National Center for Science and Civic Engagement
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NCSCE is a community of educators connecting STEM learning to pressing civic challenges. Signature program is SENCER-Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities. Now more than ever STEM education IS Civic Education. ncsce.
There are still funding opportunities at NSF in STEM education. Follow Robert Russell on Linkedin for updates! www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
MORE NSF STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES
Doing your homework again!!! NSF has an incredible variety of funding opportunities supporting STEM research and education. If a funding opportunity… | R...
MORE NSF STEM EDUCATION RESEARCH POSSIBILITIES
Doing your homework again!!! NSF has an incredible variety of funding opportunities supporting STEM research and education. If a funding opportunity seem...
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September 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There are still funding opportunities at NSF in STEM education. Follow Robert Russell on Linkedin for updates! www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
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If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals.
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
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The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
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The strain on scientific publishing
Abstract. Scientists are increasingly overwhelmed by the volume of articles being published. The total number of articles indexed in Scopus and Web of Science has grown exponentially in recent years; ...
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August 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
If I could change one thing about #ScientificPublishing I'd ask funding bodies to stipulate all work they fund be published in non-profit journals.
The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
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The knock-on effects would alleviate most of the strain on #AcademicSky.
This isn't hard. It's big, but actually, it's pretty easy.
1/n
Wastewater!! calling @profsmyth.bsky.social
The bird flu virus that has beset dairy farms since early last year may be spreading through the air in so-called milking parlors and through contaminated wastewater
(Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/h...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/h...
Bird Flu May Be Airborne on Dairy Farms, Scientists Report
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Wastewater!! calling @profsmyth.bsky.social
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Concerned Health Professionals of New York opposes the construction of fracked gas pipelines in NYS on public health grounds.
We note that the original permits were denied due to egregious risks to air quality and water. That science hasn’t changed. We urge citizens to get informed and speak out.
We note that the original permits were denied due to egregious risks to air quality and water. That science hasn’t changed. We urge citizens to get informed and speak out.
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Concerned Health Professionals of New York opposes the construction of fracked gas pipelines in NYS on public health grounds.
We note that the original permits were denied due to egregious risks to air quality and water. That science hasn’t changed. We urge citizens to get informed and speak out.
We note that the original permits were denied due to egregious risks to air quality and water. That science hasn’t changed. We urge citizens to get informed and speak out.
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FracTracker @fractracker.bsky.social has just released a comprehensive, interactive, open-source tracker of US data centers.
“Our findings show many facilities are skirting key environmental reviews—like air and water permits.”
www.fractracker.org/2025/07/nati...
“Our findings show many facilities are skirting key environmental reviews—like air and water permits.”
www.fractracker.org/2025/07/nati...
Tracking Data Centers: Energy Demand, Pollution, and Public Impact - FracTracker Alliance
Explore FracTracker’s National Data Centers Tracker—an interactive map revealing where AI data centers are expanding and their impacts.
www.fractracker.org
August 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
FracTracker @fractracker.bsky.social has just released a comprehensive, interactive, open-source tracker of US data centers.
“Our findings show many facilities are skirting key environmental reviews—like air and water permits.”
www.fractracker.org/2025/07/nati...
“Our findings show many facilities are skirting key environmental reviews—like air and water permits.”
www.fractracker.org/2025/07/nati...
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AI can’t do archival research. So. There.
Generative AI is the biggest bubble for some time. It can help with certain tasks, but my experience is that it cannot do even the most basic things unsupervised and regularly fabricates its work.
August 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Anyone considering applying for funding from NSF (for STEM learning) should be following Bob Russell on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
THE NEW NSF FUNDING LANDSCAPE | Robert Russell
THE NEW NSF FUNDING LANDSCAPE
Federal support for science, health, and STEM education research has undergone significant changes under the Trump Administration. We have witnessed a wave of executive ...
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August 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Anyone considering applying for funding from NSF (for STEM learning) should be following Bob Russell on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/posts/robert...
