research
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The Observer2 years agoNew survey explores what people in South Africa expect of publicly visible scientists – why it matters
This kind of research helps to explain the relationship between science and society. It also helps policymakers, science communicators and institutions understand how best to support...
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Questions of the Day Program3 years ago
‘You say Science Festival, I say Science Festivaaal’: Sam Ridgeway explains
In this segment of Questions of the Day, Sam Ridgeway – a freelance science communicator – discusses his piece on SciComm Bites about a 2021 paper...
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The Observer5 years ago
Distribution of the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning Awards (AISL) between 2006-21
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic tested many fundamental connections between science and society. A growing field working to strengthen those connections exists within the informal STEM learning...
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The Observer5 years ago
Improving science literacy by making scientific research accessible with PubNavigator
Our resident collective is comprised of residents who run civic science initiatives at different stages of development. Each resident joins our community driven by a problem...
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Stories in Science Special Series6 years ago
My Career in the Midst of a Pandemic: Overcoming the Limitations of COVID-19
Rodrigo FO Pena: "I have reached a really great point in my career where I can give back to my home country without ever leaving my...
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Stories in Science Special Series7 years ago
Wandering Across Fields in Science
Irv Epstein: "Reluctant to accept the result of an undergraduate’s accident over the published wisdom of senior investigators, I told him to redo the experiment under...
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Stories in Science Special Series7 years ago
Wandering Across Fields in Science
Irv Epstein: "Reluctant to accept the result of an undergraduate’s accident over the published wisdom of senior investigators, I told him to redo the experiment under...
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The Observer11 years ago
Emerging network of resources for exploring paths beyond academia
An expanding collection of resources is helping trainees acquire important knowledge about careers outside academia. The current career landscape for scientists in biomedical research is a...
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
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
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?
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
