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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.

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At 50, the Mensa Foundation Sees a Bright Future Unleashing Intelligence

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.

By Michelle Rakshys, Mensa Foundation Trustee
Perspectives on Forgetting

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.

By Marie Mayer, Interim MRJ Editor
Foundation Elevates Two Seasoned Volunteers to Board

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.

Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievement: The Researcher Behind the Flynn Effect

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?”

By Marie Mayer, Mensa Research Journal Interim Editor
Scholarship Essay Judges Needed

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.

By Jane Gmur, National Scholarships Assistant Chair