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BOWIE, Md., May 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Internationally acclaimed neurologist and epilepsy researcher Dr. Orrin Devinsky will be honored with the Lifetime Accelerator Award during the...

BOWIE, Md., April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation of America is proud to announce the release of the Epilepsy & Seizure Safe Classrooms Toolkit, a comprehensive educational...

BOWIE, Md., April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 118 undersigned organizations – representing people living with epilepsy; caregivers and loved ones; physicians, care providers, and epilepsy...

BOWIE, Md., March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Join the Epilepsy Foundation of America for Purple Day® on March 26, 2025 to uplift the “Power In Purple”, this year’s event theme. Approximately 65...

BOWIE, Md., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Epilepsy Caucus Co-chairs, U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (D-CA-21) and Greg...

BOWIE, Md., Dec. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation of America is proud to announce the promotion of Caitlin Grzeskowiak, PhD, to chief research and innovation officer, and...

Epilepsy Foundation of America invites everyone to take part in National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM) with the rallying cry, "Share Your Purple Power."

The Epilepsy Foundation announced today the appointment of Wanda Cook as the new chief financial officer.

Epilepsy Foundation announced today it has awarded $200,000 in funding for two startups who competed in the Foundation’s 2024 Shark Tank Competition.

After more than 50 years of operating under the same mission statement, the Epilepsy Foundation unveiled its new mission to staff, partners, and supporters