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National Geographic Investigation on Endangered Fish of the Mekong Wins One World Media Award

by BAND | Aug 1, 2019 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation

Media reporting on biodiversity loss often focuses on high-profile animals like elephants, rhinos and tigers.  Less well known are the dramatic declines facing a range of other species, many of which play critical ecological roles and have profound importance for...

Southeastern Grasslands Initiative featured on Yale e360

by BAND | Jul 2, 2019 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation

Prior to European settlement, the landscape of the Southeastern United States was a mosaic of many habitat types, including significant and varied grasslands.  These grasslands and the rich biodiversity they contain have been greatly diminished due to development,...

Epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease: Overlapping mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities?

by BAND | Feb 6, 2019 | Epilepsy Care, Grants in Focus

It has long been understood that seizures can occur in people with Alzheimer’s, and this has been considered a potential factor in the progression of Alzheimer’s dementia.  However, the links between Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy are poorly understood.  With...

BAND Grant Featured in American Academy of Pediatrics Journal

by BAND | Feb 9, 2017 | Epilepsy Care, Grants in Focus

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy related mortality, yet remains poorly understood and hidden in the shadows.  Despite its significance, health care providers are reluctant to discuss SUDEP and offer strategies that could...

Mara Lion Project Develops New Methodology for Assessing Lion Populations

by BAND | Dec 15, 2016 | Grants in Focus, Nature Conservation

The BAND Foundation supports the Mara Lion Project (MLP), which seeks to answer scientific questions essential to the conservation of lions in Kenya’s Maasai Mara ecosystem and to inform lion conservation more broadly.  A fundamental challenge has been to...
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