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From Guest-Curated Displays to Unrealized Projects, the V&A Announces New Details on the David Bowie Centre – Opening at V&A

Today, the V&A announces its David Bowie Centre, opening 13 September 2025 at V&A East Storehouse, will feature an exclusive guest-curated display by multi-award-winning musician, producer, songwriter and David Bowie-collaborator, Nile Rodgers, and Brit Award-winning indie rock band, The Last Dinner Party. These intimate selections from Bowie's archive offer new perspectives on one of the most iconic creatives of all time and sit alongside a series of other mini curated displays and installations exploring Bowie’s creative legacy and lasting influence. V&A East Storehouse’s free to access David Bowie Centre will be the new home of David Bowie’s Archive, made possible thanks to the David Bowie Estate and a generous donation from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and Warner Music Group.

Eight Translational Biotech Projects Selected for 2025 Blavatnik Accelerator Awards

The Blavatnik Fund for Innovation at Yale is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2025 Accelerator Awards, mid-cycle awards that support generating data for early-stage Yale life science research not typically funded by traditional research grants. This year’s awardees—eight research teams from across Yale—are addressing urgent challenges in cancer, ALS, inflammatory bowel disease, cardiovascular conditions, and rare genetic disorders and include innovative AI driven approaches to deliver faster drug development and better clinical trial outcomes.

No politics, No Exceptions: Feeding Every Family with Dignity

When a successful organization has been in existence for almost 250 years, helping those in need, one is understandably reluctant to change its name. After all, why spoil a good thing? Such is the case with Colel Chabad, the oldest continually operating charity in Israel, founded in 1788 by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Colel Chabad has become one of Israel’s most essential organizations, offering a broad range of programs, which include soup kitchens, daycare centers, medical rehabilitation centers, mental health clinics, and much more. Its largest program is its Food Security Initiative, part of the Blavatnik Food Bank of Israel. It has developed a partnership with the Israeli government that reaches 40,000 families each month, helping to ensure their food security. Food security is defined as the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

Blavatnik Family Foundation Makes $25 Million Donation to USC to Build Virtual Production Center

The family foundation of longtime showbiz investor and film producer Len Blavatnik has donated $25 million to USC‘s School of Cinematic Arts to establish the Blavatnik Center for Virtual Production. The 15,000-square foot center will help expand the university’s virtual production curriculum that aims to give students a foundation in all aspects of using virtual production and the generative AI tools that it requires. Blavatnik, founder of investment firm Access Industries, with interests ranging from Warner Music Group to A24.

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