Former Civic Science Fellow Reyhaneh Maktoufi transforms how we think about science communication Inside the Adler Planetarium’s Space Visualization Lab, where the public…
Civic Science Fellow Elyse Aurbach rewires how universities value public engagement Fresh out of college, Elyse Aurbach worked as a research assistant to renowned neuroscientist and author, David…
Civic Science Fellow Abbey Jones turns data and dialogue into action against Chagas disease in the U.S. When epidemiologist Abbey Jones opened a nationwide map of Chagas disease…
Civic Science Fellow Cathy Richards is helping communities define and visualize their own experiences Just days after the United States presidential transition, Cathy…
Civic Science Fellow Ovidia Stanoi fosters dialogue in a “chronic crisis” As wildfires blaze with alarming frequency, and coastal cities confront the relentless rise of sea levels, climate change…
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…