October 12, 2023

A Message from Henry & Susan Samueli

We are horrified and deeply saddened by the barbaric attack that took place in Israel. We stand firmly and unequivocally with Israel, with those who have been killed or harmed, with those who’ve been called to serve in Israel’s defense, and for those on the frontlines caring for the injured. Gratefully, our Israel-based family, friends, and colleagues are physically unharmed.

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November 1, 2022

14-year-old Develops Robotic Hand to Help with Disaster Recovery; Wins $25,000 Top Award at the Broadcom MASTERS

Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science today announced that Thomas Aldous, 14, from Pittsburgh, Penn., won the coveted $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize, the top award in the Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation’s premier science and engineering competition for middle school students. Thomas impressed the judges with his leadership style, collaborative spirit, and innovative research project. He designed and developed a robotic hand that can be used in situations that might be too dangerous for humans, like a natural disaster.

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September 1, 2022

Announcing Trans Justice Funding Project’s 2022 Grantees!

The Trans Justice Funding Project (TJFP) is pleased to announce that in their tenth year of grantmaking, TJFP’s 2022 grantmaking fellows awarded $1.25 MILLION dollars in grants to 204 trans-led grassroots groups, projects, and organizations doing amazing, creative, and groundbreaking trans justice work across the US and US territories. Including the groups that received a ReUp for this year, that’s $1.9 million dollars going out to 355 groups. Find out more through their 2022 grantee directory page, and see the full list here.

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