The Wednesday, Nov. 7 deadline for proposals to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program is drawing near. Here are a few reminders of things ... »
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September 24, 2018Do the exhibits, programs, and other activities you develop, implement, or evaluate have science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) identity as a learning goal or desired outcome? If so ... » -
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September 21, 2018This blog was co-authored with Tracey Wright , Senior Researcher & Developer at TERC. Merson is a Project Director at TERC and coordinates the National Science Foundation-funded project iSWOOP, ... » -
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September 21, 2018The World Biotech Tour was a three-year initiative supported by the Biogen Foundation and managed by the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). The project was designed to promote a ... » -
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September 05, 2018The NSF 2026 Idea Machine is a competition to inform the U.S. agenda for fundamental science, engineering, and STEM education research by proposing new “Big Ideas” for future investment by the ... » -
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August 29, 2018By Sunshine Menezes, Executive Director of the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting at the University of Rhode Island It’s no secret that practitioners and scholars often view ... » -
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August 28, 2018By Lesley Markham, Margaret Glass, Kris Morrissey, Dennis Schatz, Joe Heimlich, Martin Storksdieck, Nancy Staus, and Cat Stylinski We’ve all seen amazing people who got into the science center and ... » -
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August 28, 2018The 2018 Science Media Awards & Summit in the Hub (SMASH18) will take place in Boston from Sept. 25 to 27. Over 300 researchers, content creators, and scientists from around the globe to ... » -
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August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Dr. Karen Marrongelle to serve as head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). EHR supports fundamental research ... » -
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July 30, 2018This is a guest post written by Kelly Sheehan, Alexis Lauricella, and Ellen Wartella from the Center on Media and Human Development at Northwestern University. More than 40 years of research suggests ... » -
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July 27, 2018Informal learning institutions often have goals of reaching underserved and underrepresented audiences, as well as soliciting user feedback about their venues and programs. Unfortunately, sometimes ... »