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 reached…

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…

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…

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…

Greetings Civic Science Community, Collaboration is often the key to unlocking fundamental new science—and if that new science has the potential to profoundly reshape human life—to understanding how this new…