Community Science Blog

This project from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science was a 2025 Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awardee. The awards—presented each year by ASTC—honor member institutions and/or their staff…

Science centers and museums have a unique opportunity—not only to spark curiosity about the natural world—but also to engage young people in meaningful action around the issues they care about….

Youth engage with local community members in Warrenton, North Carolina, as part of a community science project funded by ASTC’s Cultivating Community Science Stipends and led by the Museum of…

Eve Klein Eve Klein is ASTC’s Senior Advisor for Public Engagement with Science. Erica Palma Kimmerling Erica Palma Kimmerling is ASTC’s Senior Advisor for Science Engagement Policy and Partnerships. New…

A participant from the GET City Collaborative which offers informal engineering design experiences for youth in Lansing, Michigan. Science centers and museums often serve youth as their primary audience but…

Launched in 2023, ASTC’s Community Science Partnership Planning Seed Grant program supported new and emerging collaborations between ASTC member institutions and community-based organizations looking to deepen their relationship and collaborate…

We are thrilled to announce the newest resource from our Community Science Initiative, the Civic Engagement & Policymaking Toolkit! Our team developed this toolkit with museum and science center professionals…

Dr. Curt Stager, a local climate scientist and faculty at Paul Smith’s College, uses The Wild Center’s Science on a Sphere to help students visualize climate change science and impacts…