Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By SciStarter Team, Jul 12, 2023
A study led by researchers at the University of Maine spearheaded a new approach to finding where ticks love to lurk. The Maine Forest Tick Survey trained hundreds of woodland owners in Maine to systematically comb their properties for disease-toting ticks to discern how forest management may influence the pest’s prevalence. Ticks pose a growing … Read more “Volunteer Community Scientists Key to Pioneering UMaine Tick Study”
Categories: Animals, Ecology & Environment
By Sara Futch, May 24, 2019
Sara Futch, a graduate student at North Carolina State University, won Best Overall Poster at the Citizen Science Association Conference 2019 for her poster, “Uncovering Connections across Citizen Science Projects: A Social Network Analysis.” Conference attendees selected Sara’s poster via in-person votes during the poster session. Here’s more from Sara about her research: “My name … Read more “Uncovering Connections across Citizen Science Projects: A Social Network Analysis”
Categories: Citizen Science Conference, CitSci Research, SciStarter News
By Kristin Butler, Jan 04, 2019
For more than a hundred years, the United States government has paired university scientists with local farmers to study how best to feed the world. These extension programs helped to more than double agricultural production in the U.S. between 1948 and 2001 by sharing knowledge between farmers and university researchers. These extension programs—which bring knowledge … Read more “Citizen Science Needed to Help Feed the World”
Categories: Biology, Do-It-Yourself, Ecology & Environment
By Melinda T. Hough, Aug 23, 2013
This project is part of our Back to School 2013 round-up of projects. Read more about them! Breast cancer is the single most common cancer in women worldwide with roughly 1 in 8 women developing the disease each year. Chances are, a friend or family member is coping with this diagnosis right now. Following Angelina … Read more “Cancer Research in the Classroom – Accelerating Cures with the Click of a Mouse”
Categories: Biology, Citizen Science, Health, Science Education Standards
By Darlene Cavalier, Dec 13, 2012
Earlier today, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosted “E.O. Wilson’s Global Town Hall,” with biologist Edward Osborne Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard. In anticipation of this exciting event, the museum revamped its Citizen Science Center and added new features. “I am especially pleased that we now offer a SciStarter kiosk in … Read more “Announcing the SciStarter kiosk interface for schools, museums and public areas.”
Categories: Citizen Science, Education
