participatory science
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The Observer2 months 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 Observer4 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 Observer2 years ago
Scientists sound alarm over how cuts to federally supported research could impact citizen science projects
BOSTON — Research projects that receive federal funding and also have a citizen science component could face an unknown future amid recent efforts by the federal...
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Questions of the Day Program2 years ago
Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug from the Perennial Cultures Lab says: We have even more civic scientists now
Prof. Fanuel Muindi interviews Dr. Aubrey Streit Krug PhD, Director of the Perennial Cultures Lab at the Land Institute. Krug explains how the Institute’s Perennial Atlas...
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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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The Observer2 years agoNASA to fund 25 new projects that have citizen science components
NASA has consistently provided strong support for research projects that incorporate citizen science, and this year is no exception. The space agency recently announced its selected...
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The Observer2 years ago
Mass Audubon is looking for community science data volunteers
Through a network of 107 wildlife sanctuaries and partner properties across the state, Massachusetts residents can easily find locations to immerse themselves in nature while gathering...
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The Observer2 years ago
Resuming community science projects after a disaster
The Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont considers itself fortunate that it was only minimally impacted by Hurricane Helene, which pummeled through six states in late...
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CSML Newsroom2 years ago
Jackson Wild, bridging citizen science/scicomm & communicating conservation. CivicSciTV News Sep 16
CivicSciTV News host Jake Krauss highlights the Jackson Wild 2024 film awards celebrating natural history filmmaking, new research on bridging participatory science and science communication best...
Photo Essay: A guided tour of DC’s historic National Academy of Sciences Building with Dorothy Goldsmith
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
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
How Canadian early-career researchers organized to improve funding for future scientists
Photo Essay: Junior Scientists at Harlem BioBus celebrate a year of discovery
Did You Know: Rice University has launched a new center for science communication called SCOPE?
Illinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
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
