Blog: Partner Highlights

Partner Highlight: NanoFabulous Exhibition: A Strategic Partnership

February 11, 2013
Jayatri Das
In 2008, the University of Maryland Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Port Discovery Children’s Museum (PDCM) established a partnership to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning for PDCM visitors. "We believe you are never too young to start learning about STEM, and the earlier we can engage children, the more likely they are to develop a life-long interest in STEM," says Nora Moynihan, Port Discovery Children's Museum's Director of Education.

Partner Highlight: NISE Net & Girls RISEnet Partner in Alaska for Gender Equity in STEM Learning

February 4, 2013
Tim Hecox
This past October, members of the NISE Net Inclusive Audience team had a unique opportunity to partner with Girls RISE (Raising Interest in Science and Engineering) Museum Network to co-host a two-day workshop at the Museum of the North in...

Partner Highlight: Very Small Science Creating Very Big Ideas at the Maine Discovery Museum!

January 23, 2013
Ali Jackson
Since the arrival of the Nano exhibition, the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, ME has been working hard to create a lot more excitement about nano science, engineering, and technology! The Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) is the largest children's museum...

Partner Highlight: A Macro Invasion of the Nano Kind - Summer at the Saint Louis Science Center

November 13, 2012
Christina Akers
This past summer, the Exploradome at the Saint Louis Science Center was taken over by the science of the small. All summer long, visitors to Amazing Nano Worlds! were immersed in the world of atoms and molecules enlarged 100 million...

Partner Highlight: Informal Science Learning Associates (ISLA)

August 9, 2012
Aaron Guerrero
The Informal Science Learning Associates (ISLA) is a newly-formed nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities for all children. A museum without walls, ISLA provides interactive programming in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to promote life-long learning in the community...

Partner Highlight: Cincinnati Museum Center and Liberty Science Center

July 5, 2012
Jayatri Das
It’s always fun and inspiring to hear how partners modify NISE Net programs as they present them during NanoDays and beyond. This month, the Cincinnati Museum Center and Liberty Science Center , both partners in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub...

Partner Highlight: Mining, Metallurgy, and Moving with the Duluth Children's Museum

June 8, 2012
Christina Akers
In April, the Duluth Children’s Museum joined forces with the Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM) to represent the NISE Network at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration conference held in Duluth, MN. The conference, hosted by the University of...

Partner Highlight: The Discovery Museums in Acton, MA

May 7, 2012
Ali Jackson
The Discovery Museums located in Acton, MA is a unique campus featuring two hands-on museums for children of all ages. This year, the Discovery Museums received a NISE Network mini - grant to provide NanoDays training sessions for its science...

Partner Highlight: Children's Museum of Indianapolis

April 6, 2012
Christina Akers
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Teacher Workshops! This January, seventeen middle school and pre-service teachers from around central Indiana descended upon The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis for the Museum’s first nano-infused teacher workshop. Armed with a curriculum of half-NISE...

Partner Highlight: Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art

March 1, 2012
Ali Jackson
Remember your first NanoDays? The Rhode Island Museum of Science and Art (RIMOSA) is getting ready for their first ever NanoDays this year and they’re excited ! What do you remember from your first NanoDays? What advice do you have...