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Age-related neurological and psychiatric diseases—including dementia, stroke, and late-life depression (LLD)—remain a major and growing public health challenge, as the global population over age 60 is expected to double by 2050.

The Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF) is launching a new funding cycle for the Breakthrough Sarcoidosis Initiative in partnership with the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC). The Ann...

As leaders gather in New York for the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this September, the world is also marking the midpoint of the UN’s Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030). The initiative calls on nations to work together to support...

You’ve spent 17 years of your career at Yamaha Motor Company. How has your ability to adapt to disruptions shaped your current role at Yamaha Motor Ventures? Throughout my tenure at Yamaha Motor Company, I’ve led diverse teams across...

The Milken Institute is pleased to announce the inaugural Steering Committee members of the Women’s Health Network, a global collaborative that collates, elevates, and advances existing and new efforts in women’s health research and...

In September 2025, the Kissick Family Foundation, in partnership with the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), awarded four two-year grants to basic and early-stage translational research...

September 15, 2025 (Washington, DC)—The Kissick Family Foundation, in partnership with the  Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), today announced that the Kissick Family Foundation...

The Kissick Family Foundation Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Grant Program, in partnership with the Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), is accepting letters of intent now through Monday...

Media Preview: Sept. 17; 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WASHINGTON, DC—September 10, 2025—The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, a cultural institution focused on illuminating pathways to opportunity for all, opens September 20. The...