“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...
Melissa Anderson, Alexander Wilkins, and Timothy Riker discuss engaging the Deaf community in research, accessible communication, and centering community priorities.
A 2024 paper published in Frontiers in Education examines content knowledge gains and instructor impacts in a middle school neuroscience outreach program in Michigan using multiple...
“That’s a big goal, and the through line to what I do is trying to bring humanity into science, or to humanize scientists, which also is...
This was an incredible opportunity to learn from practitioners around the globe and highlight how Third Spaces foster forward-looking opportunities by encouraging new ways of thinking.
“The reason that this really works as a science project is a little bit of an accident of geography” - Dr. Jill Leonard
“Any individual image is going to be annotated or looked at by 15 independent volunteer citizen scientists.” — Benjamin Richards
Take-home points Research!America just announced its 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort, selecting 17 projects from 132 applicants to fund early-career scientists building local civic science initiatives...
Melanie Brown reflects on her journey into science journalism and the practice of finding stories through listening, working in communities, and reporting on science in ways...
“We’re now producing data on about 300,000 species a year… something that would take on the order of 200 years for a typical museum to collect.”...
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