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The Observer2 weeks agoPhoto Essay: A guided tour of DC’s historic National Academy of Sciences Building with Dorothy Goldsmith
Did you know the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) offers free public tours of its headquarters in Washington, DC? Well, they do. Through Cultural Programs of...
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The Observer4 weeks agoUS-based nonprofit Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) receives a $100k unrestricted gift to support its civic engagement work
“The plan is to expand ESAL’s support services for local projects and events led or supported by scientists and engineers." — Taylor Spicer
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Questions of the Day Program2 months agoSTEM Unbarred: What the initiative is learning about hands-on science for incarcerated youth
In the fifth episode of Season 8 of Questions of the Day, I reconnect with the STEM Unbarred team to ask: what does it take to...
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CSML ScreenTime3 months ago
Lessons learned from Small Town Universe: A post-screening conversation with Katie Dellamaggiore
“Teachers tell us those vignettes are useful and that they want to show the film in class. It gives them a tool for opening the subject...
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Questions of the Day Program4 months ago
Charlotte Vaughn says research debriefings are an overlooked public engagement opportunity
On this episode (S8E4) of Questions of the Day, I sit down with Dr. Charlotte Vaughn, Assistant Research Professor at the University of Maryland and Founder and...
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Questions of the Day Program4 months ago
18 months later, Casey Lardner from Genspace says, “we’ve been really focused on building systems”
BROOKLYN, NY – When I first visited Genspace, my goal was to understand the theory of change behind the world’s first community biology lab. I wanted...
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The Observer5 months ago
Lessons learned from OBSERVER: A post-screening conversation with Sarah Goodwin
The most consistent takeaway across all our studies is this: when scientists show their humanity, their excitement, their failures, the uncertainty, people relate to them. —...
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The Observer5 months ago
12 companies invest $180k to keep Letters to a Pre-Scientist free for students
The founding chief executive officer of Letters to a Pre-Scientist (LPS), Lucy Madden, recently shared on Linkedin that 12 companies put $180k behind the program this school year, more than...
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The Observer7 months ago
After School Science: Wild New York City — BioBase Harlem in pictures
CSF Index BIOBUS: BIOB ▲ 25.9% Rev YoY FY2024 vs FY2023 · Form 990 BioBase Harlem is a BioBus-operated lab that hosts school groups and after-school...
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The Observer7 months ago
Research!America selects 17 grantees from 132 applicants for the 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort
Take-home points Research!America just announced its 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort, selecting 17 projects from 132 applicants to fund early-career scientists building local civic science initiatives...
Photo Essay: A guided tour of DC’s historic National Academy of Sciences Building with Dorothy Goldsmith
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
US-based nonprofit Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally (ESAL) receives a $100k unrestricted gift to support its civic engagement work
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
Did You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
STEM Unbarred: What the initiative is learning about hands-on science for incarcerated youth
Exploring workforce needs and intergenerational learning in informal STEM education
