Civic Science Fellow Theresa Donofrio helps museums inspire hope and action Shortly after her undergraduate studies, Theresa Donofrio began working at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. As she moved through…

Civic Science Fellow Natasha Strydhorst When Natasha Strydhorst talks about uncertainty in science, she naturally leans in. It’s not the uncertainty itself that excites her, but rather the challenge…

Civic Science Fellow Michelle Amazeen advocates listening at the local level In 2022, Michelle Amazeen led two focus groups to find out what science topics worried people most. She…

Civic Science Fellow Soobin Choi explores how to communicate science in polarized contexts When Soobin Choi first arrived in the United States from South Korea…

Former Civic Science Fellow Lia Kelinsky-Jones is helping universities become true partners in tackling environmental challenges  When Lia Kelinsky-Jones began working with the town of…

Civic Science Fellow Kumba Sennaar Guides Philanthropic Investment in Discovery Science Onstage at her TEDx talk last year, Kumba Sennaar made a persuasive case for…

Civic Science Fellow Michael Akinwumi Develops Tools for Responsible AI Governance As artificial intelligence reshapes our world, the need for informed governance is increasingly urgent. Yet at the state…

Civic Science Fellow Narayan Sankaran Creates New Opportunities for Public Engagement in Neuroscience  As neuroscientists learn more about decoding speech patterns from brain activity, they open up avenues of promise, as…

Civic Science Fellow Jen Tuttle Parsons is helping physicists build trust and community connection  When the American Physical Society (APS) needed someone to reimagine their public engagement strategies, they…

Civic Science Fellow Christine Custis Brings Accountability, Agency, and Inclusion to AI Policy and Governance “For the longest time, we joked that our phones were listening to us,” says Christine…