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DOGE's spectacular failure revealed the fallacy of 50y of neoliberalism. Join me w @damonsilvers.bsky.social & @choprausa.bsky.social to explore rebuilding state capacity to create public value, not just extract it.
Wed 18 Jun | 14:00-15:00 BST | Register here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Wed 18 Jun | 14:00-15:00 BST | Register here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
June 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
DOGE's spectacular failure revealed the fallacy of 50y of neoliberalism. Join me w @damonsilvers.bsky.social & @choprausa.bsky.social to explore rebuilding state capacity to create public value, not just extract it.
Wed 18 Jun | 14:00-15:00 BST | Register here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
Wed 18 Jun | 14:00-15:00 BST | Register here ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/eve...
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🆕 NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay: “Pregnancy, Brain Death, and the Right to Choose: Lessons from the Adriana Smith Case” 💭🧠🤰⚖️
📚 Authors: Sophie Schott, Faith Fletcher, Claire I. Horner and Virginia A. Brown
👉 READ: bit.ly/3Sz4K0r
#EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics
📚 Authors: Sophie Schott, Faith Fletcher, Claire I. Horner and Virginia A. Brown
👉 READ: bit.ly/3Sz4K0r
#EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics
June 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🆕 NEW Hastings Bioethics Forum essay: “Pregnancy, Brain Death, and the Right to Choose: Lessons from the Adriana Smith Case” 💭🧠🤰⚖️
📚 Authors: Sophie Schott, Faith Fletcher, Claire I. Horner and Virginia A. Brown
👉 READ: bit.ly/3Sz4K0r
#EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics
📚 Authors: Sophie Schott, Faith Fletcher, Claire I. Horner and Virginia A. Brown
👉 READ: bit.ly/3Sz4K0r
#EndOfLifeCare #Bioethics
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Looking for a new read to keep the brain sharp? 🧠 📗 🤓 Our Ethics & Human Research (E&HR) journal provides analysis of issues in science & healthcare that have implications for human biomedical & behavioral research. 👍
Read, bit.ly/2uPO0Kp
#Bioethics
Read, bit.ly/2uPO0Kp
#Bioethics
June 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Looking for a new read to keep the brain sharp? 🧠 📗 🤓 Our Ethics & Human Research (E&HR) journal provides analysis of issues in science & healthcare that have implications for human biomedical & behavioral research. 👍
Read, bit.ly/2uPO0Kp
#Bioethics
Read, bit.ly/2uPO0Kp
#Bioethics
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Missed our AI+Healthcare conference 🤖🏥 with @cedarssinai.bsky.social on May 16 in LA? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! ✅ Check out this insightful 𝐐&𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 🧠✨
📖 READ bit.ly/448ed5f
#HastingsCenter #CedarsSinai #MedicalEthics #ArtificialIntelligence
📖 READ bit.ly/448ed5f
#HastingsCenter #CedarsSinai #MedicalEthics #ArtificialIntelligence
June 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Missed our AI+Healthcare conference 🤖🏥 with @cedarssinai.bsky.social on May 16 in LA? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! ✅ Check out this insightful 𝐐&𝐀 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 🧠✨
📖 READ bit.ly/448ed5f
#HastingsCenter #CedarsSinai #MedicalEthics #ArtificialIntelligence
📖 READ bit.ly/448ed5f
#HastingsCenter #CedarsSinai #MedicalEthics #ArtificialIntelligence
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🧠Recent neuroimaging research shows that some patients once believed to be unresponsive in comas or vegetative states are in fact 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!🤔
Please join us for a fascinating conversation on 6/17! bit.ly/3SQbPK4
#HastingsCenter #Coma #Bioethics
Please join us for a fascinating conversation on 6/17! bit.ly/3SQbPK4
#HastingsCenter #Coma #Bioethics
June 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🧠Recent neuroimaging research shows that some patients once believed to be unresponsive in comas or vegetative states are in fact 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬!🤔
Please join us for a fascinating conversation on 6/17! bit.ly/3SQbPK4
#HastingsCenter #Coma #Bioethics
Please join us for a fascinating conversation on 6/17! bit.ly/3SQbPK4
#HastingsCenter #Coma #Bioethics
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🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST!
