In secondary school, she participated in local and national physics competitions. She ultimately was accepted to the University of Bucharest on the basis of her outstanding performance in physics...
View ArticleCelebrating the 2020 Vilcek Foundation Prizewinners
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged organizations to consider how they approach their work, making it necessary to adapt communications, programming, and events to uphold public health regulations...
View ArticleValeria Luiselli: I Am Always Moving Between Genres, Identities, and...
Valeria Luiselli was born in Mexico City. When she was 2, her family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, while her father—a diplomat—completed his PhD. Her father’s career would later move the family to Costa...
View ArticleThe Synchromists and Oscar Bluemner: The Sonnet Series
The Vilcek Foundation has recently launched two online exhibitions of works from the Vilcek Collection: ?The Synchromists?read more
View ArticlePermission to Be Wild: Scientists Reflect on the Vilcek Prizes
The Vilcek Foundation?s prizes program advances the foundation?s mission through direct support to foreign-born professionals in biomedical science and in the arts, in acknowledgment of the careers of...
View ArticleFormer Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy Receives Award
The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to announce Dr. Vivek Murthy, 19th Surgeon General of the United States, as the recipient of the 2020 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism...
View ArticleStronger Together: Supporting Upwardly Global
The Vilcek Foundation is collaborating with Upwardly Global to support their current campaign “Supporting Immigrants, Stronger Together.” A recent $10,000 grant from the Vilcek Foundation will support...
View ArticleSophia Tedesco Promoted to Administrator
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce that Sophia Tedesco has been promoted to administrator. In this role, Sophia will attend to human resource management, in-house bookkeeping, and all...
View ArticleOdili Donald Odita: From Periphery to Center
Odita’s interwoven blocks of color are derived from a variety of influences; from the vibrant wallpapers he grew up with in his Columbus, Ohio household, to the old-school methods of Jazz and Nigerian...
View ArticleNew research offers minimally invasive approach to deep brain stimulation
For her work on strategies that enable precise, minimally invasive alteration of nerves, Viviana Gradinaru is the 2020 grand prize winner of the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation . Her...
View ArticleMarsden Hartley: Adventurer in the Arts
Marsden Hartley (1877–1943) was proud to call himself an American artist, but he dreamed of travel to Europe, believing that he would learn more there than in his home state of Maine or even in New...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation Awards the 2021 Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Public...
New York, NY, September 8, 2020 — The Vilcek Prize for Excellence in Public Service is awarded to entrepreneur, author, and non-profit leader Andrew Yang . Born in the United States to immigrants from...
View Article2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science Recognize Immigrant...
New York, NY, September 8, 2020 — The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in Biomedical Science. Awarded annually, these awards—comprising the...
View ArticleVilcek Foundation Awards $250,000 in Prizes to Immigrant Filmmakers
New York, NY, September 8, 2020 — The Vilcek Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2021 Vilcek Foundation Prizes in the arts and humanities, awarded this year to immigrants who have made...
View ArticleVilcek Prizewinners and the 2020 TIME 100
Celebrating cultural icons, political leadership, scientific discovery, and leading artists, the TIME 100 recognition has become synonymous with greatness. The list of candidates considered for the...
View ArticleJan Vilcek introduces Andrew Yang at NYC Media Lab Summit
The NYC Media Lab is a consortium of educational institutions in New York City that facilitates prototyping projects across a wide range of disciplines and programs.read more
View ArticleBe a Good Ancestor: The Michela Martello Coloring Book
Content Disclaimer: Be a Good Ancestor: The Michela Martello Coloring Book includes images and artwork that portray nudity and themes that may be objectionable to some.read more
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