citizen science
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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 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
“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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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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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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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 agoA 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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The Observer5 months ago
Researchers 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 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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CSML Audio Studio7 months ago
“Science is something that we do together.” Benjamin Richards on how OceanEyes collaborates with citizen scientists to monitor deepwater fish in Hawai’i
“Any individual image is going to be annotated or looked at by 15 independent volunteer citizen scientists.” — Benjamin Richards
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
