TL;DR: The paper explores how certain practices can resemble citizen science but in fact involve engaging participants in scientific tasks without transparency, informed consent, or benefits for...
Artistic formats such as theater can make science communication more inclusive, but they have to make deliberate choices to connect with audiences that typically have access...
English is modern science’s common language, with up to 98% of scientific articles published in English. Most major scientific journals operate in this language, limiting a...
Dear Colleagues, Science is a public good, and it is strongest when the people who engage in the scientific process reflect the communities it is meant...
The images in this small collection represent some of that work, which I have come to describe as civic science photojournalism as a way to tell...
On this episode of CivicSciTV’s Changemakers program, I interviewed Dr. Arianna Zuanazzi about her path in civic science and how her experiences have shaped the work...
How are stakeholders actually feeling about the current state of civic science funding? We all have our own read on the situation as funders, applicants, scholars,...
“Hi, I’m a neuroscientist and I study poop.” Monica Tschang, a third-year PhD candidate at the University of Washington, often begins by saying this when speaking...
As the science and engineering community seeks to secure funding streams for science opportunities outside traditional school settings, they should emphasize to funders the importance of...
On this “Consider This Next” audio episode, Kacie Luaders talks with Atlanta-based artist, technologist and founder of Infinity Village Lab, Mézu Ofoegbu. Below is the raw...
Wright: "The key is really making sure you have a clear plan on how you want to interact with the community. We are always trying to...
The insights below were originally published by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Utah. It is republished into our database...
On this episode of Questions of the Day, I sit down with Sarah Armour-Jones and Catherine Devine to unpack a new report titled Writing the Story...
Formerly a traveling insect exhibit known as the New England Insectarium, the Global Entomology Coalition (GEC), based in Rochester, New Hampshire, has rapidly grown to be...
Dear Colleagues, American science is under attack. If we don’t act, we run the risk of losing an entire generation of STEM talent. One way we...
Launched in 2018 by the Civic Science Media (CSM) Lab, the now-concluded Sai Fellows Program was designed to mentor and equip early-stage founders in building informal STEM learning and...
In March 2025, a science-art (more commonly known as SciArt) exhibit titled “Our Warming Planet: Visions of a Sustainable Future,” co-organized by Creative Malden and the...
On May 6, I attended the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) public briefing that showcased data from their new national survey of 1017 U.S....
Rentz: I discovered my passion for working with communities directly, and how much more you can get done when you’re working at the grassroots level.
Scientists affiliated with the University of California, Davis have successfully merged data from two popular participatory science apps—iNaturalist and eBird—to capture known seasonal patterns of bird...
As federal funding cuts to scientific research continue to make headlines, the many important links between science and society are coming into sharp focus. For experts...
In this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, I sit down with Jennifer Frazer, science writer and author of the upcoming book The Slime...
In November 2024, civic scientists gathered in Stellenbosch, South Africa to explore the differences and overlaps between communicating discovery science and other types of science at...
On this episode of Questions of the Day on CivicSciTV, we sit down with Dr. Emily Costa, Civic Science Associate at Rockefeller University’s RockEDU program, for...
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