Greetings Civic Science Community, As we mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, I find myself returning to the Agora—the public square where ancient Athenians gathered to debate and shape…

Civic science funders gathered at the Simons Foundation in New York City this spring to explore ways philanthropy can collaborate to support a future where all people can shape and…

Civic Science Fellow McKenna Parnes investigates how collective action can ease youth mental health struggles When McKenna Parnes asked 12 teenagers to give her a tour of their social…

Civic Science Fellow Mulika Musyimi helps San Francisco communities document their own climate stories Deep beneath San Francisco’s streets, 16 high school students follow Mulika Musyimi through dark tunnels…

Lomax Boyd’s path to the Civic Science Fellowship started with his research on brain organoids   When Lomax Boyd published his Ph.D. research on how human brains evolved to…

By philanthropic strategist and collaborator Kristen Cambell In the wake of the 2024 election, I moderated a panel where an audience member asked: “If I gave you a…

The 2026–28 Civic Science Fellows cohort will launch in September 2026. As 2026–28 host partners open applications for Fellows, we will share them here and in our monthly newsletter (see below…

Civic Science Fellow Karen Andrade’s journey from community science to the White House to global philanthropy In 2007, a few days into her new job as a toxics reduction…

How Civic Science Fellow Kuranda Morgan cultivates space to question, reflect, and connect On a November morning in Berkeley, 40 people gathered in a room scattered with flowers. Handmade…

Civic Science Fellow Rebecca Sausville used neglected survey data to show how graduate education can be more equitable As a newly minted classics Ph.D., Rebecca Sausville was teaching at…