Dear Colleagues, American science is under attack. If we don’t act, we run the risk of losing an entire generation of STEM talent. One way we...
Launched in 2018 by the Civic Science Media (CSM) Lab, the now-concluded Sai Fellows Program was designed to mentor and equip early-stage founders in building informal STEM learning and...
In March 2025, a science-art (more commonly known as SciArt) exhibit titled “Our Warming Planet: Visions of a Sustainable Future,” co-organized by Creative Malden and the...
On May 6, I attended the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) public briefing that showcased data from their new national survey of 1017 U.S....
Rentz: I discovered my passion for working with communities directly, and how much more you can get done when you’re working at the grassroots level.
Scientists affiliated with the University of California, Davis have successfully merged data from two popular participatory science apps—iNaturalist and eBird—to capture known seasonal patterns of bird...
As federal funding cuts to scientific research continue to make headlines, the many important links between science and society are coming into sharp focus. For experts...
In this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, I sit down with Jennifer Frazer, science writer and author of the upcoming book The Slime...
In November 2024, civic scientists gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa to explore the differences and overlaps between communicating discovery science and other types of science at...
On this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, we sit down with Dr. Emily Costa, Civic Science Associate at Rockefeller University’s RockEDU program, for...
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Matt Wilkins: I address this letter to scientists, but it is an invitation for fans and defenders of science everywhere to unite and take action!
On this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, Fanuel Muindi sits down with Dr. Rose Basom, the David and Jane Cohn Scientist at the...
In 2017 and 2022, Lewenstein and Baram-Tsabari published papers that showcase a systematic approach to science communication training based on learning theory and a community-of-practice framework...
Nathaniel Frissell, an associate professor of physics and engineering at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, has been a ham radio enthusiast ever since middle school....
Chestnut Hill, MA — McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is exploring sources of wonder in the upcoming exhibition titled Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and...
In this episode of CivicSciTV’s “Local Perspectives,” we interview Rachael Cleveland, a natural resources scientist. They discuss Cleveland’s research study conducted at the University of Hawai’i...
It feels like yesterday when I boarded a plane for Portland, Oregon, to attend my first in-person Science Talk conference in 2022. Since then, I have...
We interview Dr. John C. Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations at Michigan State University, about Trust in Scientists and Their Role in Society...
This kind of research helps to explain the relationship between science and society. It also helps policymakers, science communicators and institutions understand how best to support...
In this episode of CivicSciTV Africa, we sit down with Fridolin Ubald Dossou-Sognon, an aquatic ecologist and SciComm in Practice Fellow, to explore his journey in...
BOSTON — On March 7, 2025, Stand Up for Science rallies took place in Washington DC and 31 other cities. I attended the rally in Boston and...
On Questions of the Day, we interview Dr. Kate Biberdorf, better known as Kate the Chemist, about her new role as Notre Dame’s first professor for...
BOSTON — Research projects that receive federal funding and also have a citizen science component could face an unknown future amid recent efforts by the federal...
BOSTON — At the 2025 AAAS Annual Conference in Boston, we interviewed JP Flores, an HHMI Gilliam Fellow & PhD candidate in Bioinformatics & Computational Biology...
Below is a recently released joint statement from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the National Association of Science Writers on the ScienceWriters2025...
SciArt is an emerging field that seeks to bring together art and science. Numerous SciArt spaces and initiatives exist, bridging the gap between the two and...
We interview Dr. Christine O’Connell, Executive Director of Riley’s Way Foundation, in a progress report update from an initial conversation on the Questions of the Day...
Prof. Fanuel Muindi interviews Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug PhD, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at the Land Institute. Krug explains how the Institute’s Perennial Atlas...
In this episode of CivicSciTV Africa, we dig into the power of collaboration in building science communication networks across Africa. Amanda Obidike (Founder, STEMi Makers Africa)...
What follow-up action(s) did the insights from the conversation inspire you to take? Let us know here In this digest episode of CivicSciTV’s “Local Perspectives”, we...
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,” says O’Neill. “We are here to do the research needed to identify how our actions may be negatively...
On February 24, 2016, New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute hosted the inaugural Kavli Conversation on Science Communication. Titled “Getting Real About Climate: Storytelling for a...
MALDEN, MASS —Susan Altman, a mosaic artist based in Medford, Massachusetts, is deeply committed to environmentalism and has long been engaged in climate-related work before transitioning...
MALDEN, MASS — Our Warming Planet: Visions of a Sustainable Future is an upcoming art exhibition presented by Creative Malden, Coffee Shop Artists, and the City...
In this interview, I spoke with Aiita Apamaku, a wildlife biologist, National Geographic explorer, co-founder of the Terra-NatureWild Conservation, and host of ‘A Just Natural Africa,’...
BOSTON — Federal agencies have long played a significant role in supporting public engagement with science work. Major funding programs such as the National Science Foundation’s...
BOSTON—The Museum of Science in Boston has launched Being Human, a yearlong spotlight designed to explore the complexities of human interconnectedness through science, art, and community dialogue. Spearheaded by...
Our Warming Planet: Visions of a Sustainable Future is an upcoming art exhibition presented by Creative Malden, Coffee Shop Artists, and the City of Malden. This...
Mattison: The future of coral reefs looks grim, and the story must be told no matter what.
