Dana Foundation

10/08/2026

Emerging neurotechnologies can sound like science fiction. But evaluating them requires looking at the full picture and asking: What can these tools actually do? How might they be used, and who benefits?

In the latest episode of NeuroSociety Stories, Walter Koroshetz and Caroline Montojo explore these questions, discussing both the promise of emerging neurotechnologies and their ethical and societal implications.

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BcRJ1bxUc

10/07/2026

“UnRavelled, a new play by Jake Broder” tells the story of Anne Adams, a scientist turned painter, and Maurice Ravel, composer of the iconic Boléro. Both were affected by Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), and their stories reveal a surprising connection between neurological disease and creative expression.

Through live performance, music, and visual art, UnRavelled invites audiences to see dementia in a new light.

Performances are happening at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University in New York City October 23-24.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit: https://www.unravelledplay.com/

Learn about the Foundation’s support for UnRavelled Outreach, a program that brings neuroscience and art together to raise awareness of frontotemporal degeneration and support patients and caregivers: https://dana.org/article/unravelled-outreach-neuroscience-art-and-the-poetry-of-caregiving/

10/05/2026

Apply to the Dana Foundation’s Professional Development Awards! You can request up to $5,000 for a conference, workshop, coursework, or other interdisciplinary activity that furthers your training in neuroscience and society.

To be eligible for a professional development award, you must be:

➡️ Currently affiliated with an academic or non-profit institution in the United States.

➡️ Currently enrolled in a training program, or employed by a non-profit organization, as an undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, graduate, or post-doctoral trainee.

Applications are due November 6. The Foundation will host virtual office hours/Q&A sessions on October 15 at 6 pm ET and October 27 at 8 pm ET.

Learn more and apply here: https://on.dana.org/professional-dev-awards-2026

10/01/2026

Walter Koroshetz’s work across clinical care, research, and national leadership has given him a wide-ranging perspective on advances in neuroscience, as well as the societal questions surrounding emerging neurotechnologies.

Hear more in his interview with Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo in the latest episode of NeuroSociety Stories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8BcRJ1bxUc

09/24/2026

The Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge invites US colleges, universities, and their departments to develop academic reward systems that foster a collaborative, responsive, and transparent research environment.

Proposals are due January 8, 2027.

MA3 is organized by the Open Research Community Accelerator in partnership with the American Academy of Arts & Sciencesr and The Aspen Institute, with support from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Dana Foundation, Rita Allen Foundation, and RWJFoundation.

The first information session is taking place on September 29 at 1 pm ET. Learn more, register for information sessions, and apply here: https://www.ma3challenge.org/

Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge The Modernizing Academic Appointment and Advancement (MA3) Challenge invites proposals from U.S.-based accredited, tax-exempt colleges and universities to reimagine their academic hiring, review, promotion, and tenure (RPT) processes.....

09/24/2026

We're very happy to announce that SPAN2027 will be held at NYU on May 20-22, 2027. The conference will be hosted by the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness 🧠 A call for proposals will come soon!

09/23/2026

New tools are increasingly driving advances in neuroscience, with some already moving from research into patient care.

Closed-loop stimulation devices are one example. Supported in part by the BRAIN Initiative, these devices respond to brain activity in real time and are helping patients with conditions including Parkinson’s disease and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

09/16/2026

ICYMI: Walter Koroshetz, former director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and current senior advisor to the Dana Foundation, joins Foundation President Caroline Montojo on NeuroSociety Stories to reflect on the evolution of neuroscience over his career and the emerging neurotechnologies that hold great promise for treating neurological conditions while raising important ethical and societal questions.

Read more about his work and watch the full interview below.

For much of Walter Koroshetz, M.D.’s career, neurology was known as “diagnose and adios”—a bleak shorthand for a field that could identify neurological disorders but offer patients few treatment plans. Today, advances in gene therapy, brain-computer interfaces, and tools that can record and ...

09/15/2026

The IBRO (International Brain Research Organization) and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) have opened their calls for 2027 Brain Awareness Week grants. Interdisciplinary projects combining neuroscience with other fields such as the arts, law, and technology are encouraged.

Read our latest article to learn how past grantees have organized neuroscience outreach activities for people of all ages across the globe.

Brain Awareness Week is a global grass roots campaign that aims to foster enthusiasm for brain science, encourage dialogue between researchers and the public, and increase awareness of the importance of brain health. Scientists, educators, students, advocates, and brain-science enthusiasts all over....

09/14/2026

“Trust in science is not a simple problem, and it doesn’t have a simple solution. We need buy-in from all stakeholders, including scientists, clinicians, patients, communities, communicators, institutional leadership, and public health practitioners. A problem this complex demands that we approach it together — outside of silos, with a broad lens, and with humility.”

To further understanding of the issue, the Dana Foundation, Greenwall Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, and The Boston Foundation are supporting STAT’s new trust-in-science beat, which offers insight into the relationship between scientists and the public and helps inform the path forward.

In this STAT op-ed, Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo and Greenwall Foundation President Michelle Groman highlight other projects their foundations are funding to explore the many factors that shape trust in science and how it can be built and sustained.

“Messaging can’t substitute for the relational infrastructure needed for building and sustaining trust,” write Michelle Groman and Caroline Montojo.