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Thank you Mala Murthy, Ph.D., for presenting her talk, "From Connectome to Computation: Linking Circuits and Behavior in the Fly" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations to the National Wildlife Federation on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Sacred Grounds project, which will partner with five Prince George’s County congregations to reduce emissions and install pollinator gardens.

Thank you Kevin Yackle, M.D., Ph.D. for presenting his talk, "Intentional control of breathing by emotional learning" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Thank you Sarah Ackerman, Ph.D., for presenting her talk, "Activity-dependent regulation of circuit dynamics by astrocytes" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Thank you Brady Weissbourd, Ph.D. for presenting his talk "Mechanisms of robustness in jellyfish neural networks" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Thank you Lu Sun, Ph.D. for presenting his talk, "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Governing Neuron-Glial Interactions" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations to NCTQ on receiving a grant to create a literacy implementation working group of state leaders, pilot a new high quality instructional materials analysis of teacher prep programs, and continue work to leverage the 2026 Teacher Prep Review to improve teacher prep programs.

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Great teachers change lives. NCTQ improves educational outcomes for millions of children by engaging with states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs to strengthen and diversify the…

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Thank you Ken Loh, Ph.D., for presenting his research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience.

Thank you Fenna Krienen, Ph.D., for presenting her talk, "Cellular Innovations in Primate Brains" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @fennak.bsky.social

Thank you Brittany Needham, Ph.D. for presenting her talk "Gut Bacterial Signals that Influence Myelination Patterns" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations Emilia Cardenas, Ph.D., recipient of a 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent Depression Fellowship for the project, "Maternal Depression, Reward Processing, and Parenting Effects on Child Internalizing Risk." @efcardenas.bsky.social

Congratulations Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Ph.D., recipient of a 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Transformation of Mental Health Care grant for the project, "Linking Teens to Mental Health Care Through Digital Innovations."

Thank you Hume Stroud, Ph.D. for presenting his talk, "Epigenetic regulation in brain health and disease" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations to the Center for Rural Affairs on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Agrivoltaics and Rural Solar Development project, which will provide rural stakeholders with renewable energy siting and implementation guidance.

Congratulations to @buildingdecarb.org on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Empowering Local Governments in California to Electrify project, which helps local governments adopt building codes that facilitate the transition to heat pumps.

Driving the future of electrification

Americans need safer, healthier, more affordable energy. The Building Decarbonization Coalition (BDC) is harnessing the power of coalition to forge paths for effective upgrades that power homes and bu...

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Health care providers in the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health pilot ‘Improving Maternal Mental Health by Embedding Community Health Workers in Obstetric Settings’ talk about the importance intervening early. www.kcra.com/article/dign...

New Dignity Health program helps identify mental health risks for pregnant and postpartum women

A new maternal mental health initiative in the Sacramento region is already helping connect pregnant and postpartum women with critical support services, according to Dignity Health.

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Congratulations to @ctmirror.org, recipient of an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund general operating grant, on winning the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting with ProPublica for "On The Hook," an investigation into predatory practices in the towing industry impacting low-income CT residents.

CT Mirror wins first Pulitzer Prize for 'On the Hook' series

The series, produced with ProPublica, focused on how CT laws had come to favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents.

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Meet the 2026 Klingenstein Neuroscience Fellows! Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is pleased to welcome 13 highly promising, early career scientists conducting cutting-edge research. Each will receive $450K over 3 years and join us at our scientific conference.

Thank you SueYeon Chung, Ph.D., for presenting her talk, "Neural Population Geometry for Flexible Behavior" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @sueyeonchung.bsky.social

Thank you, Vikram Gadagkar, Ph.D., for presenting his talk, "Neural Mechanisms of Performance Evaluation in Singing Birds" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Thank you Ritchie Chen, Ph.D. for presenting his talk "Decoding and Targeting Epileptic Brain States" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations to the Center for Early Learning Funding Equity (CELFE) on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant to support two state teams participating in the 2026 Funding Design Institute, helping state leaders strengthen funding strategies that support children and families.

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Congratulations to the Institute for Child Success on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grant to support the Strong Nation Initiative, promoting investments in young children and families to strengthen child outcomes, public safety, and economic growth.

Thank you Yasmine El-Shamayleh, Ph.D. for presenting her talk, "Cortical Circuits for Perceiving the Shape of Visual Objects" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @elshamayleh.bsky.social

Thank you Yvette Fisher, Ph.D. for presenting her research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference

Thank you Emily Sylwestrak, Ph.D. for presenting her talk "Cell-Type Specific Encoding of Reward Prediction Errors" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

At the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Conference, Medical Students Alon Noy of Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and Sarah Benjamin of Tulane School of Medicine presented on their participation in Ballet For All Kids. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

NYC medical students help children with autism move, connect through free ballet course

Three medical students at NYC's Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are redefining and expanding the art of ballet through a free course for children with autism.

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Congratulations to Julia Feldman, Ph.D., recipient of a 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent ADHD Fellowship for her project, "Paternal Activation Parenting and Regulation of Young Children at Risk for ADHD." @julia-feldman.info

Congratulations to the ACLU Foundation on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grant to continue supporting efforts to defend early childhood education, including Head Start, and the rights of working parents. www.aclu.org

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The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarante...

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