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The Civic Science Times

Bernadette Weigman

The critical need for community based research in neuroscience

and how UCLA and Charles R. Drew University is addressing it through their new Dana Center

1d ago

The critical need for community based research in neuroscience

1d ago

Ariana Joy

TikTok’s New STEM Feed: A Tool for Researchers and Practitioners to Engage with a Wider Audience?

Jul 3

TikTok’s New STEM Feed: A Tool for Researchers and Practitioners to Engage with a Wider Audience?

Jul 3

Joanna Marsh

Zooming into the history of Zooniverse

If an adult, teenager, or child wants to get involved in a citizen science project, a good place to start looking for one is Zooniverse, an…

Jun 20

A screenshot of Zooninverse’s website showing which citizen science projects are looking for volunteers.

Jun 20

Gina Errico

Scientists use the public’s help to better understand the impacts of cats on local wildlife

Photo Credit: Wesley Hetrick

Jun 19

Photo of a cat on the prowl in the grass

Jun 19

Bernadette Weigman

Dana Foundation President Caroline Montojo says the critical window of opportunity for…

and how the Dana Center Initiative will address it

May 31

May 31

Ariana Joy

Sleeping Beauties: The 2024 Met Gala creates a Marriage of Science, Fashion, and History

This year’s Met Exhibition is titled Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. The theme of this exhibition is to reawaken historical…

May 24

Sleeping Beauties: The 2024 Met Gala creates a Marriage of Science, Fashion, and History

May 24

Joanna Marsh

Virginia group encourages landowners to support local biodiversity

Virginia’s tourism motto is “Virginia is for Lovers.” But research groups seeking to persuade landowners to restore their properties to…

May 8

Virginia group encourages landowners to support local biodiversity

May 8

Bernadette Weigman

Neuroscience and Society: Mapping Dana Foundation’s New Focus

What happens when an entrepreneur takes an interest in philanthropy? A multimillion-dollar grant funding institution is born. Established…

Apr 19

Neuroscience and Society: Mapping Dana Foundation’s New Focus

Apr 19

Ariana Joy

From Scroll to Success: Exploring the Role of Science Communicators in Ozempic’s TikTok Triumph

In the past year, you can’t open any form of media without hearing about Ozempic — the “magic” weight loss drug initially approved for…

Apr 19

From Scroll to Success: Exploring the Role of Science Communicators in Ozempic’s TikTok Triumph

Apr 19

Joanna Marsh

Scientists invite the public to see — and hear — the upcoming eclipse

This coming Monday, April 8, 2024, hundreds of thousands of people in North America are planning to witness the total eclipse that will…

Apr 5

Dr. Henry “Trae” Winter and MaryKay Severino smiling outdoors with a notebook and an AudioMoth recorder.

Apr 5

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Civic Science Media Lab
We are an investigative newsroom motivated by the desire to understand civic science ecosystems around the world.
Fanuel Muindi
Civic Science Scholar-Journalist; Director, Civic Science Media Lab; Professor of the Practice, Northeastern University; Senior Fellow for Civic Science, R!A
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