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Nano Bite: February 2016

Welcome to the February Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network transition update, Building with Biology prepares for Summer
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NanoDays 2015

NanoDays Public Reach: How Even the Smallest Partner Contributions Lead to Big Network Impacts

February 2, 2016
Kayla Berry and Elizabeth Kollman, Museum of Science; Gina Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame
Since its inception in 2005, the NISE Network has developed a wide range of activities, programs, and exhibits for public audiences that have been implemented within over 500 institutions across the country. Two of the Network’s largest educational products are...
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Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kits being prepared for shipment

Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science - Zoom into Nano kits shipping out

January 27, 2016
KC Miller
In 2015 the National Science Foundation generously awarded additional supplementary funds to the NISE Network with the specific purpose of engaging underserved audiences and expanding local museum-community partnerships. To that aim, the NISE Network has created the Explore Science –...
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Carbon Bonds: Clarifying Confusion with the “Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube” model in the Nano mini-exhibition

January 22, 2016
Christina Leavell
We have received questions asking why there aren't four bonds for each carbon atom in the "Build a Giant Carbon Nanotube" component of the Nano mini-exhibition.
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NanoDays 2015 Digital Kit

Public programs, hands-on activities, and professional development resources about nanoscale science, engineering, and technology and their impact on society.
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Nano Bite: January 2016

Happy New Year! Welcome to the January Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - NISE Network is Transitioning to the National Informal STEM Education Network
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Partner Highlight: Museum on the Move: Traveling Nano Exhibition to Reach a New Audience in Maryland

January 4, 2016
Sarah Zimmerman, Port Discovery Children’s Museum
Nanoscience and technology were found in an unlikely location when Port Discovery Children's Museum partnered with The James and Anne Robinson Nature Center in Columbia, Maryland. Part of Port Discovery’s mission states that we "extend our impact by taking our...
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NISE Network is Transitioning to the National Informal STEM Education Network

January 1, 2016
Larry Bell, Museum of Science; Paul Martin, Science Museum of Minnesota; and Rae Ostman, Arizona State University
Dear NISE Net Participants and Supporters, Thank you for all the great work you have done over the past decade. It has opened up totally new possibilities for the decade ahead. We are excited to let you know that with...
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Happy New Year!

December 24, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
The NISE Network wishes all its partners a peaceful end to 2015. We look forward to working with you in 2016! More about this snowflake image: This ordinary hexagonal dendrite snowflake, has been highly magnified using a low-temperature scanning electron...
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Nano Bite: December 2015

Welcome to the December Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Application Now Open for 2016 Building with Biology Physical Kit, Upcoming NISE Network Partner
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Partner Highlight: AmeriCorps VISTA Member Brings NanoDays to Montana State University’s Family and Graduate Housing

November 25, 2015
Suzi Taylor, Montana State University
An annual Halloween festival for children received an infusion of Nano when an AmeriCorps VISTA member based at Montana State University brought NanoDays activities to the university’s Family & Graduate Housing (FGH). FGH hosts an annual Pumpkin Festival near Halloween...
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Nano Bite: November 2015

Welcome to the November Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Don't Delay! Explore Science Kit Application is Due Friday, November 13th, Creating Conversations about
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Partner Highlight: A “viaje” (journey) to remember: A foundation of trust built between Adventure Science Center and Conexión Américas inspires Nano Family Science Event

November 5, 2015
Kayla Berry, Musuem of Science and Larry Dunlap-Berg, Adventure Science Center
The Adventure Science Center , located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a premier attraction and learning center for visitors throughout Middle Tennessee and lives its mission to "ignite curiosity and inspire the lifelong discovery of science!" Learning does not solely take...
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Creating Conversations about Synthetic Biology Through Nationwide Building with Biology Events

November 5, 2015
Kayla Berry, Museum of Science, Boston
With the pilot year of the Building with Biology project now complete, we are excited to share with the community the experiences and accomplishments achieved throughout this initial year. Building with Biology - Activities and Conversations about Synthetic Biology - is a project that incorporates much of the knowledge and experiences gained through the NISE Network as a way to expand public education and outreach around a fast-growing research field - synthetic biology.
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NanoDays at the 2015 International Beijing Science Festival

November 4, 2015
Brad Herring, Museum of Life and Science and Frank Kusiak, Lawrence Hall of Science
How do you go from doing NanoDays in the US to holding NanoDays in Beijing, China? The story starts simply enough. While facilitating activities at NanoDays 2015 in the Museum of Science, Boston, Pei Zhang was inspired by what she...
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Summary flyer describing new opportunities for Network partners

October 27, 2015
Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of Minnesota
At the October 2015 ASTC Conference, the NISE Network distributed a one-page summary of all the new upcoming opportunities for new and existing NISE Network partners including: Museum & Community Partnerships Explore Science kits, Building with Biology kits, Sustainability in...
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Nano Bite: October 2015

Welcome to the October Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - NISE Network Director and Partner Awarded ASTC 2015 Leading Edge Award for Leadership in
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Partner Highlight: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and Chicas Youth Development Program: A Bilingual, Bicultural Collaboration Model

October 5, 2015
Veronika Nunez, OMSI
This month's Partner Highlight features a NISE Net partner whose collaborative projects with a local community organization helps provide high-quality STEM learning experiences to Latina girls and women through hands-on programming and more. The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry...
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Larry Bell and Marilyn Johnson both win ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field

September 30, 2015
Catherine McCarthy
Many congratulations to Larry Bell and Marilyn Johnson - the 2015 recipients of the ASTC Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field (Nonexecutive Leadership). As senior vice president for strategic initiatives at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts...
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Nano Bite: September 2015

Welcome to the September Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Engaging Underserved Audiences in Nano Through NISE Net's Museum & Community Partnerships (MCP) Project
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Nano Bite: August 2015

Welcome to the August Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) and community. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Community News - Museum and Community Partnerships, Building with Biology Partner Highlight - "Making the More of the
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Partner Highlight: "Making More of the MOST" Out of Museum and Community Partnerships at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology in Syracuse, NY

August 11, 2015
Kayla Berry, Museum of Science, Boston
During the summer months, youth often have more free time on their hands, and many families find themselves seeking ways to keep their children safe and engaged when not in school. Youth-serving and community-based organizations such as the Boys &...
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Nano Bite: June and July 2015

Welcome to the combined June and July Nano Bite, the monthly e-newsletter for the Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net). INSIDE THIS ISSUE Letter From the Director - NISE Net at its Peak and Exploring New Possibilities Upcoming Events
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Building the World's Smallest Faucet

June 29, 2015
Joshua E. Brown, University Communications, University of Vermont
This article is reprinted with the permission of the author, Joshua E. Brown, University Communications, University of Vermont. This article, Building the World's Smallest Faucet was originally published on May 20, 2015 at http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmpr/?Page=news&&storyID=20939 . The original publication includes images...
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