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Shirley and her husband Jason had a plan for the birth of their baby. When Shirley went into labor, they would go to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. They just hadn’t planned on going so soon. But when Shirley’s water broke just 24 weeks into her pregnancy, confused and worried, they rushed to Packard … Continued
Today we are delighted to announce the 2022 class of Packard Fellows, a group of 20 innovative early-career scientists and engineers who are boldly pursuing new areas of research.
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This is a dark day in America, marking one of the most consequential setbacks to women’s rights in decades. Today the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in a case originating in Mississippi. As a result, we have now lost the right to make our own health care decisions – a right supported by … Continued
Meg Caldwell
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The albatross is a magnificent but elusive creature that spends much of its life airborne and at sea. If you have been fortunate enough to see one of these winged giants in flight, it is an image that stays with you. With the largest wingspan of any bird, the wandering albatross can cover up to … Continued
The ocean makes life on our planet possible. It delivers the oxygen we breathe, regulates our climate, and provides food for billions of people. Ocean health and human well-being are inseparable – and yet they are at a shared Continued overfishing and climate change are putting pressure on the ocean and damaging its ability to sustain … Continued
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has appointed Dr. Celeste Nelson, a Chemical and Biological Engineer at Princeton University, to the Advisory Panel of the Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Dr. Nelson is a 2008 Packard Fellow and joins the prestigious group of scientists and engineers responsible for selecting a class of Fellows each … Continued
A CONVERSATION WITH RACHEL KERESTES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE IS US, ON HOW A MORE INCLUSIVE DEFINITION OF WHO A SCIENTIST IS CHANGES EVERYTHING. If you want to advance support for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and its use in public policy, you have to make it relevant to a wide segment of … Continued
This International Women’s Day, the Packard Foundation joins the global challenge to #BreakTheBias by imagining a gender equal world: a world where people of all genders are valued, supported, and able to meaningfully contribute to their communities. When women and girls, in all their diversity, have the resources and power to make decisions about their … Continued
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Women and gender-diverse people play a critical role in the seafood industry – 50 percent of workers that bring seafood to global markets are women according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Despite this, systemic inequities – including lack of legal protections, limited political representation, and underrepresentation in company … Continued
Xiao-Wei Wang
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What if scientists were only limited by their curiosity and not by gender? Women are typically awarded smaller research grants than their male colleagues and, while they represent 33.3% of all researchers, only 12% of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine members are women, according to the U.N. Today, on International Day of … Continued
