Civic Science Fellow J. Ousman Cheek empowers coastal communities to face sea-level rise  When J. Ousman Cheek talks about climate risk, he starts…

Civic Science Fellow Cathy Richards is helping communities define and visualize their own experiences   Just days after the United States presidential transition, Cathy…

Civic Science Fellow Ovidia Stanoi fosters dialogue in a “chronic crisis”  As wildfires blaze with alarming frequency, and coastal cities confront the relentless rise of sea levels, climate change…

We open the July issue of the Civic Science Series with insights from host partner Emily Falk, neuroscientist and professor of communication at the University of…

This May, philanthropies investing in civic science ventures gathered at the Simons Foundation in New York City to strengthen learning and collaboration across a constellation of efforts to ensure that science…

The Rita Allen Foundation recently shared a new landscape report, Writing the Story of Civic Science Media, to help spark conversations and collaboration around how partnerships…

Civic Science Fellow Theresa Donofrio helps museums inspire hope and action Shortly after her undergraduate studies, Theresa Donofrio began working at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. As she moved through…

Civic Science Fellow Natasha Strydhorst When Natasha Strydhorst talks about uncertainty in science, she naturally leans in. It’s not the uncertainty itself that excites her, but rather the challenge…

Civic Science Fellow Michelle Amazeen advocates listening at the local level In 2022, Michelle Amazeen led two focus groups to find out what science topics worried people most. She…

Dear Civic Science Community,  In this moment of polycrisis, compounded by sobering disruption, mistrust, and social division, our conventional strategies for advancing science are being tested. Across our network, we are responding with even…