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…

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…

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…

Greetings Civic Science Community, What does it take to change a system?  Many in our community are working to change systems of academic science, including the central goal of rewarding…

Greetings Civic Science Community, Beyond the headlines of ChatGPT, partnerships are coalescing to find more effective, resilient responses to misinformation—from social scientists investigating approaches through research (as Civic Science Fellow Michelle…

Greetings Civic Science Community, Early in the 2021–23 cohort of Civic Science Fellows, host partner Mónica Feliú Mójer of Ciencia Puerto Rico reminded us, “Change moves at the speed of trust.”   For those…

Greetings Civic Science Community,  What an exciting time for the civic science community—as we see growth and change coming from contributions from many, and from connecting with one another across…