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Newsletter: May 2023

MAY 2023 NETWORK NEWS Apply for Voyage through the Solar System kit by May 15, 2023 The NISE Network is pleased to offer 350 free physical Explore Science: Voyage through the Solar System activity kits to eligible institutions in the
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Newsletter: April 2023

APRIL 2023 NETWORK NEWS Apply for Voyage through the Solar System kit by May 15, 2023 The NISE Network is pleased to offer 350 free physical Explore Science: Voyage through the Solar System activity kits to eligible institutions in the
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Partner Highlight: Early Explorers at Spark! Imagination and Science Center in Morgantown, West Virginia

March 16, 2023
Julie Bryan, Spark! Imagination and Science Center, Morgantown, West Virginia
Partner highlight about Spark! Imagination and Science Center in Morgantown, West Virginia and their Early Explores program for children ages four and younger and their grown-ups.
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Newsletter: March 2023

MARCH 2023 NETWORK NEWS Looking for fun activities for Brain Awareness Week in March? Try the NISE Network's new set of activities to inspire reflection and conversation about future neurotechnologies. Activities available for digital download include: What Makes us Human
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Partner Highlight: The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center in Topeka Ignites a Love of Science in Children

March 7, 2023
Caitlin Luttjohann, Vice President of Play and Learning & Laura Burton, Director of Marketing, Kansas Children's Discovery Center
Partner highlight about the Kansas Children’s Discovery Center, in Topeka using NISE Network STEM programming to ignite a love of science in children.
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Newsletter: February 2023

FEBRUARY 2023 NETWORK NEWS Talking with children about tragic events There is a lot going on in our world right now. Parents, caregivers, and educators can all play an important role in helping children recover from exposure to tragic events
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Partner Highlight: NISE Network partners featured in ASTC Community Science Framework video

February 7, 2023
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
Several NISE Network partners have local efforts featured in the ASTC Community Science Framework. The video focuses on attributes and outcomes for successful equitable community science.
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Engaging Hispanic Communities Initiative

Through two complementary NASA-funded projects, the NISE Network will increase the capacity of informal educators to engage Hispanic communities across the United States in learning about NASA science through the use of culturally relevant bilingual Spanish-English materials based on NASA assets.
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A visitor exploring ferrofluid in the the Nano exhibition at the Missoula Public Library

Partner Highlight: University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area in Missoula, MT is all about sharing

February 2, 2023
Nick Wethington, University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area
The University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area in Missoula, MT is all about sharing. Situated on the 2nd floor of the Missoula Public Library, spectrUM has longtime, embedded partnerships with libraries, schools and other institutions around the Western Montana region. Because Montana is a very rural state, we’ve found that the best way to reach our audience is to bring exhibits, activities and educational experiences to where they live, work, learn and play.
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Newsletter: January 2023

JANUARY 2023 NETWORK NEWS NISE Network Year in Review 2022 When reflecting on this past year, we are filled with gratitude to be able to collaborate with all of you! This past year we continued to increase our capacity as
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What's Next? Upcoming Opportunities in 2023

January 10, 2023
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
A review of upcoming opportunities in 2023.
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Partner Highlight: Congratulations to our Co-Created Public Engagement with Science Stipend Recipients!

January 10, 2023
David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science
NSF-funded Building Capacity For Co-Created Public Engagement with Science project led by the Museum of Science, Boston, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), and the Museum of Life and Science (MLS) in Durham, North Carolina Congrats to the partners participating in the stipend recipients! Bisbee Science and Exploration Center, Bisbee, AZ Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown, PA Explora, Albuquerque, NM Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, OH McWane Science Center, Birmingham, AL Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL Memphis Museum of Science and History, Memphis, TN Sciencenter, Ithaca, NY The Works: Ohio Center for History, Art & Technology, Newark, OH We will be sure to share the progress in their co- creation activities as their important work progresses.
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Newsletter: December 2022

DECEMBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS Grateful for Our Community As we near the close of 2022, we wanted to say how thankful we are for all the members of the NISE Network community and for your efforts to engage your local
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Partner Highlight: Museum of York County in Rock Hill, SC Makes New “Ice Age Carolinas: Exploring Our Pleistocene Past” Exhibit More Inclusive to Spanish-speaking Audiences

December 11, 2022
Carole Holmburg, Museum of York County, Rock Hill, SC
Partner highlight about the Museum of York County in Rock Hill, SC, and some exciting new resources they produced as part of their project from the NISE Network’s Earth & Space Project-Based Professional Learning Community 2021-2022.
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Newsletter: November 2022

NOVEMBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS Eyes to the Skies for the Lunar Eclipse! Early morning on Tuesday November 8th A Lunar Eclipse will be visible throughout North America in the very early morning on Tuesday November 8th. On the West Coast
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Partner Highlight: Pensacola MESS Hall Observes the Moon and More for International Observe the Moon Night

November 2, 2022
Christina Leavell
Pensacola MESS Hall hosts an Observe the Moon-themed "Curiosity Day" full of events in collaboration with the Escambia Amateur Astronomy Association.
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Newsletter: October 2022

OCTOBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS National Chemistry Week Get those “Fabulous Fibers” ready, because National Chemistry Week (NCW) is right around the corner! This year’s event is October 16-22 with the theme Fabulous Fibers: The Chemistry of Fabrics. Check out these
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Partner Highlight: Imagination Station in Toledo “Crushes” Sustainability Goals with New Recycling and Waste Reduction Initiative

October 5, 2022
Caitlyn Carter, Imagination Station
Partner highlight about the work of Imagination Station and how their participation in the 2011 Sustainability Fellowship has been a catalyst for change.
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Newsletter: September 2022

SEPTEMBER 2022 NETWORK NEWS NISE Network Events at the ASTC Conference If you are attending the ASTC Conference September 11-15th, we hope to connect with you in person in Pittsburgh! Please join us for: Networking Happy Hour, Sunday, September 11
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Partner Highlight: Maine Discovery Museum Uses 10 Years’ Worth of Kits and Collaboration to Inspire Programming Shifts During COVID-19 Pandemic

August 25, 2022
Trudi Plummer, Maine Discovery Museum
Partner Highlight: Maine Discovery Museum engages audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic with Discovery kits.
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Newsletter: August 2022

AUGUST 2022 NETWORK NEWS NISE Network Events at the ASTC Conference If you are attending the ASTC Conference September 11-15th, we hope to connect with you in person in Pittsburgh! Please join us for: Networking Happy Hour, Sunday, September 11
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Partner Highlight: “Under the Stars” with the Science of Webb and the Lykens Valley Children’s Museum in Pennsylvania

August 11, 2022
Christina Leavell
Partner Highlight: Lykens Valley Children's Museum hosts multiple events to celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Newsletter: July 2022

JULY 2022 NETWORK NEWS Webb Space Telescope First Images The newly released James Webb Space Telescope images are spectacular! You can learn more about these first images including the side-by-side image above of the Southern Ring Nebula at nasa.gov/webbfirstimages You
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New version of the DIY Sun Science App is now available.

July 11, 2022
Darrell Porcello, Children's Creativity Museum
From designing a UV detector to tracking solar storms, DIY Sun Science for the iPad and iPhone lets anyone, anywhere investigate the Sun with easy, low-cost, and fun hands-on activities. This popular, free app has now been updated with the addition of two new activities and a complete Spanish translation.
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NISE Network Changing Brains Team Members Present at Congressional BRAIN Initiative Briefing on Neuroethics

July 1, 2022
Catherine McCarthy, Arizona State University
Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist at The Franklin Institute and Claire Weichselbaum, Barbara Gill Civic Science Fellow at Arizona State University recently gave an interactive presentation as part of the Congressional BRAIN Initiative Briefing on the importance of neuroethics. The presentation includes a short poll activity giving just a taste of some of the content the NISE Network Changing Brains project team is working on.
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