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Keep up with the latest Mensa Foundation news and events by subscribing to Foundation Impact, a quarterly newsletter designed to keep Mensa members, donors, and the public updated on the projects and people of the Mensa Foundation.
Each issue features new programs, upcoming events, and profiles of the people who support the Foundation’s work.
In a world where education shapes destinies, the Mensa Foundation's Scholarship Program shines as a beacon of hope for brilliant minds.
As we reflect on the last two colloquiums, we witness the evolution of ideas and the promising path that lies ahead.
In today's rapidly changing world, our understanding of intelligence and
giftedness is evolving, moving away from traditional measures and
definitions.
Dr. R. Douglas Fields awarded the Mensa Foundation Prize for groundbreaking research in brain plasticity and learning.
IT IS MY HONOR TO SERVE as President of the Mensa Foundation. I’ve said that before, but my sense of gratitude deepens with each passing year. I truly believe in our mission — unleashing intelligence for the benefit of humanity.
The Mensa Foundation’s work to better understand and support intelligence and giftedness across the lifespan continues with Colloquium 2023 and its focus on the talent and potential of neurodiversity.
This issue of Mensa Research Journal explores creativity in problem solving, planning, and making the world a more interesting place to experience.
Mensa Foundation seeks nominations for Awards for Excellence in Research, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Copper Black Award for Creative Achievement, the Gifted Education Fellowship, the Dissertation Mini-Grant, and the Early Career Researcher Mini-Grant.
Dr. Danielle Posthuma, 2021 Mensa Foundation Prize winner, details her award-winning research into genetic correlations with intelligence.
In conjunction with the celebration of its 50th anniversary, the Mensa Foundation recently announced its 2021 research award winners. The winter issue of the Mensa Research Journal is dedicated to honoring those award winners and sharing some of the fascinating work representing their achievements.
Mensa Foundation seeks nominations for Awards for Excellence in Research, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Copper Black Award for Creative Achievement, the International Intellectual Benefits to Society Award, the Distinguished Teacher Award, the Gifted Education Fellowship, the Dissertation Mini-Grant, and the Early Career Researcher Mini-Grant.
Join us July 5 in Sparks, Nev., for the Mensa Foundation’s 2022 Colloquium: Giftedness Across the Lifespan: A More Complete Picture, where we’ll explore the latest work on giftedness — research and ideas that will expand our understanding of intelligence, high ability, and giftedness across the entire lifespan.
The Fall Mensa Research Journal explores the four-step learning cycle theorized by Drs. Alice and David Kolb: a recursive loop of experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting. Drawing on this concept, we investigate the theory’s application across various higher education concentrations.
We’re honored to recognize a pioneer in the field of genetics and intelligence research, educators advocating for equitable practices in gifted education, and researchers whose groundbreaking discoveries advance our understanding of intellectual giftedness.
For 50 years, the Mensa Foundation has championed research into the nature of intelligence and creativity that works toward a better understanding of the human condition. In the summer issue of the Mensa Research Journal, we check in with past award winners to explore their contemporary work and visions for the future.
The Mensa Foundation is celebrating 50 years of unleashing intelligence for the benefit of humanity. Its scholarship program has benefitted learners of all ages. Grants and awards have helped recognize and advance important research while promoting pragmatic solutions. And gifted youth benefit from special programming.
There are plenty of articles and a considerable body of research on the topic of memory, but what about memory’s counterpart: forgetting? In the winter issue of the Mensa Research Journal, we explore the role memories play in our emotional lives, the dance between memory and emotions, and the many perspectives on forgetting as well as the useful purposes it can serve.
The Mensa Foundation exists to provide resources and opportunities to nurture and celebrate intelligence. The two newest members of the Foundation Board of Trustees, Nguyen Pham and Michelle Rakshys, embody that commitment and passion.
In the fall Mensa Research Journal, we explore the life’s work of Dr. James Robert Flynn, Mensa Foundation International Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and a prolific researcher, charismatic professor, and thought-provoking philosopher in search of answers to the question, “What is intelligence?”
Helping college students achieve their academic and career goals is a great opportunity to give back and support the next generation of leaders. Volunteer today to help support the Mensa Foundation’s Scholarship Program.