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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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The Observer2 months agoPeer teaching as empowerment? Exploring NeuroBoricuas with Dr. Christian Bravo-Rivera
In brief: Dr. Bravo-Rivera discusses how he founded NeuroBoricuas, an education movement dedicated to training the next generation of neuroscientists in Puerto Rico, and the lessons...
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The Observer2 months agoSan Francisco Bay Area climate resilience group helps local communities talk about extreme heat
How can participatory science help members of a community understand and communicate the importance of addressing extreme heat? An effort spearheaded by the Oakland, California-based Greenbelt...
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The Observer2 months agoDid You Know: Kirtland’s Warbler Festival in Michigan is engaging the local community in celebrating and conserving the once-endangered songbird through educational events
This past June, the village of Roscommon, Michigan, held its annual Kirtland’s Warbler Festival, a weekend-long celebration of the songbird. The weekend featured educational events such...
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The Observer2 months ago
Questions, biology-based environmental stewardship, and accessibility are at the center of Bio4Climate’s annual conferences
"It felt very important for us to expand on it and continue this role and bringing people together to exchange best practices, knowledge and [build] community...
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The Observer3 months ago
Exploring workforce needs and intergenerational learning in informal STEM education
Some of the key takeaways from two National Academies public sessions on the informal STEM learning workforce and intergenerational learning
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The Observer3 months agoMaking a Mini-Forest: participatory science afforestation across the globe
“Making a Mini-Forest,” a documentary film directed by Angelina Lee, showcases the wonders of the Miyawaki method in action. The method, developed by Akira Miyawaki, utilizes biodiversity to address afforestation by planting dense, fast-growing miniature forests...
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
