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Lab Change Log

Our Change Log records the Civic Science Media (CSM) Labโ€™s evolution. Here, youโ€™ll find a chronological summary of notable news, new features, personnel, and improvements to programs and initiatives in the Lab and the main terminal website. We aim to keep our community informed on the steps weโ€™re taking to enhance accessibility, functionality, and engagement as we work to make civic science scholarship and practice more accessible to all.

  • 2024-11-08: The CSM Lab partners with the Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) to enhance the accessibility and visibility of lessons being learned from new publications and events.
  • 2024-11-01: CSM Lab’s CivicSciTV Network is added to the CASW Connector as a resource.
  • 2024-10-15: CSM Lab and Litmaps partner to develop the growing CivicSci-Litmap project.
Lab hosts dinner meet up with local civic science scholars and practitioners in Washington DC.
  • 2022-04-01: CSMLab launches its Endowment Fund to provide unrestricted support for lab operations.
  • 2021-11-29: Lab hosts a local meet-up for civic science scholars and practitioners in Boston.
  • 2019-09-22: CSM Lab invited to present stories in science project by the Columbia Neuroscience Society to the first Encephalon Conference.
  • 2019-08-20: CSM Lab hosts Stories in Science exhibit at the New York Academy of Sciences.
  • 2019-08-12: Stories in Science project exhibits in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  • 2019-07-29: CSM Lab Attends a National Academy Planning Meeting on Creating a High-Impact Award for the Public Understanding of Science.
  • 2019-07-27: CS Media Lab Interviewed by SCATV.
  • 2019-06-26: CSM Lab presents at the 2019 CESTEMER Conference in NYC.
  • 2019-05-18: Lab’s Stories in Science Presents at Harvard’s 1st DIB Conference
  • 2019-04-16: With support from the ASCB COMPASS outreach grant, the lab hosts Stories in Science Gallery at the Cambridge Science Festival.
  • 2019-03-05: The stories in science project in the lab selected for the 2019 Cambridge Science Festival.
Stories in science exhibit at the 2019 Cambridge Science Festival
  • 2019-01-19: CS Media Lab launches the Fellows Program.
  • 2019-01-01: The lab receives trademark for the ‘Stories in Science’ project.
  • 2018-09-30: WBRS Radio Station interviews lab director/founder Fanuel Muindi and Board Member Jessica W. Tsai.
  • 2018-08-97: CS Media Lab receives 501c3 Non Profit Status as ‘Stem Advocacy Institute’
  • 2017-09-10: Lab Director Fanuel Muindi presents at the UNESCO’s 2017 International Symposium in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • 2017-07-02: Lab Director invited to serve on a panel at ComSciCon 2017 at Harvard University.

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