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Understanding the Impact of Equitable Collaborations between Science Institutions and Community Based Organizations: Improving Science through Community-Led Research

To advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in science, we must first understand and improve the dominant-culture frameworks that impede progress and, second, we must intentionally create more equitable models. The present authors call ourselves the ICBOs and Allies Workgroup (ICBOs stands for independent community-based organizations), and we represent communities historically excluded from the sciences. Together with institutional allies and advisors, we began our research because we wanted our voices to be heard, and we hoped to bring a different perspective to doing science with
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TEAM MEMBERS: María Cecilia Alvarez Ricalde Juan Flores Valadez Catherine Crum John Annoni Rick Bonney Mateo Luna Castelli Marilú López Fretts Brigid Lucey Karen Purcell J. Marcelo Bonta Patricia Campbell Makeda Cheatom Berenice Rodriguez Yao Augustine Foli José González José Miguel Hernández Hurtado Sister Sharon Horace Karen Kitchen Pepe Marcos-Iga Tanya Schuh Phyllis Edwards Turner Bobby Wilson Fanny Villarreal
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Science Action Club: Leveraging the Power of Partnerships to Impact Environmental Education at Scale

This article discusses the Youth in Science Action Club (SAC), which uses citizen science to investigate nature, document their discoveries, share data with the scientific community, and design strategies to protect the planet. Through collaborations with regional and national partners, SAC expands access to environmental science curriculum and training resources.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Laura Herszenhorn Katie Levedahl Suzi Taylor
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Citizen Science Conference: Full Evaluation Report

Citizen Science 2015 was the inaugural conference of the Citizen Science Association (CSA). The conference planned for two days of building connections and exchanging ideas across a wide spectrum of disciplines and experiences and was held February 11th and 12th in San Jose, California, as a pre-conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Annual Meeting. In addition to the other strands, a specific strand dedicated to education was held to identify opportunities and strategies to support the integration of citizen science into the Science, Technology
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TEAM MEMBERS: Joe E Heimlich Gary Timko