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
June 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🎉 Happy 39th to BioQUEST!
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
For decades, BioQUEST has built a community for STEM educators. Grateful for all who’ve joined the journey. 🚀
✨ Be part of it— Join us at BIOME 2025 - Applications are still open!
🗓️ Learn more + apply: qubeshub.org/community/gr...
#BIOME2025 #BioQUEST #STEMM
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Sharing: The deadline to apply is tomorrow, June 13 for the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) project Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) for the fall of 2025. Learn more and apply today - qubeshub.org/community/gr...
June 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Sharing: The deadline to apply is tomorrow, June 13 for the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) Transforming Ecology Education to 4D (TEE) project Faculty Mentoring Network (FMN) for the fall of 2025. Learn more and apply today - qubeshub.org/community/gr...
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The Associated Press reports on creationism during the Scopes trial and today. apnews.com/article/scop... #ScopesSunday
With a massive ark and museum, he spreads creationism a century after Scopes trial. He’s not alone
The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The Associated Press reports on creationism during the Scopes trial and today. apnews.com/article/scop... #ScopesSunday
www.savensf.com Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Home | Savensf
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May 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
www.savensf.com Save NSF is a coalition of concerned scientists and allies who are working to save funding for scientific grants through the U.S. National Science Foundation.
Sending this out---NSF cuts have affected many in our community of practice.
May 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Sending this out---NSF cuts have affected many in our community of practice.
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Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...
Dr.Katharine Hayhoe - How to Talk About Climate Change
YouTube video by Halton Environmental Network
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April 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Great pointers for talking about climate change from Katherine Hayhoe www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP2D...
So many in out faculty network are addressing Climate Change across the curriculum—these are great strategies for engaging learners!
I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
April 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So many in out faculty network are addressing Climate Change across the curriculum—these are great strategies for engaging learners!
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Plant scientist Reagan Wytsalucy joins us to discuss her mission to track down and study the Southwest peach tree—a variety well-suited for growing in the desert.
How A Navajo Plant Researcher Is Reviving A Desert Peach
Bringing back Southwest peach orchards won’t be easy, but researchers are on the lookout for remaining trees—and they need help.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Plant scientist Reagan Wytsalucy joins us to discuss her mission to track down and study the Southwest peach tree—a variety well-suited for growing in the desert.
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The budget proposal eliminates:
NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office
Stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs
Severely defunds the Natl Ocean Service & the NMFS
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office
Stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs
Severely defunds the Natl Ocean Service & the NMFS
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN
The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The budget proposal eliminates:
NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office
Stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs
Severely defunds the Natl Ocean Service & the NMFS
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office
Stops funding regional climate data, climate competitive research or sea grant programs
Severely defunds the Natl Ocean Service & the NMFS
www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c...
Teaching through public health challenges, including HIV, TB, and COVID, has been one of NCSCE’s signature curricular change strategies-they are the bridge connecting science education to civic engagement
"The real crisis is not that public health — which is fundamentally about policies dictating the distribution of
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
resources required to protect human life — has been politicized. It is that it has not been politicized nearly enough."— @ericreinhart.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
March 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Teaching through public health challenges, including HIV, TB, and COVID, has been one of NCSCE’s signature curricular change strategies-they are the bridge connecting science education to civic engagement
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You've chosen accessible fonts, colors, and formatting. Let's get ready to present! We're looking forward to learning about your work at #ACSSpring2025!
March 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
You've chosen accessible fonts, colors, and formatting. Let's get ready to present! We're looking forward to learning about your work at #ACSSpring2025!
www.motherjones.com/environment/... Taking down or changing the data doesn't make the facts disappear.
Growers who rely on climate data sue USDA for cutting off access
“Farmers are on the front lines," says one attorney, and axing web pages "doesn’t make climate change go away.”
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March 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
www.motherjones.com/environment/... Taking down or changing the data doesn't make the facts disappear.