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The Observer3 days agoHow Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
“All the conversations were about graduate students and postdocs, but I would be the only person in that room who actually was one. There was just...
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CSML Images Desk6 days ago
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
On June 10, 2026, the Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrated the conclusion of their year-long internship. Junior Scientist Avery Mak presents her work during the...
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The Observer1 week ago
US-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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CSML Newsroom2 weeks ago
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
Did you know that the Museum of Science in Boston is launching a brand-new venue where visitors can have an immersive experience exploring the stories behind...
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CSML Newsroom3 weeks agoDid You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
Did you know a museum dedicated to the brain is being planned in Southern California? The Brain Museum, started by Dr. Manuela Yassa with funding support...
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The Observer4 weeks 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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Questions of the Day Program1 month 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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The Observer1 month 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 agoQuestions, 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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CSML ScreenTime2 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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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 ago
Making 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...
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The Observer3 months ago
“We want to infuse them with the spirit:” Earthwise Aware’s unique approach to community building and collaboration in participatory science
Claire O'Neill: “Some people come and stick because they find their tribe. Because they found, somehow, a language that talks to them, you know, a set...
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CSML Audio Studio3 months ago
CTN #22 – Kacie talks to Lauren Gregory about turning market research into a women’s health venture
In this episode of Consider This Next, Kacie Luaders speaks with Lauren A. Gregory about turning her market research experience into an entrepreneurial venture in women’s...
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Questions of the Day Program3 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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The Observer3 months ago
Libraries can play a key role in expanding participatory science involvement, SciStarter founder says
"The libraries can take a citizen science project and really add those community roots, so people end up taking action more." — Darlene Cavalier
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CSML Audio Studio4 months ago
CTN #21 – Kacie talks to Myiedra Miles Adams about building educational resources that let learners see themselves
In this episode of Consider This Next, host Kacie speaks with Myiedra Miles Adams, an educator, communicator, and storyteller working to turn a deeply personal project...
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The Observer4 months ago
The Michigan Bumble Bee Atlas is training residents to track bumble bee populations statewide to inform conservation and habitat management efforts
In North America, bumble bee populations are shrinking, with over a quarter of all species facing some degree of extinction risk. In Michigan alone, among a...
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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 Observer4 months ago
Getting hands-on with brain research in a suburban town in France: assessment of a science fair through structural barriers
Paper at a glance Paper Title From event enjoyment to career aspirations: how inclusive science engagement shapes participant perspectives Author(s) and Year Soumaiya Imarraine and Nicole...
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The Observer4 months ago
In South Boston, three organizations team up to cultivate a sunny new green space for neighbors and pollinators alike
Last year, Boston launched a first-of-its-kind city Sunflower Beautification Grant to address the question: how can cities create and maintain green spaces for the benefit and consumption...
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The Observer4 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 Observer4 months ago
A participatory science project during an eclipse studies how awe in nature fosters science identity and belonging
“One of the most exciting takeaways we can document here is that folks who participate in these participatory science or citizen science projects can benefit from...
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CSML Audio Studio4 months ago
Meaghan McKasy on using humor to spark conversations on tough scientific issues
In this 8th and final episode of season 1 for Science Engaged, I speak with Meaghan McKasy, who studies how humor affects people’s attitudes and perceptions...
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
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?
Peer teaching as empowerment? Exploring NeuroBoricuas with Dr. Christian Bravo-Rivera
Did You Know: A museum dedicated to the brain is being developed in Southern California?
Did You Know: Boston’s Museum of Science is opening a Public Science Common? Here are some questions to consider
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
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
