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Nanoscale science and engineering study and create materials and devices on the molecular scale. The Nanobiotechnology Center, a National Science Foundation supported Science and Technology Center, collaborated with Ithaca, New...

The institution is The Ohio State University at Lima, the university partners are the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Fayetteville State University. It's About Discovery is a unique...

In August 2009, The Ohio State University at Lima (OSU) received a three-year award from the NSF Division of Research on Learning Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)...

This study focuses on the combined role of zoos and an out-of-school-time program focused on environmental issues in influencing children’s relationship with and sense of responsibility toward animals and the...

This article examines how and why museums fail to engage visitors in cultural dialogue. Author D. Neil Bramer, executive director of the Elmhurst Art Museum, argues that empathy is the...

In this article, D. Neil Bramer, executive director of the Elmhurst Art Museum, discusses the value of visitor studies and the need to push museum decision-makers to address visitor needs....

Kalman Mannis is the Project Director of the Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN), as well as the Chief Education Officer of Bisbee Science and Research Center in Bisbee, Arizona. According to recent research conducted by a U.S. interagency federal task force, rural communities across the country have a dearth of STEM resources. As they ... Read more

Within just a few months, new releases in the world of publishing have seen two books dealing with science and The Simpsons, one published in the US and the other...

This study analyses the image of Italian space activities given by national dailies in the period from February 2001 to July 2002, in order to understand Italians’ view of “Italy...

Iteration is a central practice in art and science; however, it has yet to be deeply explored in STEAM learning environments. This study adopts a sociomaterial orientation (Fenwick and Edwards,...

Many scientific inquiries require the participation of thousands of people across multiple locations to share their observations and local knowledge which together yield discoveries that are otherwise unobtainable. These large-scale...

Those who are interested in submitting an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Resource Center (ITEST) proposal are strongly encouraged to register and attend the webinar on the ITEST Resource Center Solicitation, which will be held on Tuesday, December 12 from 2:30-3:30 PM EST. In this webinar, ITEST program officers will review the submission ... Read more

ITR: A Networked, Media-Rich Programming Environment to Enhance Informal Learning and Technological Fluency at Community Technology Centers The MIT Media Laboratory and UCLA propose to develop and study a new...

This article focuses on the efforts of the Collaborative for Early Science Learning (CESL), a group of six museums led by the Sciencenter in Ithaca, New York, that partner with...

We live in a period where new media develops at amazing speed: the case of Youtube, becoming in few months one of the most visited website in the world, or...

From the infinitesimal to the infinite, science plays a profound role in our daily lives. The biennial Jackson Hole Science Media Awards celebrate excellence in communicating science to public audiences across a broad range of disciplines and platforms. Entries are due June 1, 2014. The full symposium will take place September 17-19, with an awards ... Read more

“Coexistence” between humans and nature is no longer just an idyllic goal – it is now an imperative. Clearly, we have pushed the natural world onto a decidedly unnatural and perilous path. Focused on collective survival, global regeneration solutions need innovative collaborations – deploying revolutionary technological advances alongside traditional knowledge systems. This year’s Jackson Wild ... Read more

The instrument maker James Short, whose output was exclusively reflecting telescopes, was a sustained and consistent supporter of the clock and watch maker John Harrison. Short’s specialism placed his work...

The Science Museum of Minnesota, in collaboration with Discovery Place and Science North, is producing a pilot stage for a large format film on the life work of Dr. Jane...

This panel focuses on the connections between neurodiversity and STEM problem solving. Some of the same aspects of neurodiversity that are often characterized as deficits in learning are accompanied by talents that can be harnessed for STEM problem solving. Neurodivergent learners often bring unique strengths to STEM problem solving and should be encouraged and supported ... Read more

Jay Watch is a citizen science program to fill in data gaps by monitoring Florida scrub-jays on conservation sites to assess populations and trends over time. Scrub-jay groups, including young...

In the next few months, JCOM will undergo relevant changes. A new owner will take charge of its editorial management and define new development strategies. This important transition is a...

The JCOM I would appreciate reading should address in real time the emerging trends and pressing issues concerning Science in society; it would be targeted not only to researchers in...

Articles from the Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) are now available in the InformalScience.org collection. The Journal of Science Communication is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles, commentary, essays, and reviews about the public communication through journalism, museums, community outreach, and more. JCOM has been published quarterly since 2002, and in 2016 published two ... Read more

The Journal of Science Communication (JCOM) invites researchers to submit papers for a special issue on the History of science communication. Invited editors for this issue are: Luisa Massarani (Museum of Life, House of Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Brazil), Ildeu de Castro Moreira (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and Bruce Lewenstein (Cornell University, United States). ... Read more