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The Observer2 weeks agoIllinois State experiments with workshops to help STEM faculty explore the civic nature of their disciplines
“We know that our faculty want to do this work, and civic education literature also tells us that faculty want to do the work. There is...
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Questions of the Day Program4 months agoCharlotte Vaughn says research debriefings are an overlooked public engagement opportunity
On this episode (S8E4) of Questions of the Day, I sit down with Dr. Charlotte Vaughn, Assistant Research Professor at the University of Maryland and Founder and...
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The Observer8 months agoResearch!America selects 17 grantees from 132 applicants for the 2026 Civic Engagement Microgrant cohort
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...
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Questions of the Day Program1 year ago“If you don’t know where to start…” Brean Prefontaine is building an evaluation workbook for science engagers
One of the most persistent challenges I encounter across the civic science landscape is evaluation. Whether I am speaking with scientists, museums, universities, or nonprofit organizations,...
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The Observer1 year agoBuilding institutional capacity for public engagement with science: Insights from a NASEM panel
What would it take for research universities and institutions to treat public engagement as central to research rather than an afterthought? That was the challenge posed...
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The Observer1 year agoBridging research and community: Utah SciComm Symposium empowers scientists to share their story
The insights below were originally published by the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Utah. It is republished into our database...
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The Observer2 years ago
Visualizing the Lewenstein and Baram-Tsabari framework for organizing science communication trainings
In 2017 and 2022, Lewenstein and Baram-Tsabari published papers that showcase a systematic approach to science communication training based on learning theory and a community-of-practice framework...
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CSML Global Desk2 years ago
Decoding the SciComm In Practice Fellowship built by STEMi Makers of Africa and SuperScientists
In this episode of SciCommTV Africa, we dig into the power of collaboration in building science communication networks across Africa. Amanda Obidike (Founder, STEMi Makers Africa)...
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Questions of the Day Program2 years ago
Decoding Research!America’s Civic Engagement Microgrant program that funds student groups across the US
Fanuel Muindi travels to Washington DC to interview Jenny Luray, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Public Engagement at Research!America, about their mission to strengthen federal...
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CSML Simulcast2 years ago
Civic science matters – 1:1 fireside chat with Dean Mariette DiChristina from Boston University
This Nov 14, 2024 simulcast featured a fireside conversation at Northeastern University’s Public Engagement with Science Hub (PESH) between Fanuel Muindi and Mariette DiChristina, who is...
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
