Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 21, 2020
The following are excerpts from ASU News: “ASU faculty shine at world’s largest science meeting,” by Joe Caspermeyer, Manager (natural sciences), Media Relations & Strategic Communications, ASU (joseph.caspermeyer@asu.edu ). At the world’s largest general scientific meeting, Arizona State University researchers, faculty, staff and students gathered with colleagues to tackle some of society’s grand challenges as … Read more “ASU researchers, including SciStarter’s founder, shine at world’s largest science meeting”
Categories: In the News
By Caroline Nickerson, Sep 18, 2019
Mark your calendars for May 2021! The 2021 Citizen Science Association conference (#CitSci2021) will be at School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University (ASU), our partners in citizen science innovation. SciStarter is a proud research affiliate of ASU. Our founder and founding board member of the Citizen Science Association, Darlene … Read more “Mark Your Calendars for CitSci2021”
Categories: Citizen Science, Citizen Science Conference, Citizen Science News, Events
By Margaret Hinrichs, Feb 04, 2019
In early 2018, Scistarter and Arizona State University began the process of collaborating with a local community, Boulder Ridge, to measure the quality of its air. Boulder Ridge is a 55 and older retirement community in Phoenix. Over the past three years, Boulder Ridge residents began to notice increased blasting, crushing, and trucking out of … Read more “SciStarter, researchers, regulators, and community residents collaborate to test air quality sensors”
Categories: Citizen Science, Tools
By Caroline Nickerson, Jan 30, 2019
Spring is one of nature’s greatest performances – a time of rebirth, renewed energy and dramatic transformations. For three consecutive nights, Monday, April 29 – Wednesday, May 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET on PBS, Nature: American Spring LIVE presents the change from winter to spring in real time from iconic locations across America. The series will include … Read more “Nature: American Spring LIVE, premieres April 29 on PBS. #citizenscience”
Categories: Events, In the News
By Darlene Cavalier, Sep 06, 2017
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (ILMS) announced the awarding of a National Leadership Grant for Libraries to develop a field-tested, replicable, low-cost toolkit of citizen science resources for public libraries. … Read more
Categories: Citizen Science News, libraries, SciStarter News
By Guest Contributor, Jan 30, 2017
Guest blog post from Charles Ault, Superstition Area Land Trust (SALT) community. SALT Citizen Science program emerges in East Valley. Rhythms of Desert Citizen Science program examines the effects of El Niño on our climate. Four organizations dedicated to advancing scientific research, public policy, and community-based decision making, have come together to develop a program that harnesses the … Read more “Superstition Area Land Trust Community Science”
Categories: Citizen Science, Guest Contributor, libraries, Other
By Darlene Cavalier, Sep 23, 2016
The ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit 2016 is a two-day event, hosted by Arizona State University in partnership with SciStarter, designed to explore the crossroads of citizen science and the maker movement. The summit is scheduled for October 26 (evening), 27 & 28, 2016 in downtown Chandler, Arizona at the ASU Chandler Innovation Center. Registration … Read more “Citizen Science Maker Summit 2016”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science, Events
By Darlene Cavalier, Aug 16, 2016
Nonscientists should take part in discussions about research priorities and more. This article, Citizen Science Isn’t Just About Collecting Data, originally appeared in Slate AUG. 15 2016 7:31 AM. The earthquake near Washington, D.C., five years ago in August 2011—the one that damaged the Washington Monument and the National Cathedral but had little other noticeable impact—caught … Read more “Citizen Science Isn’t Just About Collecting Data”
Categories: In the News, Other
By Arvind Suresh, Jul 06, 2016
Here are some excerpts from a recent article about SciStarter, as originally published by Environmental BioPhyics, “a group of scientists passionate about measuring the environment.” Measuring and Modeling the Environment Crowdsource Your Data Collection? by Colin Campbell on June 30, 2016 What can you do when you need data from all over the world in … Read more “Crowdsource Your Data Collection?”
Categories: ASU Citizen Science Maker Summit, Citizen Science News, In the News
By Arvind Suresh, Jul 03, 2016
SciStarter founder and Professor at School for the Future of Innovation in Society at ASU , appointed to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advisory Council . Darlene Cavalier has been invited to serve as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. The council provides independent advice to the … Read more “SciStarter founder and Professor at ASU’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society appointed to EPA Advisory Council.”
Categories: Citizen Science News, In the News
