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Nano Bite: December 2015

Welcome to the December Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Application Now Open for 2016 Building with Biology Physical Kit, Upcoming NISE Network Partner
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Partner Highlight: AmeriCorps VISTA Member Brings NanoDays to Montana State University’s Family and Graduate Housing

November 25, 2015
Suzi Taylor, Montana State University
An annual Halloween festival for children received an infusion of Nano when an AmeriCorps VISTA member based at Montana State University brought NanoDays activities to the university’s Family & Graduate Housing (FGH). FGH hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival near Halloween...
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Nano Bite: November 2015

Welcome to the November Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Don't Delay! Explore Science Kit Application is Due Friday, November 13th, Creating Conversations about
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Partner Highlight: A “viaje” (journey) to remember: A foundation of trust built between Adventure Science Center and Conexión Américas inspires Nano Family Science Event

November 5, 2015
Kayla Berry, Musuem of Science and Larry Dunlap-Berg, Adventure Science Center
The Adventure Science Center , located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a premier attraction and learning center for visitors throughout Middle Tennessee and lives its mission to "ignite curiosity and inspire the lifelong discovery of science!" Learning does not solely take...
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Creating Conversations about Synthetic Biology Through Nationwide Building with Biology Events

November 5, 2015
Kayla Berry, Museum of Science, Boston
With the pilot year of the Building with Biology project now complete, we are excited to share with the community the experiences and accomplishments achieved throughout this initial year. Building with Biology - Activities and Conversations about Synthetic Biology - is a project that incorporates much of the knowledge and experiences gained through the NISE Network as a way to expand public education and outreach around a fast-growing research field - synthetic biology.
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NanoDays at the 2015 International Beijing Science Festival

November 4, 2015
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science and Frank Kusiak, Lawrence Hall of Science
How do you go from doing NanoDays in the US to holding NanoDays in Beijing, China? The story starts simply enough. While facilitating activities at NanoDays 2015 in the Museum of Science, Boston, Pei Zhang was inspired by what she...
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Summary flyer describing new opportunities for Network partners

October 27, 2015
Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota
At the October 2015 ASTC Conference, the NISE Network distributed a one-page summary of all the new upcoming opportunities for new and existing NISE Network partners including: Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science kits, Building with Biology kits, Sustainability in...
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Nano Bite: October 2015

Welcome to the October Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - NISE Network Director and Partner Awarded ASTC 2015 Leading Edge Award for Leadership in
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Partner Highlight: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and Chicas Youth Development Program: A Bilingual, Bicultural Collaboration Model

October 5, 2015
Veronika Nunez, OMSI
This month's Partner Highlight features a NISE Net partner whose collaborative projects with a local community organization helps provide high-quality STEM learning experiences to Latina girls and women through hands-on programming and more. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry...
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Larry Bell and Marilyn Johnson both win ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field

September 30, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
Many congratulations to Larry Bell and Marilyn Johnson - the 2015 recipients of the ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field (Nonexecutive Leadership). As senior vice president for strategic initiatives at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts...
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