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Lingua Franca: Immigrant Experiences and Representation

A panel discussion with filmmaker Isabel Sandoval, moderated by Ricardo Aca, with Rose Cuison-Villazor, Allegra Love, and Jhett Tolentino.

A film still of Olivia, a Filipina trans woman, looking off-screen while sitting by a coffee table.

Vilcek Prizewinner Spotlight: Thomas Jessell

“Sometimes you look back in life and think of the fortunate events that have happened that were beyond your control and design,” says British-born neuroscientist Thomas Jessell. For Tom, arriving at Harvard Medical School in 1978 for a Harkness postdoctoral fellowship with renowned scientist Gerald Fischbach was one such fortunate event.

Breaking More Barriers: Vilcek-Gold Award recipients speak at AAMC

Immigrant physicians Jirayut “New” Latthivongskorn and Denisse Rojas Marquez advocate for more equitable healthcare systems at the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The Accidental Getaway Driver: A powerful meditation on isolation and humanity

The Vilcek Foundation presents Sing J. Lee’s The Accidental Getaway Driver as part of New American Perspectives at HIFF 2023.

A still with two men standing at the front of an old gold car.

Bust to Boom: Mikhail Shapiro Parlays Failure into Discovery

Creative Promise Prizewinner Mikhail Shapiro has the dot-com crash to thank for his exemplary scientific career.

Mikhail G. Shapiro with students at the California Institute of Technology

Aviv Regev

Aviv Regev is an honoree for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science.

Tatiana Desardouin

Tatiana Desardouin receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Dance for her presentation of hip-hop and house dance that brings the vernacular tradition of these genres in the Black diaspora to her performances, choreography, and artistic direction.

Portrait of Tatiana Desardouin

Rick Kinsel accepts TCG award commending work promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

On Monday, November 14, theatre artists and sponsors gathered in New York City’s Edison Ballroom for the Theatre Communications Group’s annual gala and fundraiser.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Flint Whistleblower, Receives Inaugural Award for Immigrant Healthcare Leaders

The Vilcek Foundation and The Arnold P. Gold Foundation are pleased to announce the creation of a new joint award, the Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare, and its inaugural recipient, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha.

Mona Hanna-Attisha, holding a heart-shaped award, stands on a stage with a blue backdrop of the AAMC.

Vilcek Foundation President Rick Kinsel Joins NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts Board of Trustees

The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce that President Rick Kinsel will join the board of trustees of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts.

Headshot of Vilcek Foundation President, Rick Kinsel.