Two top communications experts in their respective fields are making important headway on an existential question facing democracies around the world: How do we get people who have different attitudes,…

Joyce Yen, a resource partner for the Civic Science Fellows program and Director of the University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, has dedicated her career to improving the…

Science Philanthropy Alliance President France Córdova and Alliance Civic Science Fellow Daren Ginete are working to build the future of scientific discovery, including increasing opportunities for scientists from diverse backgrounds—recognizing that excellence requires, in France’s words,…

What do an interdisciplinary behavioral scientist turned Civic Science Fellow, a developmental biologist/ physicist/historian turned science and democracy advocate, and a concert pianist turned public administration and social innovation leader…

With support from the Rita Allen Foundation, First Draft News has published a series of reports that analyze the relationship between misinformation and vaccine hesitancy among communities of color. Last…

To drive our theories of change, which strategies are most useful and when: Deliberative? Emergent? Both? These are questions our Civic Science Fellows explored this month with…

Pioneering civic science initiative announces 21 leaders from diverse demographic, cultural, and professional backgrounds who will join a community working to strengthen the role of science in public life. The…

Stephanie Nguyen, 2020, shares insights from the research initiative she led to help the public understand—and avoid—deceptive design tactics. Dark patterns are design tactics used in websites and apps to…

During Research!America’s 2021 National Health Research Forum, John Siniff, former USA Today opinion editor, led a workshop designed to help early career scientists write, sharpen, pitch, and have…

With 12 funding partners and 23 host partners, the second cohort of the Civic Science Fellows program will explore civic science opportunities that promote social progress. As society faces rapidly…