Awardees Selected for SENCER-ISE Civic Engagement Partnership Support Awards Program
Posted: May 17 2013
Six partnerships of informal science education and higher education institutions have been selected for the Science Education and New Civic Engagement Responsibilities-Informal Science Education (SENCER-ISE) Civic Engagement Partnership Support Awards program following a thorough and very competitive application review.

From Black Swamp to Green Soup: Campus/Community Partnership Aims for Blue Lake
Posted: May 17 2013
One of the biggest impediments to western expansion of the United States in the early 19th century was the nearly impenetrable Great Black Swamp that spanned Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana.

SSI 2013 to Host 250 Invited Participants
Posted: May 17 2013
The 2013 SENCER Summer Institute will welcome team and individual representatives from 18 new colleges and universities, alumni institutions, 30 states, nearly 20 community colleges, and ten informal science education venues.

New Initiative to Harvest and Disseminate Pearls of Practice from the SENCER Community
Posted: May 2 2013
Over the next three years, a team of SENCER practitioners will identify and refine such "Pearls of Practice," which will be published electronically in "strings" by civic themes.

SSI 2013 to Feature Symposium on Science and Public Policy
Posted: May 2 2013
Given the central role that public issues - and the development of public policies designed to address them - play in the civic engagement aspirations of the SENCER enterprise, a focused exploration of science and public policy seems essential.

Northwest Node Engages New Faculty in Civic Engagement Efforts
Posted: May 2 2013
This article is the fourth installment in our series featuring updates on current activities from each of the seven nodes in the Science and Civic Engagement Western Network.

Stony Brook University Hosts SCI-Midatlantic Spring Conference
Posted: Apr 17 2013
More than 80 educators and administrators from New York and New Jersey gathered at Stony Brook University on March 28 to discuss methods of improving STEM education.

Addressing Sustainability Issues with Mathematics
Posted: Apr 17 2013
One of the resources included in the MAM initiative is an essay by SENCER leader Victor Donnay of Bryn Mawr College and co-authors Thomas Pfaff of Ithaca College and Catherine A. Roberts of College of the Holy Cross entitled, "Balancing Needs and Seeking Solutions for a Complex Changing World: The Role of Mathematics in Addressing Issues of Sustainability."

Save the Date: Upcoming New England Regional Meeting
Posted: Apr 3 2013
The SENCER Center for Innovation-New England will hold its spring regional conference on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on the campus of Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, Maine.

Materials from Washington Symposium Online
Posted: Apr 3 2013
The full program from the recent 2013 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session is now online, as are pictures of invited poster presenters and speakers.

Northland College Students and Faculty Assess Pre-mining Environmental Baselines
Posted: Apr 3 2013
Quietly, in order to ensure that the decision-making and environmental impact determination processes are based on sound science, students and faculty from Northland College in Ashland have been gathering baseline data on local water and air quality both in and around the reservation, in partnership with citizen science efforts of the non-profit Bad River Watershed Association.

Science, Human Rights, and Your Involvement
Posted: Apr 3 2013
It is my hope that this series will serve as a prelude to an ongoing and engaged discussion about our role in overcoming the barriers, creating the applications, testing the value, articulating the benefits and educating the next generation in how to further human rights through science and technology.

First SCI - Great Lakes Meeting Highlights Best Practices in STEM-based Ecosystem Stewardship
Posted: Mar 20 2013
From March 14 - 16, over 60 faculty, students, and community partner representatives from four states gathered at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Botanical Garden for the first regional meeting of the newly-established SENCER Center for Innovation in the Great Lakes region.

New Webinar Series to Debut in Fall 2013
Posted: Mar 20 2013
Dr. Monica Devanas of Rutgers University, one of the SENCER Co-Principal Investigators, is coordinating the webinar development process for NCSCE. SENCER has partnered with Magna Publications, a leader in the field of higher education professional development, to produce the webinars.

Science, Human Rights and the Expanding Role of the Private Sector
Posted: Mar 20 2013
What are the implications of this for the significant and increasing role of private companies and institutions in research and development?

New Issue of Journal Now Available
Posted: Mar 20 2013
We are pleased to announce the Winter 2013 issue of Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal. This issue continues our mission of publishing articles that share innovations, insights, and assessment results with an international community of educators.

Washington Symposium Highlights Campus Achievements, Student Leadership, and New Initiatives
Posted: Mar 20 2013
The overarching Symposium theme of reaching 'a tipping point' in the transformation of STEM education was addressed by Dr. Martin Storksdieck, director of the Board on Science Education, Dr. Mel Schiavelli, executive vice president of Northern Virginia Community College, David Burns, executive director of NCSCE, and presenters across sessions during the program.

New Office Location for NCSCE
Posted: Mar 6 2013
In addition to planning for the upcoming Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session this week, our DC office moved to a new location!

Upcoming Presentations: SENCER Panel focused on Analytic Chemistry at PITTCON 2013 and at Faculty Development Convocation at US Military Academy
Posted: Mar 6 2013
Upcoming Presentations: SENCER Panel focused on Analytic Chemistry at PITTCON 2013 and at Faculty Development Convocation at US Military Academy

Jay Labov Receives 2013 Friend of Darwin Award
Posted: Mar 6 2013
Jay Labov, longtime leader in the SENCER community, has been honored with the 2013 Friend of Darwin Award from the National Center for Science Education.