The composer and playwright talks about career-defining projects, how Beacon became home and the call that changed everything ...

The award-winning author of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ returns with a new novel, ‘The Emperor of Gladness’ ...

I noticed that the MacArthur “Genius” Awards were announced recently and I am happy for all those new MacArthur Fellows — how wonderful to be recognized for this distinct honor and to receive a ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of “The Serviceberry,” offers ideas rooted in nature for creating sharing economies as a way to ...

Pandemic prevention system wins $100 million award to expand surveillance in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

The Cameroonian professor made the Time most influential list in 2025 and saw the project he co-founded receive $100m for its virus detection work. Now he is on a mission to transform Africa’s genomic ...

Knight Foundation President and CEO Maribel Pérez Wadsworth on why philanthropic organizations must learn to move at the ...

The introduction of new regulations, emerging technologies, and the growing popularity of ‘pre-loved’ goods could play a part ...

A surge of emergency funding emerged as US-based foundations attempted to tackle the growing food insecurity crisis, ...

The European Parliament voted Dec. 17 in favor of a resolution supporting the creation of a new fund intended to expand ...

From the storms of his childhood to the mysteries of a warming atmosphere, 2025 MacArthur Fellow Ángel Francisco Adames Corraliza is unlocking the secrets of the tropics, one discovery at a time.

In 2024, in a story I wrote for this newspaper about a glam L.A. event, I name-checked “ 'The Color Purple' star Cynthia Erivo.” ...