Event Type: Events

A hybrid workshop titled Beyond Broadening Participation: Research to Progress to Impact on May 17-18, 2023 will occur in Washington, DC. This workshop, hosted by the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, will focus on issues raised by the recently released report Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and … Read more

A University of Rhode Island’s (URI) master’s student specializing in environmental communication, program coordinator for URI’s 4-H program, and co-author of the Inclusive Science Communication Starter Kit developed a panel about equitable research partnerships through a grant from Madison Jones’ Dwell Lab. They invited a stellar group of panelists representing community-based organizations serving diverse and historically underrepresented … Read more

The People’s Science Fair, organized by Western Mass Science for the People, will showcase diverse efforts by Western Massachusetts residents to harness STEM for social, economic, racial, environmental, climate, and cultural justice. Participants will include campus-based researchers with justice-oriented projects, grassroots organizers whose work involves STEM knowledge, and student activists committed to building a just … Read more

On April 5-6, 2023, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host the inaugural Science for All Summit at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Summit is a community convening to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The theme of this year’s Summit is From IDEA … Read more

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan. As part of a robust public engagement plan, OSTP encourages input from all interested parties, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, … Read more

Join an interactive presentation by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the report, Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities, which will be released on January 30. As an official federal statistical agency, NCSES is the nation’s leading provider of data on the … Read more

NSF is excited to announce the Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Equity and Diversity (GRANTED) initiative, a wholly unique new funding opportunity for NSF. GRANTED activities and support will focus on building capacity within the Nation’s research enterprise* and reducing barriers to research competitiveness. The first funding opportunity is now available via Dear Colleague Letter NSF 23-037 and we … Read more

The U.S. Global Change Research Program, in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, invites artists to engage in the development of the Fifth National Climate Assessment by creatively visualizing climate change in the United States: its causes, impacts, and manifestations; our shared … Read more

A webinar on partnerships with communities that provide scientists and science educators opportunities to bring knowledges and practices of local and global communities in interaction with sciences to learn, teach, advocate, and transform. Panelists: Natasha Alhadeff-Jones, Assistant Director, Institut Sunkronos, Geneva, Switzerland Daniel Morales-Doyle, Associate Professor of Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University … Read more

The Association of Children’s Museums (ACM) presents a Webinar/Community Forum “Love and Healing in Children’s Museums” on Friday, June 24, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT.   As children’s museum professionals, we have an opportunity to support families and children experiencing trauma and stress through our exhibitions and programming, and to foster long-term social-emotional learning (SEL), kindness, … Read more