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…

By Jayatri Das, Chief Bioscientist at The Franklin Institute My town has an old-school fire siren. It bellows out three long blasts whenever the fire department is needed. Some…

Angélica Valdés Valderrama helps community leaders transform local challenges into sustainable solutions When power or water fails at her home in Puerto Rico—a frustratingly common occurrence—Angélica Valdés Valderrama knows exactly where…

Leading to Discovery: A Conversation between Francis Collins and Harvey Fineberg In December 2025, the Rita Allen Foundation hosted a fireside chat between Francis Collins and Harvey Fineberg to honor…

By Emily Howell, Research and Impact Fellow, Rita Allen Foundation At the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin, Germany on November 9, I joined Civic Science Fellows …

This series from the Civic Science Funders Collaborative features conversations between philanthropists and exemplars working on the ethical and societal implications of emerging science and technology. Highlighting a variety of…

A message from Elizabeth Christopherson and Angela Bednarek for the November issue of the Civic Science Series: Dear Civic Science Community, This fall, the United States…

To open the October issue of the Civic Science Series, we invited Jylana Sheats (CSF 2021-23), Associate Director of the Aspen Institute Science & Society Program, to share insights…

As Civic Science Fellows, Clio Heslop and Melanie Brown were hosted by the US–UK Fulbright Commission in partnership with organizations in the United States—Clio (as part of…

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…