Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
Posts about one or more specific events presented on SciStarter
Well thank you for the kind words, Pietro Michelucci (founder of EyesOnALZ, a crowdsourcing platform designed to accelerate Alzheimer’s research). Pietro is one of 15 project and platform partners we’ve been working with to test and deploy a suite of new citizen science tools. For the past two years, thanks to support from the National … Read more “Why “SciStarter is excellent for citizen science.””
Categories: Events, SciStarter News
Written by Adam Gabriele, Arizona State University. Originally published on ASUNow. There’s an exciting change under way in the scientific community. Citizens with an avid interest in science are getting the chance to contribute to real research through data collection and analysis in collaboration with professional scientists. These “citizen scientists” — tinkerers and enthusiasts of … Read more “SciStarter’s founder appointed to NAS committee on Citizen Science”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science News, In the News, SciStarter News
If you’re familiar with “hackathons” – intense hacking marathons, or “mapathons” – mapping parties commonly held by mappers worldwide, the term “catchathon” might be starting to make some sense by now. If not – read on. There’s a marathon of Alzheimer’s citizen science coming on July 22nd, and you can be part of it!
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Health
On behalf of the Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society, part of the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University, we invite you to attend an interactive presentation, “Citizen Science: an all hands-on-deck approach to advance scientific research.” We will describe trends, opportunities, and challenges in citizen … Read more “ASU and SciStarter host citizen science discussion on 6/20”
Categories: Events
Researchers to share knowledge and best practices in establishing high standards while engaging volunteer support St. Paul, MN Scientists, community members, and educators from around the world will gather at the Citizen Science Association (CSA) “CitSci2017” Conference to share innovations and best practices for significant research collaborations between scientists and everyday citizens. CitSci2017 will be held … Read more “Citizen Science Association Conference Expands the Movement that Draws Everyday People into Legitimate Research”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, CSA 2017, Events
By Egle Marija Ramanauskaite, Citizen Science Coordinator at EyesOnALZ Stall Catchers – a citizen science game by the EyesOnALZ project, has just introduced a team feature and is running a team competition to #CrushALZ. The competition has kicked-off during the #CrowdCloudLIVE hangout following the premiere of The Crowd & The Cloud documentary on citizen science on April … Read more “Gaming Competition Supports Alzheimer’s Research”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, Gaming, Health, Project Profile
SciStarter is proud to be a March for Science partner. This non-partisan event champions “science as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity.” Citizen science is a gateway to support and advocate for science for all: anytime, any place. The March for Science in Washington D.C. will be on April 22nd with satellite Marches across the country. Find … Read more “Join SciStarter at the March for Science”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Events
The SciStarter 2.0 Research and Evaluation team will host a hands-on workshop on May 17, the first day of the Citizen Science Association conference. (Note: there’s still time to register for the conference and workshop!) When: Wednesday May 17, 2017 11:30am – 12:30pm Meeting Room 11 With an Advancing Informal STEM Learning (Pathways) grant from the … Read more “Citizen Science Recruitment, Retention, Research & Evaluation Workshop at Citizen Science Association Conference”
Categories: Citizen Science, CSA 2017, Events
Springtime Citizen Science April is buzzing with citizen science you can do at hackfests, conferences, festivals, workshops, marches and more! Looking for family-friendly projects? Check this out. Below, we’ve selected three projects and two events we think you’ll love. You can find more projects and events on SciStarter to do now or bookmark for later. … Read more “Spring into Citizen Science Day tomorrow! Hundreds of springtime opportunities await you”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Events, Newsletter
April 14-18, 16 cities across the United States will participate in the City Nature Challenge by going outside to document species through the iNaturalist app! The widely anticipated event, brought to you by Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and California Academy of Sciences, also makes it easy for participants to earn credit for their iNaturalist observations through their SciStarter dashboards! Here’s how: … Read more “City Nature Challenge 2017: Get started with iNaturalist and SciStarter”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
