NISE Network Blog

NISE Net at its Peak and Exploring New Possibilities

Even as our ten years of funding from the National Science Foundation comes to an end, the NISE Net's capacity to reach the public is at its peak! The numbers in our year-10 annual report show a total of 598...

Partner Highlight: An Invasive Beetle Puts a Local Spin on Penn State’s NanoDays 2015

Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute, and NISE Network Mid-Atlantic Regional Hub Leader

In her position as Program Director for Education and Outreach at Penn State University’s Center for Nanoscale Science , Kristin Dreyer’s initiatives reach a wide range of audiences. For NanoDays 2015 , she planned three different events. First, she coordinated...

NanoDays 2015 Media Roundup!

We've gotten some great press and social media coverage of NanoDays events around the country this year. Below are a few highlights! NanoDays on social media (search #NanoDays) NanoDays on Twitter NanoDays on Instagram You can also find NanoDays photos...

Boxing up Boxes in Boxes - NanoDays Kit Storage

Christina Leavell

Highlights from partners who found effective ways to store their NISE Network hands-on activity resources.

NanoDays 2015 Reports - tell us about your events!

Many thanks to all NISE Network partners who participated in local NanoDays events nationwide! You can tell us about your NanoDays 2015 event by filling out the NanoDays online report: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2044363/NanoDays-2015-Report Thank you for participating in NanoDays! We ask that...

NanoDays at Purdue

Looking for inspiration for your NanoDays 2015 PR and Marketing?

Catherine McCarthy

NanoDays promotional and marketing materials include a sample press release you can customize for your institution, promotional 30-second video, logos, clip art, and photos (these were included in your physical kit). We’ve also included icons if you want to put...

NanoDays Sciencenter 2013 - carbon nanotube model

NanoDays 2015 - sharing photos from your event

Catherine McCarthy

We are always excited to see photos of your NanoDays 2015 events - in particular we love to get photos of your NanoDays team. Here’s how: 1. Take some photos of your team at your NanoDays event. 2. Make sure...

Tips and Resources for NanoDays 2015 event organizers

Catherine McCarthy

We hope you’re getting excited for NanoDays! We wanted to let you know about some additional NanoDays resources you may find useful: NanoDays Activity Training Videos We now have training videos for all the NanoDays activities and programs from 2008...

NanoDays 2012 at Montana State University YouTube Screen Shot showing How Small is Nano book on table of activities

Looking for inspiration for your NanoDays 2015 events? check out these videos from past events

Catherine McCarthy

Many NISE Network partners have created videos about their NanoDays events. Here is just a small selection of video clips from some past NanoDays events around the country that might provide some inspiration! University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico -...

Partner Highlight: More Than Meets the “I” at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

February 23, 2015

Marcos Stafne, PhD, Brooklyn Children’s Museum

How do you get a science center, technology museum, a national science network, a public library system, a 3D printing service and marketplace, a camera company, and a university research center to work together—you just have to pick up the...