The 2026–28 cohort of Civic Science Fellows is supported by 49 host partner organizations working to change systems at the local, state, national, and international levels. We open this Civic…

Civic Science Fellow Mel Brown learned the value for journalists of slowing down and listening. In 2022, Mel Brown walked out of a newly rented house in Eugene, Oregon, and…

Photographer Anand Varma found his place in civic science — and built a lab where kids learn to look closely In 2017, freelance photographer Anand Varma started an ambitious independent project…

Ndifreke Ikpe’s Civic Science Fellowship focused on the use of race in medical guidelines Ndifreke Ikpe’s work has often landed her in places where different worlds need to meet, such…

A cohort of 44 Civic Science Fellows supported by more than 60 funding and host partners will work together to advance systemic change so all people can shape and benefit…

By Alicia L. Johnson Synthetic biology, and biotechnology more broadly, have immense potential to provide solutions for environmental pollution, personalized medicine, and supply chain stability. Yet its rapid advancement…

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…