The Dana Foundation is a private institution based in New York dedicated to the support of activities and publications in science, health, and education, particularly in the neurosciences. It was founded in 1950 by Charles A. Dana, a legislator and businessman from New York State, and CEO of the Dana Corporation. He also presided the foundation as a philanthropy until 1960, but continued to participate in the foundation until his death in 1975. State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... // What is science? There are different theories of what science is. ... Neuroscience is a field of study which deals with the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology and pathology of the nervous system. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Philanthropy involves the donation or granting of money to various worthy charitable causes. ...

Cover of Cerebrum Magazine

The Dana Foundation operates the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and a specialized publishing house, the Dana Press. It publishes a series of books, mainly in the neurosciences, and also a quarterly magazine, Cerebrum. Other periodical Dana publications in this area are Brain in the News, BrainWork: The Neuroscience Newsletter, Brain Connections, Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science and Annual Progress Report on Brain Research.

Other fields of activity are arts education and immunology. Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. ...

There is also an European Dana Alliance for the Brain.

External links

• The Dana Foundation. Home Page
• Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives
• Dana Press
• Cerebrum Magazine
• European Dana Alliance for the Brain