The Huo Family Foundation

For the month of July, we had the pleasure of speaking with Nitya Nadgir, who started a two-year fellowship at Princeton University’s Princeton Center for Information Technology Policy in 2023. She told us about her interdisciplinary undergraduate studies at Tufts University, the research projects she is collaborating on at CITP, and her thoughts on AI.   Read more at the link below! #AI #science #technology #society #philanthropy #research https://lnkd.in/gJwzCW5j

Following our June board meeting, the Huo Family Foundation is pleased to confirm funding for four grants, furthering its mission to support education, communities and the pursuit of knowledge. HFF continues to support education in China through a renewed grant to Teach for China. It is also delighted to continue its partnership with Tate, the National Portrait Gallery, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art through exhibition support. Read more about our giving and the upcoming sponsored exhibitions at the link below. #philanthropy #thearts #finearts #exhibitions #education https://lnkd.in/ei2_am9n

This month, we spoke with Dávid Puskás, the 4th scholar of the P.C. Ho Studentship at the University of Cambridge, who is pursuing a PhD in Astrophysics. He discussed his early days competing in the national Olympiads, his time studying Physics at UCL, and his current research work with the James Webb Space Telescope Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey team. Read more at the link below! #physics #astrophysics #JWST #philanthropy #research #sciences https://lnkd.in/gPMPvnpJ

Ahead of the opening of the Natural History Museum’s exhibition "Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre" next Friday, we are pleased to share our May conversation with Head of Exhibitions & Galleries, CHARLOTTE STONE, and Exhibitions & Interpretation Manager, Susan Holmes. Charlotte and Susan spoke with us about the museum’s team of 300 scientists, the idea behind the Birds exhibition, and how the show aims to bring attention to the current plight of birds and the state of the natural world. Read the full conversation at the link below! #science #birds #conservation #london #philanthropy https://lnkd.in/ed6NmDf6

For this month’s edition of In Conversation With, we were delighted to speak with David Breslin, Curator in Charge of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Modern and Contemporary Art Department and the new Tang Wing. David Breslin talked about his early love of the arts, his time co-curating the Whitney Museum of American Art's Biennial in the midst of the pandemic, and the tremendous task of curating The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new wing with architect Frida Escobedo. Read more about the conversation at the link below! https://lnkd.in/eucXv4JQ   #arts #modern #contemporary #philanthropy #nyc

For our March edition of in Conversation With, we spoke with Sarah Howgate, Senior Curator of Contemporary Collections at the National Portrait Gallery, about the museum’s current exhibition "The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure." She discussed her journey through the commercial and visual worlds and 23 years at the National Portrait Gallery, the background for the exhibition spearheaded by Ekow Eshun, and some of the key themes of the show. Read more at the link below! #arts #figuration #London #philanthropy #visualarts https://lnkd.in/ewkgUDhz

We're hiring! The Huo Family Foundation is seeking to recruit a Research Director to help establish a programme of grant-giving to scientific research, with an initial focus on the impact of digital technology on adolescent brain development.   See the link below for more info on the role.   #digitaltechnology #mentalhealth #braindevelopment #research https://lnkd.in/eKn7-gXQ

We're #hiring! The Huo Family Foundation is seeking to recruit a Research Director to help establish a programme of grant-giving to scientific research, with an initial focus on the impact of digital technology on adolescent brain development.   See the link below for more info on the role.   #digitaltechnology #mentalhealth #braindevelopment #research https://lnkd.in/g2q-BRFy

Earlier this month, we had the pleasure of speaking with Sixian Lu, one of 7 PhD students at 复旦大学 selected in Autumn 2022 for the International Visiting Scholars programme. We spoke about her experience studying at the University of California, Berkeley for a year, her dissertation on Academies of Classical Learning during the last decades of the Qing dynasty in China, and the highlights of studying at 复旦大学 and abroad. Read more at the link below! #berkeley #research #history #philanthropy https://lnkd.in/e63M_yiP

For our January feature, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Jane Desborough, Keeper of the Science Collection at the Science Museum Group and curator of the museum's exhibition launching this evening, Zimingzhong: Clockwork Treasures from China’s Forbidden City. She told us about her museum experiences and Ph.D. research, the story behind the show, and a few of her favourite pieces. Read more at the link below! #sciences #timepieces #exhibitions #london #clockwork https://lnkd.in/ezv4WkCh