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NanoDays 2015 digital kit is now available for download!

January 22, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
The new 2015 NanoDays digital kit materials are available for download! Getting a digital kit is easy - you don't need to fill out an application or log in to download a digital kit. Digital kits are free, downloadable materials...
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NanoDays 2015 Training Videos are now available!

January 15, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
These short videos are perfect for NanoDays 2015 staff and volunteer training. Please feel free to distribute these links to people volunteering at your NanoDays event. All of these videos may be downloaded from Vimeo simply by creating a free...
Mihail Roco

NSF's Mike Roco to receive Global Leadership and Service Award

January 9, 2015
Larry Bell
Mihail (Mike) Roco, the founding Chair of the National Science and Technology Council's subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology, will be honored for his extra-ordinary services in the area of Nanotechnology with significant impact in the USA and around...

Partner Highlight: Real-World Examples of NISE Net's Team-Based Inquiry (TBI) - Maryland Science Center Shares Their Evaluation and Capacity Building Project

January 4, 2015
Abby Goodlaxson, Maryland Science Center
Developed by the NISE Network, Team-Based Inquiry (TBI) is a practical approach to empowering education professionals to get the data they need, when the need it, to improve their products and practices, and ultimately more effectively engage public and professional...

NanoDays 2015 physical kits awarded!

December 24, 2014
Catherine McCarthy
NanoDays 2015 physical kit award decisions have been made and 250 kits will be distributed to locations nationwide by early February. This year's kit includes 8 new hands-on activities and 3 returning favorites! The kit also includes planning and marketing...
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The Future of Nanoscale Research and Development

December 9, 2014
Larry Bell
The 2014 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Grantees Conference kicked off today with a presentation by Mihail (Mike) Roco, Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology and leader of NSF's contribution to the National Nanotechnology Initiative. He presented a view of nanotechnology research and...

NISE Net Partners Learn-by-Doing the MOS "Sharing Science Workshop & Practicum" with Grad Students in Boston

November 24, 2014
Carol Lynn Alpert
They flew in from southern Mississippi, Montana, California, North Carolina, Ohio, and New York. They brought slides and shared their career stories, organizational profiles, and professional agendas. They ate Afghani food in an east Cambridge bistro, and showed up early...

Partner Highlight: A Bi-Polar Affair Captivates Visitors with EnLIGHTening Nanoscale Science

November 21, 2014
Luke Donforth, The University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM) Physics Department has been an active member of the Nanoscale Informal Science Education (NISE) Network since 2008. Although very much an institution of formal learning, UVM values and contributes to informal education in the surrounding...
The Leonardo

Partner Highlight: The Leonardo Conducts Team-Based Inquiry on their All-Girls Nano-Themed Summer Camp!

November 3, 2014
Brooke McNaughton, The Leonardo
If you want to do something big, you’ve got to think small! Yes, you read that right—we’re talking atomic level tiny. Female scientists and engineers lead this all-girls camp into the amazing world of nanoscience using art, technology, and even games. Campers also developed their own activity to share with their friends and family at home. STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) is what we are all about here at The Leonardo!

Partner Highlight: The Nano Lab at the Imaginarium Science Center, Fort Myers, Florida

October 1, 2014
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science, and Sarah Von Williamsen, Imaginarium Science Center
The Imaginarium Science Center in Fort Myers, Florida was awarded a 2014 NISE Net mini-grant and used the funding to expand and enhance their current nano exhibit, the Nano Lab . This expansion was designed to complement the NISE Net...