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The Observer6 months agoResearchers examine the expanding use of participatory science data by state agencies
“Every time somebody uploads a photo to iNaturalist or another citizen science project, it is an observation of biodiversity, but it's also an observation of how...
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The Observer6 months ago
Brain Explorers distills lessons from evaluating its neuroscience outreach programs: a research digest
A 2024 paper published in Frontiers in Education examines content knowledge gains and instructor impacts in a middle school neuroscience outreach program in Michigan using multiple...
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The Observer7 months ago
Dear Colleagues: Participate in a survey on science communication in Biology
Dear colleagues, We are seeking instructors to participate in survey on science communication in undergraduate Biology. Science communication skills are essential for students to respond to...
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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
SciArt community reflections spark a desire for Third Spaces
This was an incredible opportunity to learn from practitioners around the globe and highlight how Third Spaces foster forward-looking opportunities by encouraging new ways of thinking.
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The Observer7 months ago
Dear Colleagues: This is why science communication needs visuals
We’re at a crossroads. As AI-generated images become easier to produce, there’s a temptation to replace skilled illustrators with algorithms. This would be a catastrophic mistake...
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The Observer7 months ago
In Michigan, a citizen science project tracking salamander migration is bringing a community together and building a dataset
“The reason that this really works as a science project is a little bit of an accident of geography” - Dr. Jill Leonard
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The Observer7 months ago
Dear Colleagues: Participate in a survey on barriers researchers face when communicating with non-expert audiences
Dear Colleagues, We are seeking biologists, political scientists, and language scientists (all broadly construed) to participate in a survey about the barriers researchers face when attempting to communicate...
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The Observer8 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...
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The Observer8 months ago
MA3 Challenge awards grants to six universities to modernize promotion and tenure processes: Here’s the question of the day.
The $1.5M of total grants will enable the six awardees to “implement bold institutional reforms” to faculty hiring, evaluation, promotion, and tenure systems to align with...
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
