The Michigan Bumble Bee Atlas is training residents to track bumble bee populations statewide to inform conservation and habitat management efforts

Published: June 30, 2026
[…] each summer” and to inform its land management efforts. Moving forward, Rowe hopes to navigate funding challenges and help increase the program’s reach statewide. He explained that Michigan’s vegetation tension […]

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In South Boston, three organizations team up to cultivate a sunny new green space for neighbors and pollinators alike

Published: June 23, 2026
[…] for now. Expanding to other Boston neighborhoods, however, may be in their future, depending on funding. For now, the team is focused on gathering data and understanding what lessons might […]

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Research!America selects 17 grantees from 132 applicants for the 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort

Published: March 30, 2026
[…] focus and criteria across these programs. Taken together, they highlight an important feature of the funding landscape: microgrants provide vital entry points for early-stage projects that can provide the preliminary data […]

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“What are you going to do on Monday?” SNAP challenges leaders at the 2026 AAAS conference

Published: February 26, 2026
[…] coordinated action, particularly amid what they described as a period of uncertainty affecting federal science funding and the scientific workforce. SNAP was framed by the panelists as a mechanism for […]

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Milky Way Project co-creator Grace Wolf-Chase says public engagement is ‘every bit as important as excellent scientific research’

Published: February 19, 2026
[…] till now, have depended almost entirely on federal grants through NASA and NSF, and that funding landscape right now looks pretty bleak. So we are, we’re ramping up our programs that […]

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Seeing is believing: Inside the BioBus revenue engine with Ben Dubin-Thaler

Published: February 16, 2026
[…] revenue engines that can withstand macro-level shocks, such as the recent changes in the U.S. funding landscape? Of course, there are well-established insights from both nonprofit management and venture-building literature to […]

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Our developing civic science photojournalism experiment: Photos from 2025

Published: January 25, 2026
[…] the driving force behind medical breakthroughs, environmental protection, and overall societal progress. Some warned that funding cuts and new policy decisions threaten to undo decades of advancement by stripping away […]

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Growing up in science: Moira Dillon

Published: November 21, 2025
[…] a span of eight years during which there was a global pandemic that redefined the landscape of developmental science. This time also included her diagnosis of Celiac Disease, an autoimmune […]

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Neurotechnology: engaging local communities in its creation and use

Published: November 20, 2025
[…] The Dana Foundation has also reaffirmed its commitment to supporting neurotechnology with society in mind, funding several organizations and universities focused on neurotechnology, neuroethics, and society, including the Neurotech Justice […]

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Dear Colleagues: Share your journey in science and win cash

Published: August 21, 2025
Dear Colleagues, Communicating science cannot be an afterthought. Public funding for research depends on public engagement and support. But to appreciate the power and promise of science, people need a […]

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