NISE Network Blog

NISE Network ventures into planetarium conferences

June 29, 2018

Frank Kusiak, Lawrence Hall of Science

The NISE Network recently attended the combined Southeastern Planetarium Association (SEPA) / Western Alliance Conference (WAC) Conference hosted by The Sharpe Planetarium in The Pink Palace in Memphis, Tennessee. This was the Network's first attendance at a planetarium conference and...

Partner Highlight: From NanoDays Kits and a Building with Biology Public Forum, to Kicking-off the Statewide Tennessee STEAM Festival, Collaboration is the Key!

June 28, 2018

Preston MacDougall, Middle Tennessee State University

Late October has always meant trips to elementary schools to celebrate National Chemistry Week for Preston MacDougall, Professor of Chemistry at Middle Tennessee State University. Beginning with the NISE Network's NanoDays kits, Professor MacDougall has been introducing kids to chemistry and nanoscale science concepts through hands-on activities allowing them to experience many of the properties that are key to technologies they learn to love at an early age.

Partner Highlight: Discovery Lab Makes Informal Learning Accessible with Nano Exhibition in Tulsa OK

May 18, 2018

Lynnsey Childress, Discovery Lab, Tulsa Children's Museum

Discovery Lab in Tulsa, OK is continuing to find new ways to share the Nano exhibition and make museum experiences accessible for all families. In March, Discovery Lab launched a traveling exhibit program for Nano in partnership with The Housing...

Partner Highlight: From Homemade Slime to Stomp Rockets, NC Museum of Natural Sciences Hosts Triangle SciTech Expo

May 2, 2018

Kari Wouk, NC Museum of Natural Sciences

On Saturday, April 28th, the NC Museum of Natural Sciences held the Triangle SciTech Expo, an Official Expo with the North Carolina Science Festival! This annual event brings the wonder and excitement of STEM topics to visitors of all ages...

Chemists Celebrate Earth Week at the Museum of Science: Visitors Dive into Marine Chemistry!

May 1, 2018

David Sittenfeld and Emily Hostetler, Museum of Science

On April 8, the Museum of Science, Boston in collaboration with the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society (NESACS) hosted a day of hands-on activities for Chemists Celebrate Earth Week centered around this year’s theme of “Dive into Marine...

Partner Highlight: NanoDays Alive & Well in Wisconsin!

April 27, 2018

Christina Leavell

Once upon a time, during an NSF grant now far far away, there was a week-long celebration of all things nanoscience. This celebration was called NanoDays, and the good partners in the kingdom of the NISE Net (then the Nanoscale...

NISE Network to Participate in 2018 NSF’s STEM for All Video Showcase to Highlight Innovation in STEM Education

April 27, 2018

Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science

The NISE Network will be featured in the 2018 STEM for All Video Showcase funded by the National Science Foundation. The event will be held online May 14th -21st, and the presentation, entitled “NISE Network’s Space & Earth Informal STEM Education Project,” highlights the Space & Earth project in collaboration with NASA and a few of the Explore Science: Earth & Space public events across the US from March to August 2017 hosted by NISE Net partner institutions.

Partner Highlight: Montshire Talks Frankenstein, Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of a Classic

April 3, 2018

Trish Palao, Montshire Museum of Science

This year, in participation with the science education initiative Frankenstein200, the Montshire Museum of Science’s annual conversation series, Montshire Talks, focused on the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus. Through her seminal work, Shelley sparked the imaginations of generations who ponder the necessary balance between progress and ethics.

Frankenstein200 Events: Ideas from NISE Net Partners Across the Country

April 2, 2018

Peter Nagy and Rae Ostman, Arizona State University

Led by Arizona State University in collaboration with the NISE Network, the Frankenstein200 project celebrates the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein in 2018. Between January and March, the Frankenstein200 research team visited events at museums...

Building with Biology Pilots Newest Forum “Editing Our Evolution: Rewriting the Human Genome” at Four NISE Network Partner Institutions

April 2, 2018

Kayla Berry and Katie Todd, Museum of Science

Four Building with Biology project partners recently hosted the “Editing Our Evolution” forum within their local community helping to extensively test program materials and gather visitor feedback on the forum and their experiences. Pilot site locations varied by institutional size, geographic location, and audience demographic and included: Michigan Science Center, New York Hall of Science, North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.