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Eyes on the Prize – A Big One

Not feeling much love these days at your restaurant job? We’ve got a prestigious and lucrative...

Defecting to Great Scientific Success

The saga of Jan Vilcek, professor of microbiology at New York University’s Langone Medical...

Transcript of Ellis Rubinstein’s speech

Ellis Rubinstein, President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences, presents 2008 Vilcek Prize in biomedical research to Dr. Inder Verma during the Vilcek Foundation's third annual awards dinner

Interview with Ian Gamazon, writer, director, cinematographer, and editor of LIVING IN SEDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES

You won’t want to miss LIVING IN SEDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES, a visually striking film with many beautifully executed visual tricks. It is being screened tonight, October 18, at the Hawaii International Film Festival.

Laurent Barthelemy: “I want to tell stories that make us hopeful for the future”

The Vilcek Foundation shares the French-born filmmaker’s feature documentary "Finding Satoshi" at the 2022 Hawai’i International Film Festival.

A printed photograph of Satoshi being held by a man in a blue plaid shirt.

Centering Voices from the Fringe: Shih-Ching Tsou

The Vilcek Foundation hosts Taiwanese American filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou as part of the New American Perspectives program at Hawai’i International Film Festival.

A headshot of Shih-Ching Tsou in a sleeveless white cowl-neck sweater.

José Andrés Talks Awards, Italy’s Backwards Politics, and New Restaurants

March 4, 2010 - José Andrés, the now-stateside Ferran Adria protégé has...

Ruth Lehmann: “There’s always another question… there’s always more to find out”

Molecular and cellular biologist Ruth Lehmann receives the Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science for her research and leadership in the field.

A portrait of Ruth Lehmann in a black blazer as she stands on a bridge over the Charles River.

Meleko Mokgosi

Meleko Mokgosi receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Fine Arts for paintings that rely on intensive research, reflection, and conversation in order to address widespread misrepresentation of Africa and Africans, and to accurately portray the continent’s complex social and political realities.

Portrait of Meleko Mokgosi

The Good Old Days: Nite Yun Revives Cambodia’s Golden Era

Nyum Bai, the bright, cheery restaurant founded by Creative Promise Prizewinner Nite Yun, is a testament to overcoming hardships.

A photo of Nite Yun