Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Catherine Price, Aug 31, 2018
SciStarter, the Citizen Science Association, and the Citizen Science Day Working Group are excited to announce Citizen Science Day on Saturday, April 13, 2019! The fourth annual Citizen Science Day celebrates and raises awareness about the amazing volunteers, projects, and scientific breakthroughs that are part of citizen science, encourages new people to get involved, and … Read more “Save the Date: Citizen Science Day returns on April 13, 2019”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, In the News, National Citizen Science Day, SciStarter News
By Dan Stanton, Aug 28, 2018
Editor’s Note: You got to know Dan with his team member spotlight. Now you can read about his perspective on and work with libraries! If you haven’t visited your local public library in a while or if you just pop in from time to time, I highly recommend you take some time to look around … Read more “Taking the First Steps: Libraries and Citizen Science”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Education, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 27, 2018
Want to get to know the people behind the curtain a little bit better? Tune in to our “team member spotlight” series! You’ll meet the people who make SciStarter work and learn what makes them tick. One thing we all have in common? A love for citizen science. This week, we’re featuring Dan Stanton. Dan … Read more “Team Member Spotlight: Dan Stanton”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, SciStarter News, Staff Spotlight
By Darlene Cavalier, Aug 17, 2018
Periodically, SciStarter will publish updates from Darlene. What do you think we should call these installments? After you vote, make sure you scroll down and read our latest “Darlene Update.” Loading… Good morning! We hope you and your communities can make use of these free resources designed to support new and seasoned participants. 1) Check … Read more “Update from Darlene Cavalier, the founder of SciStarter”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 16, 2018
We have an exciting announcement! Beginning in October of this year, SciStarter is partnering with Dr. Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher’s research team to begin publishing monthly book reviews of books focusing on citizen science. Dr. Mehlenbacher’s team at the University of Waterloo includes both undergraduate and graduate students. Housed in the English Department, the team’s research focuses on, among … Read more “New Book Review Series”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, CitSci Research, Education, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 15, 2018
Want to get to know the people behind the curtain a little bit better? Tune in to our “team member spotlight” series! You’ll meet the people who make SciStarter work and learn what makes them tick. One thing we all have in common? A love for citizen science. This week, we’re featuring Jill Nugent. Jill … Read more “Team Member Spotlight: Jill Nugent”
Categories: About Us, Citizen Science, SciStarter News, Staff Spotlight
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 13, 2018
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Categories: About Us, Citizen Science News, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Aug 07, 2018
On August 1, 2, and 3, MIT Media Lab and several other sponsors hosted the first iteration of the annual Connected Learning Summit. I attended this conference to support my SciStarter colleague, Lea Shell, who absolutely ROCKED her “ignite” talk at the close of the conference. But as I attended each successive day of the … Read more “Connected Learning Summit”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Jul 16, 2018
Last week, on Monday, July 9, Darlene Cavalier, the founder of SciStarter and Science Cheerleader and a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, presented on a panel at a American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) event. The panel was part of a larger two-day conference hosted by ASEE for engineering communicators. The panel was … Read more “ASEE Panel: STEM Communication”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, SciStarter News
By Caroline Nickerson, Jun 15, 2018
Over the past few months, members of the SciStarter team have been working around the country to share new citizen science projects at science festivals. It’s been so much fun to join others excited about science and get a chance to meet some of you! Organizing a science festival is a labor of love, fueled … Read more “Science Festivals: Report from the Front Lines”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science News, Events, Other, Science Cheerleaders, SciFests, SciStarter News, USA Science and Engineering Festival
