Blog: Partner Highlights

Partner Highlight: Real-World Examples of NISE Net's Team-Based Inquiry (TBI) - Tulsa Children’s Museum Shares Their Evaluation and Capacity Building Project

January 29, 2015
Linda Allegro, Tulsa Children's Museum
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...

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...

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...

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...

Partner Highlight: Arizona Science Center Introduces Scale and Nano-Medicine in Mobile Game

October 1, 2014
Frank Kusiak, The Lawrence Hall of Science
"The game, ‘ Doctor Know ,’ introduces the general public, students and teachers to current biomedical research encouraged by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ (NIH) Roadmap. In addition to basic medical research, it aims to highlight the processes...

Partner Highlight: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Due!

September 3, 2014
Christina Akers, Science Museum of Minnesota and Midwest Regional Hub Leader
Are you thinking about applying for a 2015 NISE Network mini-grant ? Then keep two important things in mind: 1) applications are due October 1, 2014 and 2) there are four years worth of examples for you to draw from...

Partner Highlight: The Perot Museum of Nature and Science Inspires Students and Adults through "Nanoscience Family Science Night"

September 1, 2014
Jessica Liken, Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science , formerly known as the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science, in Dallas, TX has been an involved member of the NISE Network since 2011. This past year, the Perot Museum was able...

Partner Highlight: Inspiring Students and Teachers Across the Globe: NanoDays in South Africa

August 5, 2014
Jamey Wetmore, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Arizona State University
In February I got a phone call from Montreal: "OK Jamey I’ve just chatted with our colleagues in South Africa. We’re all set for the workshop on engineering for development. But there’s one more thing…would you mind running NanoDays while...

Partner Highlight: Robots, Bees, and Nano, Oh My!: NanoDays at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

August 4, 2014
Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute
​ Many of our favorite applications of nanotechnology—from water-repellent fabric to iridescent materials—are inspired by nature. These connections have made nano programming a great fit for many of the NISE Network’s natural history museum partners, including the Delaware Museum of...