The David and Lucile Packard Foundation https://www.packard.org/ A Just Society Where People & Planet Flourish Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.packard.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-packard-foundation-favicon-32x32.png The David and Lucile Packard Foundation https://www.packard.org/ 32 32 The Packard Foundation Welcomes Steve Bullock to Its Board of Trustees https://www.packard.org/insights/news/the-packard-foundation-welcomes-steve-bullock-to-its-board-of-trustees/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:34:41 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702975 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Bullock to its Board of Trustees.  Bullock is a lawyer, former Montana Attorney General, and two-term Governor of Montana. Throughout his career, he has been committed to protecting public interest, defending democratic institutions, and bridging political divides to advance practical solutions. … Continued

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]]> America at 250: A Time to Imagine, Not Just Reflect https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/america-at-250-a-time-to-imagine-not-just-reflect/ Tue, 19 May 2026 16:05:30 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702850 As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, this is a moment to shift our perspective from nostalgia to imagination. At its best, the American project has always involved reinvention: expanding who belongs, whose needs matter, and what our citizens and institutions can make possible. That drive toward a better future is … Continued

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]]> These Robotic Jellyfish Could Help Us Better Understand the Ocean https://www.packard.org/insights/fellow-story/these-robotic-jellyfish-could-help-us-better-understand-the-ocean/ Mon, 18 May 2026 19:55:32 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702729 The deep ocean is notoriously difficult to study. Collecting data with underwater drones requires immense power, and reaching its depths means navigating crushing pressure and total darkness. Inspired by creatures like jellyfish, sharks, and rays that already navigate the ocean with ease, Nicole Xu, a 2025 Packard Fellow at the University of Colorado Boulder, and her team are building bio-inspired robots to monitor the ocean and track the effects of climate change. These … Continued

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]]> Foundation Newsletter, May 2026 https://www.packard.org/insights/news/foundation-newsletter-may-2026/ Thu, 07 May 2026 21:02:02 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2703010 The post Foundation Newsletter, May 2026 appeared first on The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

]]> 2025 Impact Report https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/2025-impact-report/ Wed, 06 May 2026 16:34:39 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702991 The post 2025 Impact Report appeared first on The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

]]> U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Is A Devastating Setback for Voting Rights https://www.packard.org/insights/perspective/u-s-supreme-court-ruling-is-a-devastating-setback-for-voting-rights/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:24:08 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702620 Today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on one of our nation’s most important civil rights protections, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, is a devastating step backward for a representative and inclusive democracy. For decades, the Voting Rights Act has been a cornerstone of efforts to ensure that all people — regardless of race or … Continued

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]]> New Emergency Relief Fund Helps Packard Fellows Continue Research https://www.packard.org/insights/news/new-emergency-relief-fund-helps-packard-fellows-continue-research/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:53:19 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702431 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the Packard Fellows Emergency Relief Fund, a $3.3 million rapid-response initiative created to support Packard Fellows affected by recent shifts in federal research funding.  Administered by the Science Philanthropy Alliance, the fund was created to preserve the postdoctoral workforce by providing short-term … Continued

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]]> New Partnership Connects Health Care and Child Care for Oakland’s Expecting Families https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/new-partnership-connects-health-care-and-child-care-for-oaklands-expecting-families/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:24:37 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702194 The weeks before a baby arrives can be filled with one long checklist of questions for mothers and caregivers.  What doctors do I need to meet with?  When do those appointments need to be scheduled?   How do I find child care once the baby arrives? And how will I afford it?  What will I do if my housing becomes an issue? Or if my baby … Continued

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]]> How One Bold Idea for Birth Control Became a National Lifeline https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/how-one-bold-idea-for-birth-control-became-a-national-lifeline/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:47:11 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702208 In the late 1990s and early 2000s, leaders across local Planned Parenthood health clinics saw a crisis coming and needed a solution if they were to continue providing birth control to their patients.  Contraceptives were getting more expensive every year, and they saw a future when Planned Parenthood clinics wouldn’t be able to afford to purchase them at a reasonable cost so they could provide them … Continued

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]]> This MBARI Expedition Reveals Impacts of Climate Change on the Antarctic Seafloor https://www.packard.org/insights/grantee-story/this-mbari-expedition-reveals-impacts-of-climate-change-on-the-antarctic-seafloor/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:50:10 +0000 https://www.packard.org/?p=2702022 MBARI scientists recently returned from a seven-day expedition in Antarctica exploring how groundwater and gases like methane are moving under the seafloor are impacted by a rapidly warming polar environment. Working aboard the Spanish polar research vessel Hespérides, the team focused on the Bransfield Basin in the northern Western Antarctic Peninsula, a region that is experiencing some of the fastest warming in the Southern Hemisphere. Their work was … Continued

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