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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.
Register now for #ASTC2025 to hear from @edyong209.bsky.social and hundreds of other inspiring and informative speakers.
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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.
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.
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.
We are so excited to announce the keynote for #ASTC2025:
@edyong209.bsky.social is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter whose fascinating presentations on animals and the natural world are infused with humor, joy, wonder, and infectious enthusiasm.
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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.
The full presentation slide deck and recording from the briefing are now available on ASTC’s website.
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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.
During a briefing yesterday, ASTC shared the results of a new national survey which explored how adults in the U.S. engage with science in their daily lives and revealed important insights about public perspectives on federal investments in scientific infrastructure.
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Results from a new ASTC survey on @npr.org this morning.
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...
@npr.org shares the results of a new ASTC survey that showed that while >90% of U.S. adults use scientific information for everyday decision-making, only 10% say that cuts to federal support for science, which could impact their access to such data, is a top concern. www.npr.org/2025/05/06/n...
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...
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.
Join us for a briefing tomorrow, May 6, at 3 pm ET to learn about new data from ASTC which reveal that while adults in the U.S. value science in their daily lives, many don't recognize the critical link between federal investments and the information they rely on.
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Please carve out a few minutes to submit for consideration by the ASTC Awards Committee to be honored at #ASTC2025 this September.
TODAY is the last day to submit nominations for ASTC’s Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards. Do you have an inspiring example of how organizations and individuals have enhanced the performance of their organizations or advanced our field?
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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.
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New data from ASTC reveals a disconnect: while Americans value science in their daily lives, many don't recognize the critical link between federal investments and the scientific information they rely on.
www.astc.org/astc-news-an...
#SciEngage #ScienceEngagement #SciPol #SciencePolicy
Thanks to those who have already submitted nominations for ASTC’s Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards. If you haven’t done so yet, there’s still time to lift up achievements that exemplify the best of our field. Nominations close on Monday, May 5, 2025. www.astc.org/awards
Nominations are open for ASTC’s Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards.
During these uncertain times, it’s important to celebrate achievements in our field—so we look forward to receiving nominations that will inspire and uplift us with reminders about the importance of our work.
www.astc.org/awards
Congratulations to the 24 groups of early career researchers who are receiving 2024–2025 Civic Engagement Microgrants from @researchamerica.bsky.social. The program provides up to $4,000 to support innovative science outreach initiatives. www.researchamerica.org/civic-scienc...
The Corning Museum of Glass has announced that Karol Wight, the museum’s President and Executive Director, will retire pending the completion of a search for her successor. press.cmog.org/2025/karol-w...
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.”
The potential loss of awarded grant funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services would hurt the ability of Discovery Center at Murfree Spring to serve students and educators across Tennessee, especially in rural areas.
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Kudos to Nene Spivy, Rich Conti and their teams for an inspiring kick-off and an amazing partnership; we can’t wait to visit this world-class institution when it opens in a couple of years.
The new 70,000 sq ft science center outside of Washington, D.C., is being developed by a public-private partnership including the Children’s Science Center, Science Museum of Virginia, and Loudoun County and with strong support from the community, local businesses, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
ASTC was honored to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Northern Virginia Science Center yesterday morning in the Kincora community of Loudoun County, Virginia.
ASTC is working with our partners to emphasize the importance of IMLS and federal support for museums and libraries.
Make sure your elected officials know about the impact of federal funds for museums in your community and stay tuned for additional steps you can take.
Without staff, there are significant questions on how IMLS can carry out its statutory responsibilities and great uncertainty about the future of community programs supported by the agency. Museums and libraries are being left in the lurch.