NISE Network Blog

Southern Connecticut State University Building with Biology workshop

Partner Highlight: Connecticut Educators Learn to “Build with Biology” with Southern Connecticut State University Faculty & 2016 iGEM Team

August 23, 2016

Bryn Pinkerton, Office of STEM Innovation & Leadership, Southern Connecticut State University

On August 2nd, 2016, middle & high school Connecticut educators participated in a Building with Biology professional development workshop with Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) faculty: Dr. Sarah Roe , Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Dr. Nicholas Edgington , Associate...

Partner Highlight: Engineering Inside and Out at Science Central in Fort Wayne, Indiana

August 23, 2016

Jenny Young, Science Central

Science Central paired one of our annual engineering events with Building with Biology. Every July during Fort Wayne Indiana’s Three River Festival, we partner with a local architecture firm for an engineering egg drop competition from the top of our...

Partner Highlight: "Miners Dig Deep" and Show Summer Campers How to Build with Biology

August 2, 2016

Dave Westenberg, Missouri University of Science & Technology

The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) campus comes alive every summer with the excitement of young people learning about science and engineering. Among the many summer camps is the annual Summer Solutions For Girls program. Summer Solutions...

Partner Highlight: Building with Biology at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia

August 2, 2016

Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute

What would Benjamin Franklin think about synthetic biology? On July 9th, we held our Building with Biology event under the watchful eyes of his colossal statue in the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial at The Franklin Institute . I’d like to...

Partner Highlight: Museum & Community Partnership-Zoom Into Science at the Library

July 6, 2016

Sarah Fisk, SUNY Poly CMOST

A Natural Partnership The SUNY Poly Children’s Museum of Science and Technology ( SUNY Poly CMOST ) and the Albany Public Library have frequently worked together on a variety of STE(a)M based projects, recognizing one another as strong community organizations...

Museum of Science Building with Biology event 2016

Partner Highlight: Building with Biology at the Museum of Science in Boston

July 5, 2016

Caroline Lowenthal, Museum of Science

The Museum of Science in Boston hosted its Building with Biology event on Sunday, June 26. It was open to all museum visitors, and included the hands-on activities from the kit, a few hands-on activities from the pilot year, a...

Partner Highlight: NISE Network partner museum honored with 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service

July 5, 2016

Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science

We’d like to extend our most sincere congratulations to NISE Network partner, Mid-America Science Museum of Hot Springs, AR, on receiving the prestigious 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service . This award, the nation’s highest honor given to...

NanoDays Collection book cover featuring a family of learners observing materials

"NanoDays Collection" printed book shipped to active NISE Network partners in the US

June 15, 2016

Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota

In June 2016, the NISE Network shipped a box of printed and digital materials to selected active NISE Network partner museums and universities located in the United States.The NISE Network leadership wants to thank partner organizations for your involvement with...

Building with Biology physical kits ship this week!

June 3, 2016

KC Miller, Science Museum of Minnesota

We are putting the finishing touches on the kits now, and Building with Biology physical kits will be on their way to you this week (week of June 1, 2016)! These kits are the product of a lot of hard work by leading institutions in the fields of informal science education, science communication, and research. We are so excited to get these activities in your hands for outreach in your community.

Partner Highlight: Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Arizona State University

June 1, 2016

Deron Ash, Arizona State University

In 2005, the National Science Foundation simultaneously announced funding both for NISE Net and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU). Up to that point, the two proposed projects weren’t aware of each other, but after...