The Art and Science of Human Rights
Posted: Feb 7 2013
Thinking about the intersection of human rights and science, however, holds the potential for connecting learning in the arts and sciences in important new ways, just as it enables a critical consideration of the professional responsibilities and special obligations that scientists, engineers and health professionals enjoy and practice.

Request for Proposals (RFP) Now Available for National Center for Science and Civic Engagement SENCER-ISE II Awards Program for Informal Science Education and Higher Education Partnerships
Posted: Jan 23 2013
Awards of $50,000 each will enable the formation of six partnerships. These partnerships will serve as the centerpiece of SENCER-ISE II, a major new three-year initiative funded by the National Science Foundation.

SCI-Great Lakes Spring Meeting to Focus on Best Practices Linking STEM Education and Great Lakes Stewardship
Posted: Jan 23 2013
The spring conference will promote incorporation of Great Lakes regional stewardship concerns into undergraduate STEM courses using the SENCER and GLISTEN models of learning through civic engagement.

Barriers to Access the Benefits of Scientific Progress: A Global Perspective
Posted: Jan 23 2013
According to international law, the products and services that are the focus of economic, social and cultural rights must be available, accessible and acceptable.

Contribute to Study on Why Undergraduates Leave STEM Majors
Posted: Jan 23 2013
According to a recent report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, roughly 60% of students who enter college with the goal of majoring in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) end up graduating in a non-STEM field.

GLISTEN in Perspective: the Clean Water Act Turns 40
Posted: Jan 9 2013
Last year marked the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Clean Water Act and the bi-national Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, both responses to the extreme pollution plaguing many of the nation's drinking water resources.

Hawaiian Environment, Culture, and Sustainability Focus of SCEWestNet Hui o Moku Effort
Posted: Jan 9 2013
With the start of the New Year, we begin a monthly series featuring updates on current activities from each of the seven nodes of the SCEWestNet (Science and Civic Engagement Western Network) project.

The Human Rights Implications of Scientific Conduct
Posted: Jan 9 2013
At the same time, the conduct of scientific research and the applications of scientific knowledge and tools can have negative human rights implications. Thus the right to benefit from scientific progress carries certain responsibilities.

New Program Assistant Joins SENCER-ISE Initiative
Posted: Jan 9 2013
We welcome Hailey Chenevert, who joined us last week as program assistant for the SENCER-ISE program.

Present Your Work and Join Discussions on STEM Education Reform at the 2013 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session
Posted: Jan 9 2013
As previously announced, we will host faculty and students from across the country at the 2013 SENCER Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session on March 10-12, 2013.

New Book on SENCER Published by American Chemical Society
Posted: Jan 9 2013
Science Education and Civic Engagement: The Next Level is the most recent publication on SENCER released by the American Chemical Society Symposium Series.

Soliciting Contributions to a Special Journal Issue Focusing on Two-Year Colleges
Posted: Dec 19 2012
The Summer 2013 issue of Science Education and Civic Engagement: An International Journal will have a special focus on two-year colleges.

Celebrating Human Rights Day and the Right to Benefit from Scientific Progress
Posted: Dec 19 2012
Happy Human Rights Day! December 10 marked Human Rights Day, the day in 1948 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

SENCER Summer Institute Returns to Santa Clara University for 2013 Applications Now Available On Line Up to 40 Post-Institute Implementation NSF Sub-Awards Will Be Made Available in 2013
Posted: Dec 19 2012
We are pleased to announce that the 2013 SENCER Summer Institute will again be hosted by Santa Clara University from August 1-5 in Santa Clara, California. We invite you to apply to participate as an institutional team or as an individual.

NCSCE Receives Grant from National Science Foundation to Support SENCER-ISE II, a Three-Year Project to Support Sustainable Partnerships Between Informal Science and Higher Education Professionals Around Issues of Civic Consequenceâ Applications for a N
Posted: Dec 19 2012
The National Center for Science and Civic Engagement is establishing the Civic Engagement Partnership Support Awards Program as part of the SENCER-ISE (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities-Informal Science Education) II initiative.

Eight Leaders Elected to Fellows Program
Posted: Dec 5 2012
The fall 2012 elections to the SENCER Leadership Fellows program honor members of our community who have taken great strides to improve education on their campuses and in their communities.

New SENCER Center for Innovation at Case Western Reserve University to Focus on Great Lakes Issues
Posted: Dec 5 2012
A new SENCER Center for Innovation (SCI) has been formed to focus efforts on stewardship of the Great Lakes and address other needs of SENCER community members in the nearby region.

Applying Scientific Method and Technology to Human Rights
Posted: Dec 5 2012
Since the 1980s, efforts to use scientific methods and innovative applications of technology for human rights purposes have expanded.

2013 Washington Symposium and Poster Session to Focus on The Tipping Point and New Initiatives
Posted: Dec 5 2012
The 2013 Washington Symposium and Capitol Hill Poster Session will be hosted in Washington, DC from March 10-12.

New Program Assistant Joins SENCER Team
Posted: Nov 21 2012
Katie Shade, who has assisted SENCER as part of the on-site staff at several Summer Institutes including in 2012, is now the new program assistant for our work.