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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...
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Evaluation and Research Findings: Communication Study part 1
June 2, 2012
Eli Bossin
Over the past year, the evaluation team has been conducting A Study of Communication in the NISE Network (Network Communication Study) to learn about how the Network's primary communication components, NanoDays, face-to-face meetings, the regional hub structure, and the nisenet.org...
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MRS Call for Papers- Deadline Approaching!
May 24, 2012
KC
The 2012 MRS Fall meeting in Boston takes place November 25-30, but the deadline for abstract submission is just around the corner! All abstracts must be submitted by June 19th. Click here for more information on abstract submission guidleines and...
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NanoDays 2012 report - winners chosen
May 22, 2012
Catherine McCarthy
Two winners! We have two randomly drawn winners who submitted their online NanoDays reports by the May 1st deadline. Both will be receivinig additional educaitonal materials to use with their visitors: Barbara McMillin, Program & Volunteer Coordinator the Children's Museum...
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DIY Nano App now available
May 11, 2012
Catherine McCarthy
Over 20,000 people have downloaded the new DIY Nano App! The DIY Nano app allows families to experience and learn about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology at home or on the go! The app provides free, easy to use, hands-on...
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Nano Bite: May 2012
Welcome to the May Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Don't Forget to Fill out a NanoDays Report! If your organization received a physical kit this year, the report
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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...
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NanoDays 2012 Reports- tell us about your events!
April 10, 2012
Catherine McCarthy
Tell us about your NanoDays 2012 event by filling out the NanoDays Online Report: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/768876/NanoDays-2012-Report We ask that partners hosting NanoDays events report back to the Network about your experiences through this online survey. There are two sections in this...
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Nano Bite: April 2012
Welcome to the April Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). What's new? → Tell Us About Your NanoDays! Fill out a report! If your organization received a physical kit this year, the
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The NISE Net is an Easter Egg Treat?
April 6, 2012
Larry Bell
In April 2005, when we were conceptualizing the NISE Net and writing the first proposal, we made various stabs at trying to draw a diagram that would represent the NISE Net. Here's one that I did. We never used it...
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