Local Insights
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The Observer1 year agoWhat a first-time birder learned from the president of the Brookline Bird Club in Massachusetts
Cliff Cook: "One day, a bird just captures your attention in a way that it has never captured your attention before. And that gets you interested...
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CSML Images Desk1 year agoDocumenting the practice of civic science in monochrome: a photo essay
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...
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The Observer1 year agoMeet the New Hampshire organization changing the way we see insects
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...
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Questions of the Day Program1 year agoVoices from a SciArt exhibit in Massachusetts that brought together artists to share their visions of a sustainable future
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...
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The Observer1 year agoWhat are the objectives of the Neurotech Justice Accelerator at Mass General Brigham?
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...
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The Observer2 years ago
Weekend Watch: At Boston College, the McMullen Museum of Art presents “Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World”
Chestnut Hill, MA — McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College is exploring sources of wonder in the upcoming exhibition titled Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and...
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CSML Newsroom2 years ago
Here are the sights and sounds from the Stand Up for Science rally in Boston on March 7, 2025
BOSTON — On March 7, 2025, Stand Up for Science rallies took place in Washington DC and 31 other cities. I attended the rally in Boston and...
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The Observer2 years agoEarthwise Aware in Boston is creating a space for dialogue and collaboration between scientists, naturalists, and nature-lovers. Founder Claire O’Neill explains.
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence,” says O’Neill. “We are here to do the research needed to identify how our actions may be negatively...
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CSML Newsroom2 years ago
Susan Altman: I am trying to walk a very delicate line and time will tell if I succeed or not in communicating the effects of climate change through art
MALDEN, MASS —Susan Altman, a mosaic artist based in Medford, Massachusetts, is deeply committed to environmentalism and has long been engaged in climate-related work before transitioning...
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CSML Newsroom2 years ago
Sally Gordon discusses the grant that made the upcoming climate change art exhibit possible in Malden
MALDEN, MASS — Our Warming Planet: Visions of a Sustainable Future is an upcoming art exhibition presented by Creative Malden, Coffee Shop Artists, and the City...
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
