Atlantic Fellows

⚖️🌍Are you passionate about equity and climate justice, with a strong background in publishing? The Atlantic Institute is seeking a Volume Editor for our inaugural publication, "The Equity Review." Apply by Aug. 4, 2025. 👉Learn how here. af-hub.org/news/2735024

🌿 In the final episode of our podcast series, #AtlanticFellows reflect on climate, hope and solidarity from a unique high-altitude ecosystem in Bogotá, Colombia. 🎧 Co-hosted with @dejusticia, listen to the full episode on July 31 on YouTube.

We are proud to share that Atlantic Institute Executive Director, Lysa John, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Museum for the United Nations - UN Live (@museumfortheun)! ow.ly/nNyQ50Wv6Cv

On Day 4 of the Climate Action Convening hosted by the Atlantic Institute with @dejusticia, #AtlanticFellows visited Alto Fucha, Bogotá. Residents shared how they defend their river and forest from urbanization. Listen now: ow.ly/o9oo50WuvnB

Over 300 children in Nigeria took part in a special event combining #OralHealth education and technology, centered on “The Girl Who Found Her Smile.” #AtlanticFellow Adekemi Adeniyan (@PstDrKemi) created the VR film, with Atlantic Institute support. 🔗 ow.ly/EjIY50WtXot

“It’s important to be ethical in your technological practices, and anyone can be in the tech industries,” that’s the advice from our fellow Mamotingoe Lesupi to learners who seek to take up tech careers. #AtlanticFellows #TekanoFellowship

👏 Kudos to Atlantic Fellows @embrotherhood, Mawuli Lawson, @AkiyaMuluken and special guest @brainsturming for hosting an inspiring Salon on Empathy—a core value of @GBHI_Fellows that drives leadership and connection. @UCSFmac @atlanticfellows #brainhealth #dementia

"My experience in Trinity will possibly go down as one of the greatest experiences in life." @mikehanrahan46 #AtlanticFellow Passionate about advancing #brainhealth across the life course? Apply to @GBHI_Fellows @tcddublin by Sept 19. 👉gbhi.org/apply

On #WorldBrainDay, we’re pleased to share Making A Way Out of No Way, a film about musicians, researchers and neuroscientists in San Juan, Argentina, improving young minds through music with @BrainlatUAI. See how music can help #BrainHealth thrive: ow.ly/SNTA50WswyP

Atlantic Fellows joined the Alto Fucha community in Bogotá, Colombia, where residents have built sustainable gardens, protected their river and forest, and resisted development pressures - all rooted in care and solidarity. 🎧 Listen to the full episode on YouTube, July 24.

🎸 In San Juan, Argentina, musicians, researchers and neuroscientists explore how learning guitar strengthens young people’s brain health. The project takes knowledge out of the lab and into the community. ow.ly/3M7N50WrG69 #BrainHealth

🎨 Congrats to Atlantic Fellow Kiggundu Rodney Erismas on his first U.S. solo exhibit! "Mindscapes" is now on view @UCSFmac, blending art, memory & the mind. 🗓️ Weekdays 9–5 | Through Aug 22 📍UCSF Memory and Aging Center Learn more 👉 gbhi.org/events/mindsca… @atlanticfellows

New study—from @GBHI_Fellows, @BrainlatUAI and global collaborators—shows that where you live—your exposome—can age you several years faster, increasing the risk for cognitive and functional decline.

"Working together we get further." Join @GBHI_Fellows at @UCSF and advance dementia care and brain health worldwide. Apply by Sept 19👉 gbhi.org/apply #BrainHealth #Dementia #UCSF @UCSFmac @atlanticfellows

En una era de creciente desigualdad, ¿cómo puede la sociedad civil exigirse a sí misma y garantizar que sirve a las comunidades que representa? A principios de año, y junto a Accountable Now, reunimos a voces destacadas para profundizar en este tema👇 youtube.com/watch?v=Db5kvq…

Delighted to see our research on the exposome and accelerated aging making headlines in @Nature Check out the piece in Nature brilliantly written by @AnnaNowo:nature.com/articles/d4158… And the original research: nature.com/articles/s4159…

🎙️ On Day 3 of the Climate Action Convening in Bogotá, #AtlanticFellows explored how solidarity, self-care and shared knowledge power the movement for climate justice. 🎧 Listen now: ow.ly/e3YR50Wr5pI

On Day 3 of the Climate Action Convening, #AtlanticFellows explored solidarity, justice and Colombia’s climate experience, with powerful insights from Indigenous and Afro-descendant voices. 🎧 Full episode out 17 July on YouTube 🤝 Co-hosted with @dejusticia 📍 Bogotá, Colombia

The neurosyndemics of polarization, violence, displacement, migration, inequality, and narcotrafficking seen in Colombia are unfolding worldwide. Today in @Nature, we call for addressing the invisible toll on mental and brain health. More coming soon. nature.com/articles/d4158……

Delighted to contribute with great colleagues to the Think 20 South Africa, a think tank that provides policy recommendations for the G20 South Africa 2025. In brief: we need to combine nature and brain capital to bring healthy brains and healthy environments.…