Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Eva Lewandowski, Oct 26, 2015
Gayle Steffy’s fascination with butterflies started when she was thirteen. She found her first monarch caterpillar, brought it home and raised it to adulthood. She’s been hooked ever since, collecting data on monarchs years before joining any of the established monarch citizen science projects. Despite her early interest, which eventually led her to acquire a … Read more “Citizen Scientist Breaks New Ground In Monarch Research”
Categories: Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment, Project Profile
By Darlene Cavalier, Oct 23, 2015
Check ’em out! We thought it would be interesting to share the growth in the number of projects added to SciStarter’s Project Finder so our developer, Daniel Arbuckle, put this chart together (it doesn’t account for 100 or so projects awaiting images and additional information before we publish them!):
Categories: Citizen Science, Other, SciStarter News
By Guest Contributor, Oct 22, 2015
WeDigBio is a global event where citizen scientists help digitize the billions of observations and specimens that are stored in museums and field stations world wide. Check out some of the projects involved on SciStarter – Smithsonian Transcription Center, Herbarium@home and Notes from Nature. Guest post by Meghan Ferriter You probably know that scientists have … Read more “Help Discovery Go Digital – The Global WeDigBio Challenge Starts Today!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events
By Arvind Suresh, Oct 19, 2015
Photo: USFWS You can play a key role in environmental monitoring. Our editors highlight six projects, below, to help you get to know your part of the world. Find 1,000 more opportunities to make the world a better place through science! See SciStarter‘s Project Finder. Cheers! The SciStarter Team
Categories: Chemistry, Nature & Outdoors, Newsletter, Ocean & Water
By Darlene Cavalier, Oct 16, 2015
If you’ve already signed up to participate in NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive research to ground-truth satellite data, great! (And thank you!) As soon as you input your data to the GLOBE site, you’ll receive an embroidered version of this patch. Interested in joining SMAP? We are looking for teams in the following states: AK, … Read more “SMAP patches have arrived! Get one by submitting soil moisture data!”
Categories: Astronomy & Space, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather, Ecology & Environment, Geology & Earth Sciences, Nature & Outdoors, Other
By Kristin Butler, Oct 15, 2015
Citizen scientists collect data to find out how climate change impacts redwoods by Kristin Butler “The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a redwood tree. The feeling they produce is not transferable. From them comes silence and awe. … Read more “Saving the Majestic Redwoods With Citizen Science”
Categories: Biology, Ecology & Environment, Project Profile
By Arvind Suresh, Oct 06, 2015
Press Release – Astronomy enthusiasts can join forces with researchers through a partnership between Astronomy magazine and SciStarter A “citizen science” movement is sweeping the country. Now, astronomy enthusiasts who want to collaborate with leading scientists can visit Astronomy.com to join cutting-edge research projects.
Categories: Astronomy & Space, SciStarter News
By Arvind Suresh, Sep 30, 2015
The Simons Foundation just awarded a grant to SciStarter that will enable more communities, media partners, and websites to duplicate its valuable “Project Finder” feature and database of projects on their own pages. SciStarter aggregates more than 1100 citizen science projects on a single website in order to connect scientists and community leaders with anyone who … Read more “Scistarter’s Project Finder Will Soon Be More Readily Available to Everyone to Guide Citizen Scientists to Pertinent Research Projects”
Categories: Citizen Science, SciStarter News
By Arvind Suresh, Sep 28, 2015
The National Science Foundation has just awarded a $300,000 Pathways grant to Arizona State University’s Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society for the development of SciStarter 2.0. The grant will advance the growing field of citizen and community science, which enables everyday people to contribute to authentic research. SciStarter 2.0 Creates an … Read more “National Science Foundation Grant Enables Arizona State University to Develop SciStarter 2.0 to Advance Citizen Science”
Categories: Citizen Science, SciStarter News
By Arvind Suresh, Sep 23, 2015
The abundance of mobile technology puts citizen science at the tip of your fingers. Our editors have chosen 5 apps to get you started. Find many more apps and a thousand more projects in theSciStarter Project Finder. New! Now you can add citizen science events like meet ups, celebrations, citsci cafes, and more, … Read more “There’s a (citizen science) app for that!”
Categories: Apps, Newsletter
