Philadelphia Turns Public Participation Into Scientific Discovery for America’s 250th Birthday From Alzheimer’s research to wildlife tracking, Philadelphians are invited to be part of real scientific discovery during Citizen Science Month this April Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia, the birthplace of civic participation, is helping launch 2.50 Million Acts of Science, inviting people to contribute to […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired March 17, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Be Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science for America250 This April 2026, STEM education providers across museums, afterschool networks, libraries, and community organizations have an opportunity to incorporate real scientific research experiences during Citizen Science Month. SciStarter and partners including the Smithsonian Institution, NASA, Cornell University, Arizona State University, and the Association for Advancing […]

For Immediate Release Citizen Science Month Invites Millions to Help Power Discovery 2.50 Million Acts of Science campaign marks America’s 250th anniversary through public participation in scientific discovery Philadelphia (March 18, 2026) — This April, people across the United States and around the world are invited to help power real scientific discoveries through Citizen Science […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired February 17, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Cosmic Pioneers: Discovering Distant Galaxies Together A Do NASA Science LIVE! Event featuring the NASA-supported citizen science project Dark Energy Explorers Originally Aired February 11, 2026 Audience Everyone! Topic Dark Energy, Galaxies, NASA Science Watch the Do NASA Science LIVE! Event DESCRIPTION We met the scientist behind Dark Energy Explorers, a project designed to look […]

Unearth a Story this Summer with SciStarter and the Collaborative Summer Library Program Originally Aired February 4, 2026 Audience Libraries Topic Citizen science in summer programming, connections to America 250 Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION SciStarter and the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) teamed up to explore how libraries can bring citizen science into the Unearth […]

NISE Network Online Workshop: How to Be a Part of 2.50 Million Acts of Science with SciStarter Originally Aired January 13, 2026 Audience Informal STEM educators Topic Citizen science, turnkey events, connections to America 250 Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION During this online workshop, we were joined by SciStarter for a discussion about how to get […]

Acts of Science: Connected Info Session for Hosts & Facilitators Originally Aired January 20, 2026 Audience All those interested in facilitating or hosting citizen science events/programs: librarians, museum staff, community organizers, SciStarter Ambassadors, etc Topic Acts of Science: Connected; the signature event series for April 2026 produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Acts of […]

Become a Facilitator for Do NASA Science LIVE! Originally Aired January 14, 2026 Audience Solar System Ambassadors, SciStarter Ambassadors, librarians, and museums Topic NASA Citizen Science New virtual event series produced by SciStarter Watch the Webinar DESCRIPTION Do NASA Science LIVE! is a virtual event series that connects the public with NASA-supported citizen science projects […]