#ChapterToo of our Neverending Story starts today. @ericschmidt and I are excited to announce the arrival of @SchmidtOcean 's #FalkorToo, a seafaring lab available to scientists around the world, for free.
Wendy Schmidt
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Wendy Schmidt
@wenschmidt
Philanthropist, investor, optimist.
@11thhourproject @smtpsf @SchmidtOcean @11thHourRacing @envisionrnc @weareagog and Schmidt Sciences
Joined January 2010
- I am extraordinarily proud of @11thHourTeam and all they have overcome. They did more than sail around the world. They carried the message of sustainability, with the singular focus of restoring ocean health. Today, the real winner of this race is the ocean.An unforgettable memory #TheOceanRace
00:00 - Congratulations to the 2024 cohort of @SchmidtFellows! We’re eager to see how you all approach problems anew, share insights with each other and the world and, we hope, go on to develop solutions to some of humanity's most pressing challenges. schmidtsciencefellows.org
- Scientists aboard @SchmidtOcean ’s Falkor (too) discovered four new deep-sea octopus species near Costa Rica
- We had high hopes for @SchmidtOcean 's new research vessel Falkor (too), and we could not have predicted what we'd find during our inaugural year. Mind-blowing discoveries on every expedition. Check it out. 2023annualreport.schmidtocean.org
00:00 - The Schmidt Center will be a global effort to combine life and data sciences to understand the language of life so people everywhere can live longer and healthier. @EricSchmidt and I are excited to support this work.We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Eric and Wendy #SchmidtCenter. Merging biology and machine learning to understand the programs of life, the Center will enable a new field of interdisciplinary research aimed at improving human health. broad.io/SchmidtCenterN…
- #WorldOceanDay is a good time to remember that every action we take on land, from the food we eat to clothes we wear, is connected to the ocean. More on that and the @circulareconomy by @ellenmacarthur and me.
- Excited that @SchmidtFutures was selected by @WhiteHouse to lead a new Quad Fellowship for grad students in STEM. Bringing together bright minds from our four countries will advance innovation and build a better future for all. Learn more: whitehouse.gov/briefingroom/s…
- Congratulations to the 24 winners! These communicators have taken the most complex of subjects and transformed them into accessible stories, cutting through jargon and disinformation and guiding us to a more profound understanding of our world.Congratulations to the 2023 recipients of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications! Learn more about the 2023 recipients: nationalacademies.org/news/2023/11/n… #scicomm
GIF - Congratulations to the first cohort of @risefortheworld Global Winners! @ericschmidt and I believe in supporting talent, and we're making a big bet that this community of young people will become a real force for change in the world.SURPRISE! Global initiative @risefortheworld supports bright teens of tomorrow through scholarships. gma.abc/3Bhan85
00:00 - Congratulations to the 2021 Schmidt Science Fellows! Eric and I can't wait to see how you work together, across disciplines, to make the world better!We're thrilled to announce the fourth cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, a group of 28 early-career scientists committed to harnessing interdisciplinary science to make a positive difference in the world. Meet the fellows & learn more here: schmidtfutures.com/eric-and-wendy…
- Glad to welcome @eric_braverman to direct our family office and continue to innovate in our philanthropic efforts. goo.gl/giRqnU
- The discoveries made on each @SchmidtOcean expedition reinforce the urgency of fully exploring our ocean.
- Less than 1% of U.S. philanthropic dollars have gone to Indigenous people in the past 20 years. That's why we're so excited to continue and grow our support through the Schmidt Family Foundation's new Indigenous Communities grantmaking program. 11thhourproject.org/the-schmidt-fa…
