By Elizabeth Christopherson and Stefanie Murray When it rains hard, people living in parts of Lafayette Parish and downtown Lafayette, Louisiana, brace themselves.  As water pounds the earth and the…

The pioneering Civic Science Fellows program—designed to catalyze progress toward a future where all people can shape science to expand its benefits and horizons—welcomes more than 40 new and returning partner…

By Elizabeth Christopherson and Louis J. Muglia From Leonardo da Vinci’s anatomical explorations, to Albert Einstein’s breakthroughs while playing violin and piano, to Maryam…

Greetings Civic Science Community, Fanuel Muindi carries many identities—he is a neuroscientist, a social entrepreneur, and a self-described “civic science scholar–journalist.” Underlying each of these roles is a deep curiosity…

By Elizabeth Good Christopherson and Caroline Montojo As a revolutionary treatment for sickle cell disease becomes the first CRISPR-based therapy approved for humans, we continue to be energized by one…

Greetings Civic Science Community, In a season of gratitude and reflection, we are immensely grateful for you and a community of leaders across sectors and fields. When we look at the photo…

Greetings Civic Science Community, When Anand Varma first gathered with other members of the inaugural class of Science Fellows, at the Gates Foundation headquarters in early 2020, he remembers not…

Dear Colleagues, Working across new and deepening connections, we are hearing compelling shared aspirations and resonance for a future where science is a vibrant part of community life and…

Greetings Civic Science Community, Several recent reports have punctuated our network discussions as we continue to think collaboratively about what science needs from democracy, and what democracy needs from science.  We continue…

The 2024–25 Civic Science Fellows cohort will launch in spring 2024. As 2024–25 host partners open applications for Fellows, we will share them here and in our monthly newsletter (see…