Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sloan Spotlight

Researchers at the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) have released the first results of a revolutionary new spectrographic survey that promises to revolutionize our understanding of dark energy. Above, the 2.5M optical telescope at Apache Point observatory, the primary SDSS instrument. more...

About the Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grantmaking institution based in New York City.

Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance. more...

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