Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Nathaniel Scharping, Jan 18, 2022
SciStarter has hundreds of citizen science projects to choose from, and our more than 110,000 registered members participate in a diverse range of projects that match their individual interests and passions. But there are a few perennial favorites among our citizen science projects, and perhaps none more popular than the Alzheimer’s-fighting game Stall Catchers. Run … Read more “Stall Catchers Was Our Top Project This Year. Its Project Leader Shares His Secrets”
Categories: Alzheimers
By Egle Ramanauskaite, Jul 16, 2020
In 2016, a team of Alzheimer’s disease researchers at Cornell University hit a dead end. The scientists were studying mice, looking for links between Alzheimer’s and blood flow changes in the brain. For years, scientists have known that reduced blood flow in the brain is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. More recent research has also … Read more “Are Clogged Blood Vessels the Key to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease?”
Categories: Alzheimers, Biology
By Caroline Nickerson, May 07, 2019
Citizen Science Day 2019 (#CitSciDay2019) results prove that all of us can make huge contributions to research. Citizen Science Day is an annual celebration presented by SciStarter and the Citizen Science Association in an effort to connect people to real research in need of their help. It taps the curiosity and observations of people to … Read more “#CitSciDay2019: Global Community”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science Day
By Caroline Nickerson, Apr 13, 2019
Human Computation Institute (CC BY-SA 4.0) Today is Citizen Science Day (#CitSciDay2019), and our featured event is the Stall Catchers #Megathon, an online game you can play from anywhere (with internet access) to help Cornell scientists better understand how stalled blood flow contributes to Alzheimer’s disease. We had our “catching hour” on Stall Catchers from … Read more “Didn’t get to join the Megathon on #CitSciDay2019? You have until tomorrow at midnight!”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science Day
By Lea Shell, Apr 09, 2019
There are so many ways to engage in Citizen Science Day on April 13. Participate in any SciStarter affiliate project to earn a personalized certificate. Start with the Stall Catchers Megathon, a gamified, online inter-generational game to accelerate research on Alzheimer’s! Join the virtual SciStarter Megathon team or organize or join an in-person Megathon meet-up. Find all you need on … Read more “Go ahead. Try this at home.”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science Day, Events, Featured Projects, National Citizen Science Day, Science Cheerleaders, SciFests, SciStarter News
By Tiberius Ignat, Apr 06, 2019
Are you a citizen scientist? Do you manage a citizen science project? Why not celebrate Citizen Science Day on 13 April? On that Saturday, a global community of citizen science practitioners and supporters will be holding hundreds of events to raise awareness of the importance of engagement between science and society. If you are involved … Read more “Get Involved in a Global Effort on Citizen Science Day”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science Day
By Caroline Nickerson, Apr 02, 2019
Citizen Science Day 2019 (referred to as #CitSciDay2019 on social media) falls on Saturday, April 13 this year. On Citizen Science Day, SciStarter and the Citizen Science Association are encouraging people all over the world to celebrate citizen science. For a “quick start,” you may just want to join the SciStarter team right now. If … Read more “How to Join the #Megathon From Anywhere in the World on #CitSciDay2019”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science Day
By Nina Friedman, Mar 19, 2019
Stall Catchers, a gamified way of contributing to Alzheimer’s research, is going big! Working with SciStarter, the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, the Citizen Science Association, the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Pacific Southwest Region, and other partners, Stall Catchers is activating the Megathon (register at Megathon.us) … Read more “Fighting Alzheimer’s Disease During the Megathon: Spotlight on Three Citizen Scientists”
Categories: Alzheimers, Apps, Citizen Science Day, EarthSchool, Featured Projects
By Lea Shell, Sep 10, 2018
Think science is all work and no play? Try your hand at these four citizen science projects and advance scientific research while you play games! Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science, Computers & Technology, Featured Projects, Webinar, Workshop Affiliate Tools, Workshops
By Caroline Nickerson, Jul 09, 2018
It all starts with Professor George Church’s vision. Church is a core faculty member at the Wyss Institute and professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School. In 2005, he launched the Personal Genome Project (PGP), which collects data on a person’s DNA, environmental background, and relevant health and disease information from consenting participants. The premise … Read more “Think you have remarkable memory traits? Share them by participating in the Harvard PGP-Lumosity Memory Challenge”
Categories: Alzheimers, Citizen Science, CitSci Research
