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Association of Science and Technology Centers
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Our Purpose: To champion and support science and technology centers and museums and the entire science engagement field.

Our Vision: Increasing understanding of and engagement with science and technology among all people.
Yong is also the bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us, a groundbreaking, informative, and entertaining examination of the relationship between animals and microbes.
May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In birdwatching, Yong found a much deeper connection to the natural world. He tells that story in An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.
May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
After years of pandemic reporting left him burnt out, Yong turned to a new hobby—birdwatching—to help him heal and reconnect with his original beat of nature writing.
May 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed thoughtful questions. We welcome your reflections on these findings and how they might inform your organization's work.
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The findings suggest an urgent need for science engagement community to strengthen public awareness about connections between policy changes and science used for everyday decision making, while strengthening + expanding opportunities for public to engage with scientific community and institutions.
May 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Learn more about the survey and the implications for work in science engagement at a public briefing TODAY at 3:00 p.m. ET. www.astc.org/conference-e...
New ASTC Survey Shows Disconnect Between Public Support for Science and Federal Policy Impact - Association of Science and Technology Centers
A recent ASTC national survey finds 72% of U.S. adults believe science benefits them and 89% view federal STEM investment as important for economic prosperity. It is unclear the extent to which they a...
www.astc.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We will share more about the survey and the urgent need to deepen and clarify the connections between people’s everyday lives and interests and public investments in scientific institutions and infrastructure. www.astc.org/conference-e...
New ASTC Survey Shows Disconnect Between Public Support for Science and Federal Policy Impact - Association of Science and Technology Centers
A recent ASTC national survey finds 72% of U.S. adults believe science benefits them and 89% view federal STEM investment as important for economic prosperity. It is unclear the extent to which they a...
www.astc.org
May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
These new data come from a nationally representative survey of 1,017 U.S. adults administered April 4–6 designed to gauge current attitudes toward scientific institutions and understanding of ongoing changes in federal science policy.
May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Please carve out a few minutes to submit for consideration by the ASTC Awards Committee to be honored at #ASTC2025 this September.
May 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This insight presents an urgent opportunity to explore new approaches to science engagement that can better illuminate these connections.

Join us Tuesday, May 6 at 3:00 PM ET for a briefing on these findings and their implications for public science engagement.

www.astc.org/conference-e...
New ASTC Survey Shows Disconnect Between Public Support for Science and Federal Policy Impact - Association of Science and Technology Centers
A recent ASTC national survey finds 72% of U.S. adults believe science benefits them and 89% view federal STEM investment as important for economic prosperity. It is unclear the extent to which they a...
www.astc.org
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The center’s President and CEO explained that “There's no more organic way of feeling patriotic and learning about your country than by excelling in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. That builds a tremendous sense of pride, and it really develops leaders for the future.”
April 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM