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At Athena Film Festival at Barnard College for a reading of an excerpt from SloanPublic script “A Bridge Between Us” by Gina Hackett, about a woman engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge, as well as the STEM Showcase of “Spacewoman,” about the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle


I’m with SloanPublic Development Award winner Gina Hackett & Athena Film Festival’s Umbreen Bhatti & Melissa Silverstein at Barnard College for a reading of an excerpt from Hackett’s “A Bridge Between Us,” about a woman who takes over as head engineer for the Brooklyn Bridge


I’m headed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for a SloanPublic conference co-hosted by The Aspen Institute & The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social on “Building Trust in Science for a More Informed Future,” about combatting misinformation, threats AI may pose & best practices for science communication aspeninstitute.org/events/buildin…


My latest SloanPublic program updates! sloan.org/storage/app/me… Our wonderful grantees include: EST National Book Foundation Ramona Ausubel Ed Yong is not here Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Institute Cristina Costantini Nicole Perlman Cady Coleman ASAKO GLADSJO Museum of the Moving Image Athena Film Festival TIFF WCSFP



I'm at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the SloanPublic Senior Congressional Staff Seminar on The Future of AI, a 3-day event to improve the technological literacy of govt staffers. Panels address strengths/limitations of LLMs, AI’s potential in transportation/healthcare & its role in national security


Critical Condition: Health in Black America," a SloanPublic NOVA | PBS doc, premieres tonight at 9pm. The film uncovers underlying causes of racial health disparities in America, from false beliefs in modern medicine to damaging life experiences pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vide…

🌌🎬 This weekend #FilmIndependent, in partnership with the Sloan Foundation, is holding the #SloanSummit25 to bring together over 100 award-winning filmmakers, scientists and scholars. Stay tuned for livestreamed events and learn more #ontheblog: filmindependent.org/blog/we-are-re…


As #SloanSummit25 launches TOMORROW #ontheblog we’re looking back at some of our favorite SloanPublic supported films. Head to sloanfilmsummit.org for more info about the weekend. ✨ See the list here: filmindependent.org/blog/sloan-sum…


I'm headed to the 2025 triennial #SloanFilmSummit, hosted in partnership w/ Film Independent, to celebrate the SloanPublic film program! With 100+ grantees & partners in attendance, the Summit will include networking opportunities, panels & screenings indiewire.com/news/general-n…








So grateful to partner with SloanPublic for #SloanSummit25! 💚 Film Independent’s Acting President Brenda Robinson at tonight’s screening of ‘Love Me’.

Excited to share the SloanPublic / MTC play "Eureka Day" won The Tony Awards in the coveted "Best Revival of a Play" category! The award was accepted by playwright Jonathan Spector & MTC artistic director Lynne Meadow. Lead actress Jessica Hecht was also nominated.
